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332nd Rifle Volunteer Ivanovo-Polotsk Order of the Suvorov Division named after M.V. FrunzeOn July 24, 1941, the State Defense Committee, at the request of the workers of the city of Ivanovo and the Ivanovo region, issued a decision to form the Ivanovo Rifle Division. On August 18, by Directive of the commander of the MVO troops No. 106069, the formation of the 332nd Infantry Division began. On August 20, the 332nd Rifle Division was given the honorary titles "Ivanovskaya" and "im. M. V. Frunze » . Parts of the division during the formation were deployed in the vicinity of the city of Ivanovo: in Novotalitsky Park, in the Kharinka camp, in (unavailable link)(now the Park named after the Revolution of 1905). Division headquarters - the city of the North-Western Front (since January 22 - the Kalinin Front) Ivanovo.
On October 10, 1941, following the order of the Moscow Military District, the division plunged into echelons and departed for the defense site of the nearest southwestern approaches to Moscow; by the end of October 24, it occupied the defense line of Krasnoye, Chertanovo, Tsaritsyno, Broshlevo.
On November 7, 1941, the division was honored to participate in the historic parade on Red Square in Moscow.
As part of the 10th Army, she participated in the Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow. On December 6, the division went on the offensive from the Zaraysk area to Serebryannye Prudy, which were liberated the next day, December 7. Large trophies captured by the 29th motorized infantry division Wehrmacht. On December 9, parts of the division entered Venev, Tula Region, abandoned by the German troops.
On December 10, 1941, the division was subordinated to the cavalry-mechanized group of General P. A. Belov and then acted in its combat formations. Suffered heavy losses in the battles on December 13-14 north of the village. Dedilovo with the retreating units of the German 3rd Panzer Division.
On December 20, 1941, on the basis of the order of the commander of the Moscow defense zone dated December 19, 1941, parts of the division acted in new district along the route Moscow, Kimry, Likhoslavl, Torzhok, Ostashkov. Having made a 400-kilometer march, by December 26, 1941, the division concentrated in the Ostashkov region and neighboring villages: Zalesye (division headquarters), Nikolskoye, Zameshye. The regiments of the division concentrated on the eastern shore of Lake Seliger.
The division was included in the 4th Shock Army of the North-Western Front (from January 22 as part of the Kalinin Front) and took part in the Toropetsko-Kholmskaya offensive operation. At the beginning of 1942, the division participated in the liberation of settlements: Andreapol, Zapadnaya Dvina, Demidov. By February 1942, the division reached the Velizh region, where, as part of the 4th shock army, it fought bloody battles for almost 17 months. In August 1943, the division became part of the 92nd Rifle Corps.
Since October 1943, as part of the 43rd Army of the 1st Baltic Front, from November to December, participates in offensive battles in the Vitebsk direction.
Since February 1944, in the division of the 91st Rifle Corps of the 4th Shock Army, since March - the 60th Rifle Corps, participates in the liberation
Glory to the soldiers of formations, units, subdivisions of the 4th Shock Army who liberated the city of Velizh and the region from the Nazi invaders.
332 Ivanovskaya rifle division
September 7 1941 332 SD, created in the city of Ivanovo from cadets of the Moscow School. The Supreme Council of the RSFSR, residents of the Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, Vladimir regions, took the oath and on October 19, 1941 went to defend the capital - Moscow.
1115 s.p. 332 s.d. after participating in the parade on November 7, 1941, he went to the front to the Davydkovo-Koshcheevo section.
The participant of this parade is a retired colonel Gilyarov V.P.lived in the Moscow region and died in October 2009.
A veteran of the 332nd rifle division lived in the Velikoluksky district of the Pskov region. 1117s.p. A.A. Bolshakov,became a well-known artist after the war.
Colonel S.A. was appointed commander of the division. Knyazkov, military commissar - political instructor V.K. Loskutov, chief of staff - Lieutenant Colonel A.N. Kolobutin.
People were called to the division different ages, incl. and those who took part in the civil war, who occupied solid positions in the region: N.N. Veselov - head. agricultural department of the regional party committee, G.S. Filachev - Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ivanovo District Council of the Deputy of the Workers, G.K. Nikolaichev is a teacher at the Pedagogical Institute and many others.
Former mortar company commander 1119 s.p. 332 s.d. IN AND. Anisimovwrote in his poems:
“...Under the Buyanovskaya grove
Found the third company
And then with the company together
I ended up in Velizh.
Took a point under the Hawks,
Fire - at the Dvina,
Velizh all before your eyes
The edge of the front of that war ... "
The division included 1115, 1117, 1119 rifle regiments, 891 artillery regiment, 608 separate engineer battalion, 615 separate anti-aircraft battalion and other units and subunits.
After the battles for Moscow, the entire personnel of the division was awarded medals "For the Defense of Moscow".
December 20, 1941 332 s.d. became part of the 4th Shock Army and relocated to the city of Ostashkov, Kalinin Region, where they arrived only on January 8, 1942, in order to immediately join the battle.
On January 9, troops of the 3rd and 4th Shock Armies of the North Western front launched an offensive in the Peno - Andriapol - Toropets section. The battles were stubborn in conditions severe frost, deep snow, off-road, wooded area. It was especially difficult for the artillerymen. In addition, the supply has deteriorated.
On January 15, 1942, Andriapol was taken, on January 20, the city of Western Dvina, Kalinin Region, was taken.
