Biography of the Taman division

The Community "Forum" July 19 is the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya ... Come on for life! Alexei Ananchenko 2nd Guards Motor Rifle-Rifle Taman Order of the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of the Suvorov Division named after M. I got to serve in the Taman division in the GG. The 2nd Guards Taman Rifle Division completed the combat path on April 17 on the Zemland Peninsula. For courage and heroism during the war years, 34 Taman warrior were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, 5 became full cavaliers of the Order of Glory, more than 19 thousand were awarded orders and medals.

The division 11 times was awarded the gratitude of the Supreme Commander -in -Chief, was awarded the Order of Suvorov II degree and the Order of the Red Banner. And for excellent fighting during the liberation of the Taman Peninsula on October 9, the Tamans ended the Great Patriotic War in the assault on East Prussia, showed themselves from the best side in this operation, showed mass heroism.

One of the regiments of the Taman division - 15 regiment - was the first to burst into Königsberg. That is why the Taman division did not participate in the last battles of the war, in the capture of Berlin - the division simply did not manage to replenish, restore. But the guard fulfilled its role both at the beginning of the war, in the year, and in the spring of victory.

Researchers note that the victory in the East Prussian operation was given to the Red Army at the cost of large combat losses, but the enemy suffered even larger losses of both military forces and an important military-economic region-East Prussia, which accelerated the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. After all, restraint is not only missiles, these are people who can do what there can be no technique and technology.

The guard participated in many events around the world after the Second World War. History is not only what was, but also what we remember of the past, it doesn’t matter at the same time, was one way or another. Moreover, it was still different.

Not only soldiers, heroes, but also their actions, many exploits, remain unknown, “missing”. And the result of the exploits of these heroes is you, our life. That's why I’ll tell you about what accompanied our service in the Taman division. Excerpts of life, stories that concerned my edge and me, I felt the “wind of history” with my skin. The Taman division is special, experimental, guards.

She participates always and everywhere to protect the homeland. Once in E GG, a photo of Soviet soldiers appeared in the foreign press in connection with the events on the Soviet-Chinese border with the signature of the “thugs from the Ataman Division”. This is all about us, about the Tamans. They wanted to include the Taman division in the 1st group of troops in Afghanistan in December.

We remained in the Union only because the commander of the Moscow Military District, Army General Vladimir Leonidovich Govorov said that he would not hold the Olympics without the Taman division. So fate left us outside the war. Although from my regiment, from my call, there were those who were sent to Afghanistan, fought there. They said that a 30 man was directed, half returned alive.

There were those military personnel from the Taman division who fought in Ethiopia. At some meeting, the districts said that in Ethiopia, no Western mercenaries still withstand our bayonet blow. There were those who served in Vietnam, and someone in Angola, in other places of conflict and wars. In the year, units of the Taman division participated in a counter -terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of a united group of federal forces in the North Caucasus.

Military personnel of the Taman division annually, in addition to several exceptions in the entire post -war history, participate in military parades on Red Square. During the military reform of the GG. In early May, the 2nd Guards Taman motorized rifle division was recreated again. And today the Taman division is one of those who themselves with their existence restraint NATO from a throw to the east.

After all, she can go to the west. Paris has no better and more strongly from that era. This is the truth of history and life. Tags of events:.