1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment

Russian military unit mil May 2022 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment named after the 60th Anniversary of the USSR 1-й гвардейский мотострелковый Севастопольский Краснознамённый, ордена Александра Невского полк имени 60-летия СССР File:1st Motor Rifle Regiment.png Shoulder patch of the 1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1st Guards Tank Army2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division Kalininets, Moscow Oblast The 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment named after the 60th Anniversary of the USSR is a tactical formation of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number is 31135 (military unit 31135). Abbreviated name - 1 Guards msp. The regiment is part of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division with a permanent deployment point in the town of Kalininets, Moscow Oblast. History In January 1954, the 1st Guards Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner, Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment, on the basis of the directive of the commander of the Moscow Military District dated December 30, 1953, was reorganized and renamed with the preservation of previously assigned distinctions and names to the 73rd Guards Mechanized Regiment (military unit 61896) 23rd Guards Mechanized Division (2nd formation).Feskov et al 2013 Table 5.2.6 "Mechanized regiments created in 1953-1956" 213 On June 5, 1957, the 73rd Guards Mechanized Regiment, by directive of the commander of the Moscow Military District of March 26, 1957, was transformed into the 73rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division. By order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR No. 00147 dated November 17, 1964, in order to preserve military traditions, the 23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division was renamed the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division. By order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 0229 dated December 17, 1982, for excellent performance in exercises, the regiment was named “60th Anniversary of the USSR.”Feskov et al 2013 Table 4.4.1 “Motorized rifle and mountain rifle regiments in 1957 » 175 In 1985, the regiment was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union "For courage and military prowess." In May 1990, the 73rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment was returned to its Second World War numbering, "1", and thus became the 1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment.Feskov et al 2013 Table 4.4.1 "Motorized Rifle and Mining -rifle regiments in 1957" 175Feskov et al 2013 Chapter 22. "Moscow Order of Lenin (since 1968), Voronezh, Gorky, Smolensk military districts" 501 With the rest of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, the regiment was involved in the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine. There it is reported to have lost its commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Mezhuyev.The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 21, 2022 https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2022/04/21/the-operational-update-regarding-the-russian-invasion-on-18-00-on-april-21-2022/ 21 April 2022 Ukrainian prosecutors accused a member of the regiment of robbing civilians in the village of Zhyhailivka uk Жигайлівка (Охтирський район), Sumy Oblast.Правоохоронці ідентифікували особу російського футболіста, який під час окупації Охтирщини грабував мирних жителів Катерина Ворона uk Suspilne 10 June 2024 30 May 2023 https://suspilne.media/sumy/491818-pravoohoronci-identifikuvali-osobu-rosijskogo-futbolista-akij-pid-cas-okupacii-ohtirsini-grabuvav-mirnih-ziteliv/ References https://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/vtls:000479812?f0=sm_creator%3A%22%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C+%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%22 Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской Feskov V.I. Golikov V.I. Kalashnikov K.A. Slugin S.A. Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing 2013 9785895035306 Tomsk ru The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces Feskov et al 2013 Category:Infantry units and formations of Russia Category:Ground Forces regiments of the Russian Federation Category:Mechanized units and formations Category:Military units and formations established in 1990 Category:Military formations of the Moscow Military District