On February 2, 1942, the division approached the city of Demidov, Smolensk region, but could not take it "due to the lack of artillery shells" (Marshal A.I. Eremenko).
While the battles for Demidov were going on, the situation in the Surazh - Velizh direction became more complicated, where units of the 332nd rifle division were thrown. On February 16, 1942, the division replaced units of the 358th rifle division. in the area of the village of Malye Koryaki, Krutoye, Ugory and began an offensive on Malaya Rzhava, Velizhsky district.
The enemy not only held the city of Velizh, but also built up forces here. On February 15, the Germans occupied M. Rzhava, on February 16 - Tivan, Shchetkino, Proyavino.
Entering the battles for Velizh 332 s.d. stopped the advance of the enemy. On February 17, the Nazis were defeated in the Vasyuki region - M. Rzhava (1119 rifle divisions), Krutoe, Zarechye, Staroe Selo (1115 rifle divisions). Within three days, Kurbatovshchina, Shchetkino, O (A) purge, Proyavino, Tivantsy, Gypsies were liberated. February 22 - Wet Niva, for which especially stubborn battles were fought. She was released by the 2nd battalion under the command of Art. Lieutenant Svintsov (Honorary Citizen of Velizh) and an artillery battery of the regiment under the command of Lieutenant Pasechnik.
In February - March, the Ivanovites fought on the line of Belyaevo - Milovidy, Velizhsky district.
Intense battles were fought for the village of Cleaning, Tivantsy, Shchetkino, Nikony. In all the battles Ivanovo demonstrated their bravery and courage. Many of them died. So, during a hand-to-hand combat in the village of Shchetkino, the party organizer of the 1117th regiment died. Ya. M. Sisko.
More than once, the party organizer raised fighters to attack 1115 s. senior political officer Falichev, former chairman of the Ivanovo district executive committee.
The offensive battles carried out by the division from January 9 to March 5, 1942, were quite effective. About 300 km were covered, 935 settlements were liberated.
The battles for Belyaevo - Milovidy became protracted. Just like Velizh, they were released only in September 1943.
In March 1942, a delegation of representatives from the region arrived at the division. This will not be the last visit of fellow countrymen to maintain the spirit of the Ivanovites. First-hand information about how the Ivanovo region lives and works instilled confidence in the fighters in victory over the enemy.
From Ivanovo to Velizh, the delegation traveled 20 days by train, trucks, sleighs, under bombing and shelling. Ivanovtsy received gifts from their native places and gave a concert of amateur performances.
"Live in peace
Work honestly
And we will return to you
With victory and song "
Warriors of the 332nd SD escorted their fellow countrymen with such a song. In April 1942, Colonel Knyazkov S.A. was recalled to the headquarters of the 4th Shock Army. Lieutenant Colonel T.N. was appointed in his place. Nazarenko. Loskutov V.K. remained the commissioner. The artillery was commanded by Colonel N.I. Taranov, Chief of Staff - Major S.A. Vrublevsky. Shelves - 1115 s.p. - Major A.T. Samarsky, 1117 s.p. - Lieutenant Colonel A.I. Serebryakov, 1119 s.p. - Major V.T. Gnedin, 891 artillery regiment - Colonel S.A. Birkalov.
During this period, the division took up defense at the turn of Starye Niva - Selishche - Lapeshki - Zabolotye - Zalesye - Yamnoye - Trusy - Bordadyny. The command post of the division was located in the village of B. Rzhava, Velizh district.
On April 18, the division launched an offensive in the area of the village of Nikona - Belyaevo, trying to cut the Velizh - Surazh highway.
At the beginning of May, 332 s.d. replaced parts of the 48th rifle brigade and occupied a new line - the northern outskirts of Velizh - Lavrentyevo - Lyakhovo - Borovlevo - Ryabinka - Cleaning - Proyavino - Tivans - Starye Niva - Selishche - Ananchino - Staroe Selo - Zalesye - Yamnoye - Trusovshchina - Osinovtsy.
17 months 332 s.d. fought for the Velizh land.
On June 22, 1942, 300 recruits born in 1924 arrived in the division from Ivanovo.
The command post was moved to the village of Dadony, closer to Velizh.
On July 24, 1942, the Germans launched a major offensive, trying to push our troops back from the Velizh-Smolensk highway. 332 s.d. was forced to leave. On July 26-28, the enemy resumed his offensive attempt. Our stubbornly resisted. On July 29, the enemy launched a new offensive with the support of tanks. S.p. had a particularly hard time. 1st and 2nd Battalions were surrounded. The 3rd battalion of newcomers - submachine gunners took up defense in the village of Zhigalovo. The company commander Kravtsov was killed. Wounded political instructor Zhuravlev took command. For 5 days, a company of recruits held back the superior enemy forces. ON THE. Zhuravlev was awarded the order Red Star.
332 s.d. occupied the defense of Velizh - Nights - Ledinniki - Harnesses - Malyutino - Mosquitoes - Trikovo. The command post was located in the village of Mikhalovo.
On August 19, an operation was carried out to capture the village of Saxony. It was a gift from the division for its anniversary. She was noted in the village of Maklok, where the commander of the 4th Shock Army, General V.V. Kurasov, member of the Military Council, General M.V. Rudakov, regimental commissar Tsinev G.K. and commander of artillery of the 4th Shock Army N.M. Khlebnikov.
Rudakov presented government awards to soldiers who distinguished themselves in battle. 113 people received them in this day. More than 400 soldiers - Ivanovites by this time were awarded government awards. The celebration passed with great enthusiasm, which raised the spirit of the Ivanovo people even more.
Calm reigned at the front. The division began to receive reinforcements from the liberated regions of Kalinin and Smolensk, incl. and Velizhanes (Nikitin M.N., Konyukhov S.S., Marmashev P.A. , Vitina E.S. etc.), as well as partisans. During one of the reconnaissance in the Surazh area Vitebsk region scouts met an eleven-year-old boy, Yura Zhdanko. Near Velizh, the boy fought bravely, went to reconnaissance and was awarded the medal "For Courage". Yura was not the only son of the regiment. To the assistant commander for software 1117 s.p. P.A.Leontiev was visited by his sons Yura (13 years old) and Sasha (16 years old). A.P. Leontiev now heads the Council of Veterans of the 4th Shock Army. He is an honorary citizen of Velizh. With his help, a branch of the Moscow Plant of Electromechanisms appeared in Velizh, where he still works in Moscow.
Another son of the regiment was called Kolya Petukhov. His adopted by the topographer of the division, captain V.V. Pozdersky.
Members civil war AND I. Okunev and A.M. Timofeev were propagandists at the front.
The division published the newspaper Frunzevets. Correspondence was conducted with the inhabitants of the city of Ivanovo. Not only individual, but also collective.
On November 5, 1942, Zhukov, secretary from the Ivanovo region, and commissar Loskutov left for the district of d. N. Vzvoz to present party cards to soldiers of the 1115th regiment.
Until the end of 1942, the division did not conduct major hostilities.
On the night of December 31 to January 1, 1943, the Ivanovtsy was ordered to get the “tongue”, which was done. For this, the scouts: received from a member of the Military Council Tevchenkov awards .
In January 1943, the division received an order to recapture the northern part of the city of Velizh from the Nazis. Velizh was a powerful stronghold of the Nazis. It was defended by units of 251 infantry regiment, two battalions of the 277th regiment of the 83rd infantry division, 205th artillery division of 150 guns. The assault plan was carefully designed. From near the village of Yastreb-1, it was planned to dig under the city hospital and a bunker near the cemetery. 9 were created assault groups from all divisions of the 4th Shock Army, which underwent special training.
By January 16, 1942, a tunnel about 200 meters long was ready. Each group consisted of a rifle platoon, a machine-gun squad, a sapper squad, a T-34 tank, and anti-tank weapons.
The assault was scheduled for January 17th. One of the assault groups was commanded by Major V. Svintsov (Honorary Citizen of Velizh).
The operation to storm the northeastern part of the city was successful. Coming out to the river Velizhka, the soldiers began to strengthen their positions. 22 quarters of the city were occupied, 2 enemy battalions were defeated. Gratitude was announced to the participants of the assault, 187 soldiers were presented for awards. For the development of the situation, parts did not have reserves,
The January operation became a turning point in the battles for Velizh. By March, there was a temporary lull at the front.
The division took up defense at the line Velizh - Ledinniki - Zhguty - Trikovo (31 km).
On May 30, 1943, an operation was scheduled to capture one of the heights on the left flank of the division, which made it possible to take a more advantageous position during the offensive. But the enemy launched an offensive and broke through the defenses, capturing the village of Doronino, Nights approached Kurmel. Within 3 days, the situation in the area of these villages was restored. For this, the 358th SD was called to help.
The Germans lost during the fighting from May 30 to June 5 up to 4,000 people. On June 29, 1943, Ivanovo sent another 850 submachine gunners to the front. They arrived at the division on July 20, 1943. Ivanovtsy began to prepare for the 2nd anniversary of their division. V.D. was appointed the head of the delegation of Ivanovo. Doketova - secretary of the party organization of the Ivanovo manufactory. From Art. Old Toropa Ivanovites with gifts were delivered to the division by car.
On August 26, a solemn meeting took place. It was attended by fighters of the division, a member of the Military Council of the army N.A. Kuznetsov, deputy. commander of the 4th Shock Army N.I. Kutuzov.
“1720 soldiers of 332 s.d. were awarded government awards for their military exploits,” said divisional commander Nazarenko.
On September 1, 1943, the division became part of the 92nd Rifle Corps and its units began to be moved along the defense line, misleading the enemy. An offensive was being prepared.
September 15-17, 1943 332 s.d. moved to the area of the village of Krivka, Kolotovshchina, Zagoskino. On the left flank of the Kalinin Front, the Dukhovshchinsky operation was successfully going on. 332 s.d. was supposed to break through the enemy defenses in the direction of Kopylniki - Lemeshi - Pechenki - B. Rzhava - Gypsies - Staroe Selo.
Fearing encirclement, the Nazis left Velizh and on September 20, 1943, units of the 358th rifle division entered it. and 101 Rifle Brigade. Retreating, the Nazis left barriers of large mobile detachments with mortars, artillery, tanks, mined roads and bridges. In the forefront of 332 s.d. walked 1119 s.p. he had to take all the blows. 1115 s.p. I had to take the blow called from Vitebsk by the 14th infantry division, outnumbered by 5 times.
In the Kasplyansky district, partisan formations joined the division. On October 6, 1943, the Kalinin Front launched an offensive against Vitebsk. A 332 s.d. was transferred in the direction of Polotsk.
The memory of the Ivanovtsy who fought on Velizh land remained forever in the name of Ivanovskaya Street in Velizh.
And the Ivanovo people immortalized Velizh, for which they fought for 17 months, in the name streets in Ivanovo. There is a memorial plaque at the entrance to the Ivanovo House of Physical Education. It is carved on it: “A talented teacher, boxing master of sports of the USSR Klimov Fedor Petrovich worked here in 1933-1941. He died at the front during the Great Patriotic War. In February 1942, Klimov's detachment stormed the village of Chepli in the Velizh region and was mortally wounded. For a long time, veterans of the 332nd Rifle Division, students of the GPTU-2 in Ivanovo, relatives of the soldiers of the division who died for the Velizh land came and come to Velizh for a long time. The Velizh Museum of Local History has a large amount of materials related to the 332nd rifle division, these are the memoirs of the division commander, Major General Nazarenko T.N., an officer of the 1117 rifle division. Nikonova M.M. (Nikonov’s book “On the banks of the Western Dvina” was published), an officer of 891 a.p. Cancer A.K., the book by L. Taleporovsky “With the name of Frunze” and others, a large number of photographs of veterans of the 332nd rifle division, as well as photographs of the dead soldiers and officers of this division.
War activities
On May 5, 1995, near the village of Bolshoe Lokhovo, Ostashkovsky District, a memorial Complex, built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War at the burial site of soldiers of the 332nd Ivanovo-Polotsk Order of Suvorov II degree Rifle Division named after M V Frunze.
The 332nd Rifle Division was created in August 1941 in Ivanovo. The name of the Ivanovo division was received not only at the place of formation, but also at the place of residence of the majority of the fighters drafted into it, it was given the name M V Frunze, whose activities were closely connected with the Ivanovo Territory. Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Sergey Alekseevich Knyazkov (1896-1976) was appointed commander of the division, military commissar - regimental commissar Vasily Karpovich Loskutov, chief of staff - Colonel Anatoly Ivanovich Kolobutin. On October 19, the day a state of siege was declared in the capital, the command of the division received an order to urgently transfer the unit to the front.
Having become part of the troops of the Moscow defense zone, the division received an order to cover the southwestern approaches to the capital in the Podolsky direction, taking the line at Krasnoe. Chertanovo, Tsaritsyno, Brateevo. Parts of the division, except for reconnaissance, did not have a chance to participate directly in the hostilities. The command of the Moscow defense zone entrusted the Ivanovites with the construction of defensive structures on the near approaches to the capital. The Ivanovites completed the combat mission assigned to them, and the entire personnel of the division was awarded medals "For the Defense of Moscow." At the military parade on November 7, 1941 on Red Square, the 332nd division was represented by the 1115th rifle regiment and a combined battalion of submachine gunners under the overall command of the division's chief of staff, Colonel A.I. Kolobutin.
By the end of the second week of the offensive of our troops near Moscow, the division received an order to relocate to the city of Ostashkov and become part of the 4th shock army Northwestern Front. On December 20, 1941, a 400-kilometer motor transport march began along the route Moscow - Dmitrov - Kimry - Likhoslovl - Torzhok - Kuvshinovo - .
In the Ostashkov area, the division concentrated on the eastern shore of Lake Seliger - Soroga, Zalesye, Ostsy, Ramenye, Zorino. Parts were located: by 18 00 23.12. 41 g - the 1115th rifle regiment took up defense at the turn of the 1st peat section, Zamoshye, Petrikovo and ensured the concentration of units that arrived at the disposal of the front; The 1117th Rifle Regiment - in the area of Zaluchye, Zaselye, Pogoreloe, the 1119th Rifle Regiment - Zorino, Lokotets, Maryino. The division headquarters was located in Zalesye. 1st Battalion 1115th rifle regiment ordered to change the unit of the 921st Infantry Regiment of the 249th Infantry Division, Major General G. F. Tarasov and defend Bolshoe Ronskoe, Lyubimka.
The private combat order Mv 4 dated December 28, 1941 read: “For the defense of the city of Ostashkov and its region, deploy the 1119th rifle regiment:
a / 1 rifle battalion on the islands of Klichen, Fomichev (Fomino) and the peninsula on the northern outskirts of Ostashkov. The battalion commander should organize patrols between the island of Gorodomlya and his area.
b / the rest of the regiment until dawn 29.12. 41 g to transfer and locate in the Yemsha area and the Ostashkov station. Regimental headquarters - Yemsha.
c/ for the defense of the city, allocate 1 rifle company with two guns and four machine guns.
d / responsibility for defense is assigned to the commander of the 1119th regiment.
In the Ostashkov region, the 332nd Infantry Division was included in the 4th Shock Army (Colonel General A.I. Eremenko). The army was preparing for a deep offensive operation. The 332nd Rifle Division was to advance in the main strike force of the army, interacting at the beginning of the operation with the 249th Rifle Division. These two divisions, after breaking through the defenses of the Nazis, were to penetrate deeply into the enemy's disposition. Looking ahead, we note that the named divisions not only interacted at the beginning of the Toropetsk operation, but after its completion, as it were, became related: Colonel SA Knyazkov was appointed commander of the 249th on April 8, 1942. renamed by that time into the 16th Guards, and the regiment commander of the 16th Guards Colonel T.Nazarenko took command of the 332nd division.
On the night of January 8-9, 1942, units of the division took up their starting position for an offensive along the northern shore of Lake Volgo - the 1115th Infantry Regiment at the turn of the Kocha stream with the task of capturing B. and M. Lokhovo; The 1119th Rifle Regiment from the line Yasenskoye, Aleksandrovskoye - to capture the points of Devichye, Vysokoye. The 1117th Rifle Regiment was in the second echelon of the division and was intended to develop the offensive in the depths of the enemy's defenses.
And now the time has come. The former commander of the 4th shock army, A. I. Eremenko, later wrote in his book “At the beginning of the war”: “At dawn on January 9, our artillery persistently, menacingly and confidently earned. I was at the command post of the army near the village of Soroga, maintaining continuous communication with the troops.
At 10 o'clock. 30 minutes, after the end of a two-hour artillery preparation, the central grouping of the army (249th and 332nd rifle divisions) moved forward in deep snow, overcoming fierce enemy resistance.
Further events were told by one of the authors of the book about combat way 332nd Infantry Division Sergei Nikolayevich Ilyin, a well-known local historian, who worked in the tourist complex on Seliger before the war, and then fought in the ranks of this division. “Yes, this first battle began with the roar of our guns. "Processing" the positions of the enemy helped our fighters get close to the enemy without heavy losses. Surprise, bold and decisive actions of the units, also in weather conditions contributed to the success: in the lowland of Lake Volgo, on the approaches to the points of Devichye and Vysokoye, there was fog, so the soldiers of the 1st battalion (1119th regiment), commanded by Captain A.T. , almost unhindered reached the location of the enemy. Unfortunately, the fog soon cleared, and the Nazis opened fierce fire. But the warriors did not flinch. Having reached the front line of defense, they threw grenades at the surviving firing points of the enemy. Gradually, the battle spread to the streets of the village of Devichye. By 15 o'clock the Nazis fled and took refuge in the forest ...
The 1115th regiment got involved in a protracted, exhausting battle, striving to capture the village of Bolshoe Lokhovo. The command of the regiment, which by that time had suffered significant losses, was taken by Captain A.T. Samarsky, who replaced the recalled Colonel I Ya Kulagin. The regiment took possession of this settlement on January 12
The 2nd battalion, which was the first to break into Bolshoe Lokhovo, captured a lot of captured weapons and ammunition. But especially valuable for the regiment were the food depot and horses, which the division badly needed. The fierce resistance of the Germans in Lokhov delayed the 2nd battalion for almost three days. Lolk has come a long way in these days. Advancing at an accelerated march, the battalion connected with units of the regiment only on the outskirts of the city of Western Dvina. The soldiers of the 1117th regiment acted assertively, who, after a short battle, captured the station and the village of Zhukopa ”
Starting its journey as part of the 4th shock army - the breakthrough army, the 332nd division fought across the Volga in its upper reaches and reached the source of the Western Dvina. Her further combat path was connected with the liberation of all the cities on the Western Dvina (Daugava), starting from Andreapol in the upper reaches and ending with Riga near the mouth, on the Baltic coast. And the high military awards of the division are also associated with the names of the Western Dvina cities: the honorary name of Polotsk - after the city of Polotsk, the name of the 1117th and 1119th regiments - Dvinsky for the liberation of Dvinsk (Dvugavlils) And awarding it with the Order of Suvorov II degree is associated with the capital of Latvia - Riga .
The memory of the feats of arms of the soldiers of the 332nd rifle division of the Ivanovo-Polotsk Order of Suvorov, II degree, named after M In Frunze, is sacredly honored in the textile region. In Ivanovo, a memorial plaque was installed on the building where the headquarters of the division was located during its formation. The Ivanovo Museum of Local Lore holds the banner of the 1115th Rifle Regiment, carried in battle from Moscow to the Baltic states. So, on our land, the Ivanovo people erected a memorial complex in honor of the soldiers of this division, who received a baptism of fire here. Great was the price of this fiery baptism.
(Based on materials by A.V. Vasiliev)
The 332nd Rifle Regiment was formed in November 1941 as part of the 241st Rifle Division, which was created by decision VGK rates as part of the 34th Army of the North-Western Front by reorganizing the 28th Panzer Division.Under the command of Colonel (from May 5, 1942, Major General) Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, from January 7 to May 20, 1942, the division took part in the Demyansk offensive operation. On January 9, 1942, the regiments of the division delivered the main blow in the direction of the village (now a tract on the site of the village) Zhabye, Demyansky district, Leningrad (since July 5, 1944, Novgorod) region, advancing on the ice of Lake Seliger. Fierce fighting unfolded on its icy plain. Under heavy enemy fire, the soldiers of the division captured the enemy strongholds on the opposite bank. In deep snow, they advanced another 12 kilometers, on the outskirts of the village of Monakovo (now a farm without a permanent population in the Ilyinogorsk rural settlement of the Demyansk region), on January 11, 1942, they captured the headquarters of an infantry regiment and completely captured the village at night.
On February 20, 1942, the troops of the Northwestern Front surrounded the enemy's Demyansk grouping: 7 divisions 16 german army Colonel General von Busch. For successful fighting in the encirclement of units of the 16th German army in the Demyansk region, many soldiers of the 241st rifle division were awarded orders and medals, the division commander, Colonel Chernyakhovsky I.D. was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
On April 21, 1942, the fascist German command managed to break through the defense front of the 34th Army and unite with the encircled group. Attempts by units to liquidate the so-called "Ramushevsky" corridor formed by the Nazis did not bring success.
In April 1942, the 241st Rifle Division became part of the 53rd Army of the North-Western Front and, moving over a wide sector to a tough positional defense, until March 1943 under the command of Colonel Pavel Grigoryevich Arabey (since June 26, 1942) took part in hostilities against 16 of the German army, holding the Demyansk bridgehead. With the liquidation of the bridgehead on April 4, 1943, the 241st Rifle Division was withdrawn to the reserve of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, where, as part of the 27th Army of the Steppe Military District, until June 1943, it reorganized, replenished with people and weapons, trained young reinforcements and put together units and subunits.
During Battle of Kursk(July 5 - August 23, 1943) 241 rifle divisions as part of the 27th Army of the Voronezh Front took part in the Kursk strategic defensive operation (July 5-23, 1943), fighting on the southern face of the Kursk ledge, and the Belgorod-Kharkov strategic offensive operation "Rumyantsev "(August 3 - 23, 1943).
At the end of September 1943, 241 rifle divisions as part of the 27th Army were transferred to the Bukrinsky bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnieper River, where they fought for its expansion. Taking part in the Bukrinsky offensive operation (October 10 - 24, 1943), the division suffered heavy losses. As part of the 27th Army 1 Ukrainian front and the 241st Rifle Division from the Bukrinsky bridgehead went on the offensive on November 1, 1943, during which the 40th and 27th armies diverted significant enemy forces and played a large role in the success of the Kiev offensive operation and the liberation of Kyiv on November 6, 1943.
Upon completion of the liberation of Kyiv, the promotion Soviet troops slowed down, the battle formations stretched out, and the supply deteriorated due to stretched communications. The command of the Wehrmacht took advantage of this and launched a series of counterattacks in the Fastov-Brusilov region and in the Chernyakhiv-Radomyshl region in order to restore the defense line along the Dnieper. Taking part in the Kiev defensive operation (November 13 - December 22, 1943) 241 rifle divisions as part of the 27th army fought south of the city, adjoining its left flank to the Dnieper, and from November 24, 1943, as part of the 17th Guards Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, it fought defensive battles at the turn of the villages of Yurovka - Veselaya Slobodka, Makarovsky District, Kiev Region.
During the Zhytomyr-Berdychiv offensive operation (December 24, 1943 - January 14, 1944) of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, carried out with the aim of destroying the enemy's Korsun-Shevchenkovsky grouping, the 241st Rifle Division of Major General Pavel Grigoryevich Arabey, attached to the 1st Tank Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, On December 24, 1943, she broke through the enemy’s line of defense in the area of the town of Ruzhin - the village of Malaya Belilovka, Ruzhinsky district, Zhytomyr region, Ukrainian SSR and, covering the right flank of the army, from December 24 to December 31, 1943, she advanced rapidly, liberating the cities and villages of Right-Bank Ukraine. On January 1, 1944, the division, returning to the 17th Guards Rifle Corps of the 38th Army, continuing to conduct an offensive during the operations of the 1st Ukrainian Front, on January 5 took part in the liberation of the city of Berdichev, Zhytomyr Region, on January 6, the Golendra railway station in the Kalinovsky district of Vinnitsa region. On January 23, 1944, the 241st Rifle Division, as part of the 101st Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, repulsed the attacks of large enemy forces east of Vinnitsa.
During the Proskurov-Chernivtsi offensive operation (March 4 - April 17, 1944), the 332nd Infantry Regiment, as part of the 241st Infantry Division of the 74th Infantry Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, broke through the previously prepared enemy defenses and rapidly pursued him to the city of Vinnitsa, from March 18 to March 20 In 1944, he took part in the battles for the city itself. After being liberated from the enemy Zamostye (a district of the city on the eastern bank of the Southern Bug), units of the 241st Rifle Division, which were fighting for the city, continued the offensive without delay. The troops that participated in the liberation of Vinnitsa were thanked by order of the All-Russian Supreme Command on March 20, 1944, and salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns. The 241st rifle division among the most distinguished formations and units was awarded the honorary title "Vinnitsa".
At the beginning of July 1944, the 241st Rifle Division of Vinnitsa, as part of the 67th Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, was regrouped in the area west of the city Tarnopol and from July 13 to August 29 took part in the Lvov-Sandomierz strategic operation, breaking through the enemy defenses on July 14 at the turn of the villages of Belkovtsy - Bogdanovka of the Yezernsky district of the Tarnopol region of the Ukrainian SSR (now the Zborovsky district of the Ternopil region of Ukpainy). In the offensive battles of the division from July 14, 1944, the 332nd rifle regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Yasonovich Chipashvili, skillfully maneuvering, changing the direction of attacks, inflicted sensitive blows on the enemy, while causing him significant losses in manpower and equipment. On July 16, in the battle for the village of Volosuvka of the current Zborovsky district of the Ternopil region, the regiment repulsed 2 furious counterattacks of the enemy following one after another, having exterminated up to 200 Nazis. On July 18, as a result of vigorous actions, the regiment captured the village of Tustogolovy, Zborovsky district, exterminating up to 600 German soldiers and officers and destroying 5 enemy tanks. On July 20, as a result of a skillful detour and a night attack on the village of Pogrebtsy, the regiment captured the town of Zborov, now the regional center of the Ternopil region. From July 14 to July 20, 1944, the regiment fought over 200 km, freeing 38 settlements from the enemy, including the villages of Mshana, Travotoloki, Lavrikivtsi, Ozeryany, Pomarzhany, Zborovsky district, the town of Dunaev, Kremenetsky district, Ternopil region and others.
During the operation, units and divisions of the division took part in the battles for the liberation of the city of Lvov, which was completely cleared of the Nazis on July 27. The troops that participated in the liberation of Lvov were thanked by order of the All-Russian Supreme Command on July 27, 1944, and salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
On August 7, 1944, the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, as part of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, took part in the liberation of the city of Sambir, Lviv region. The troops that participated in the liberation of Sambor were thanked by the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of August 7, 1944, and in the city of Moscow 12 artillery volleys from 124 guns were saluted. In commemoration of the victory, the 332nd Infantry Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Yasonovich Chipashvili was awarded the honorary title "Samborsky" among the formations and units that distinguished themselves in battle.
On August 23, 1944, the 38th Army entered the Gliniki-Krosno front in the current Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland. On August 29, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front went over to a tough defense.
From September 8 to October 28, 1944, the 241st Rifle Division of the Vinnitsa Guards, Colonel Andrienko T.A. 67 rifle corps as part of the shock group of the 38 army, reinforced by 25 tank, 1 guards cavalry and 1 Czechoslovak army corps, took part in an integral part of the strategic East Carpathian operation - the Carpathian-Dukla offensive operation of the 1 Ukrainian Front, which had the goal of assisting the Slovak uprising, raised under the leadership of the Communist Party of Slovakia on August 29, 1944. Main blow was applied from the area northwest of the city of Krosno (in the current Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland) along the Krosno-Presov highway (Presov Region, Slovakia), which passed through the Dukla Pass and was the shortest road to Slovakia.
On the first day of the operation on September 8, rifle units of the 38th Army broke through the enemy defenses on the 8-kilometer section of Nepla-Odzhikon, wedged into its depth of up to 12 kilometers. Especially fierce battles unfolded outside the city of Krosno. The Germans, trying to keep Slovakia at all costs, began to pull up large forces to the area where their defenses had been broken through. After fierce battles, the troops of the 67th Rifle Corps on September 20 liberated the heavily fortified city of Dukla of the present Krosno district of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland, and on September 26 they reached the Main Carpathian Range along the line of Glogow, Lajce, Myshkovsk, Gurki, Ivlya, Mszana, the southern outskirts of Barwinek, Lipovets in Krosnensky poviat.
In the area of the Dukla Pass, the Germans launched a series of strong counterattacks against the Soviet units, which often had to go on the defensive (including those surrounded). Despite this, on October 1, 1944, troops of the 38th Army crossed the border of Czechoslovakia, 5 kilometers northwest of the Duklinsky Pass. The first to cross the border of Czechoslovakia was the 264th Infantry Red Banner Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Bogach Ivan Markovich of the 241st Vinnitsa Infantry Division. The regiment captured the very important height 506 and, developing success, captured the village of Sharbov in the Svidnik district of the Presov region of Slovakia. On October 6, the Czechoslovak Army Corps, with the assistance of 67 rifle and 31 tank corps of the 38 army, captured the Duklinsky pass, 241 rifle divisions reached the line settlements Vishna-Pisana, Medvedye, Svidnik district. On October 12, divisions of the 67th Rifle Corps reached the Kruzhlov line, south of Nizhna Pisan, Mount Yavor, Mount Grabov. By October 28, the troops of the 38th Army advanced 25-30 kilometers from the Dukla Pass and on the outskirts of the Ondava river valley, the offensive was suspended, as the autumn impassability paralyzed the movement military equipment and transport. Deprived of the powerful support of tanks and artillery, the infantry experienced enormous physical overload and suffered heavy losses. In just two months of the Carpathian-Dukla operation, which took place in extremely difficult and bloody battles in mountainous and wooded areas, the formations of the 1st Ukrainian Front advanced only 40-50 kilometers. They were unable to break into the area of partisan actions of the Slovak insurgents. Despite the incompleteness, this operation still played a role. Fearing the loss of Slovakia, German command transferred large forces here, which helped Soviet offensive in Hungary and the defense of the Sandomierz bridgehead in Poland.
Taking part in the West Carpathian operation (January 12 - February 18, 1945), the 332nd Samborsky Rifle Regiment under the command of Major Tyagney Petr Efimovich of the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, Major General Stanislav Antonovich Ivanovsky, as part of the 67th Rifle Lvov Corps of the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front on January 15 In 1945, he successfully broke through the heavily fortified line of defense of the enemy on the Wisloka River in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlement of Laise, Jaslensky district, Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland and, pursuing the retreating enemy, on January 17, 1945, took part in capturing the city of Gorlice Krakow (now Malopolska Voivodeship) - an important stronghold of the defense of the Germans in the direction of Krakow.
The troops that participated in the battles during the breakthrough of the German defenses and for the liberation of the city of Gorlice were thanked for excellent military operations by order No. 229 of January 19, 1945, and saluted in Moscow with 20 artillery volleys from 224 guns. In commemoration of the victory, the formations and units that distinguished themselves in battle were presented for the honorary title of "Gorlitsky" and for awarding orders. The 241st Rifle Division of Vinnitsa, Major General Stanislav Antonovich Ivanovsky, was awarded the Order of the Red Star for these battles.
Developing the offensive, from January 15 to 20, 1945, units and subunits of the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star fought 80 km, crossed the Wisloka and Dunaets rivers, liberated 96 settlements of the current Podkarpackie and Lesser Poland voivodeships, including the cities of Grybow and Nowy- Sanch of the Novosonchsky district of the Krakow (now Lesser Poland) Voivodeship, while destroying more than 12 guns of various calibers, 47 machine guns, 1000 enemy soldiers and officers, and capturing 138, and capturing trophies: 11 guns, 24 machine guns, 20 mortars.
The troops participating in the battles for the liberation of the city of Nowy Sanch and other cities were thanked by order of the All-Russian Supreme Command on January 20, 1945, and saluted in Moscow with 20 artillery volleys from 224 guns.
Acting boldly and decisively, the division, in the course of a further offensive, liberated large settlements: on January 21 - Limanova, Kasina-Velka and railway station Tymbark, January 22 - Kasinka-Mala, Mshana-Dolna and others.
On January 23, 1945, units of the division repulsed a strong enemy counterattack in the area of the community (village) Kasinka-Mala of the current Limanovsky district of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Continuing the offensive in difficult conditions of mountainous and wooded terrain in the Carpathians, the 241st Rifle Division on January 27 captured the city of Wadowice in battle, on January 28 the city of Vepsh, Wadowice district of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, and by February 6 from the north came close to the city of Bielsko-Biala - the administrative center of Bielsko- Byala Voivodeship (now Belsky Poviat, Silesian Voivodeship).
During the offensive from January 15 to January 30, 1945, the 332nd Samborsky Rifle Regiment under the command of Major Tyagney P.E. fought 250 km, liberated 46 settlements, destroying up to 350 Nazis, 2 guns, 4 vehicles, 3 mortar batteries, 30 machine guns and 40 rifles. The divisions of the regiment captured 65 German soldiers and officers, captured trophies: 200 wagons and platforms, 7 warehouses with military equipment, 2 cars, 20 horses, 7 machine guns, 27 machine guns and 54 rifles. The regiment was marked three times in the orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, many of its soldiers were awarded government awards, and the regiment commander, Major Tyagney Pyotr Efimovich, was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
On February 12, 1945, the 241st Rifle Vinnitsa Order of the Red Star Division, Major General Ivanovsky S.A. as part of the 52nd Rifle Lvov Corps of the 38th Army, she took part in the liberation of the city of Bielsko-Biala, a major communication center and a powerful stronghold of the German defense on the outskirts of Moravian Ostrava, which was taken by storm.
The troops participating in the battles for the liberation of Bielsko-Biala were thanked by the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of February 12, 1945, and salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
By February 18, 1945 52 rifle corps was stopped by the enemy at a pre-prepared defensive line of the cities of Strumen - Zywiec of the current Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star, as part of the 52nd Rifle Lvov Corps of the 38th Army, took part in the Moravian-Ostrava offensive operation, carried out by the 4th Ukrainian Front from March 10 to May 5, 1945 with the aim of capturing the Moravian-Ostrava industrial region of Czechoslovakia.
Bad weather conditions, as well as measures taken by the German command, which revealed the preparation of the front for the offensive and established exact time its beginnings were not allowed to break through the enemy's defenses. The fighting took on a protracted character. On March 17, the offensive had to be stopped. On the morning of March 24, 1945, after a 45-minute artillery preparation, the troops of the 38th Army resumed the offensive from the area of the city of Zorau (now the city of Zhory in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland) bypassing the Moravian-Ostrava region from the north. With the support of aviation, the attackers relatively quickly broke the enemy's resistance and in the first days of April reached the Odra River, crossed it in separate sections and started fighting for the expansion of bridgeheads. The stubborn resistance offered by the German troops, and the configuration of the front line that took shape in early April, put Soviet command before having to adjust your plans. On April 5, the 38th Army was ordered to go on the defensive in preparation for a further offensive.
The offensive began on the morning of April 15 with artillery preparation. At the end of the artillery fire, the infantry units went on the attack. In the afternoon, under the pressure of the Soviet troops, the German command began to withdraw its formations beyond the Odra River in order to gain a foothold on it. south coast using pre-prepared positions. On April 17, formations operating on the adjacent flanks of the 60th and 38th armies, together with the 31st tank corps, reached the Opava River near the town of Kravaře. Having crossed the river, they started fighting on its southern bank. The next day, the attackers expanded the bridgehead to 10 km along the front, and came close to the zone of long-term fortifications with a developed network of reinforced concrete pillboxes. After several days of heavy fighting to overcome the line of long-term fortifications, the front troops reached the city of Troppau (now Opava - the center of the eponymous region of the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic) and on April 22 cleared it of the enemy.
The 241st Vinnytsia Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star, under the command of Colonel Vrutsky Valentin Apollinarovich, broke through the long-term enemy defenses on the southern bank of the Opava at the turn of the settlements of Gai ve Silesku and Khabichov in the Opava region and, repelling all counterattacks of the enemy, who sought to delay the offensive of the division, bypassing the city of Moravska-Ostrava from west, took possession of a number of settlements, including Studenka, Fulnek, Hermsdorf (now Gerzhmanki) of the Nowy Jichin district of the Moravian-Silesian region.
On April 30, 1945, troops of the 38th Army completely liberated the city of Moravska-Ostrava. The troops that participated in the battles for the liberation of the cities of Moravsk-Ostrava and Zhilina were thanked by the order of the All-Russian Supreme Command of April 30, 1945, and 20 artillery volleys from 224 guns were saluted in Moscow.
Having lost Moravska-Ostrava, the German troops were nowhere else able to create a sufficiently strong and stable defense.
During the Prague offensive, troops of the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front on May 6, 1945 captured the city of Sternberk in the Olomouc region and reached the approaches to the city of Olomouc, the administrative center of the Olomouc region of the Czech Republic, which was completely liberated on May 8, 1945.
The troops that participated in the battles for the liberation of Olomouc were thanked by order of the Supreme High Command of May 8, 1945, and saluted in Moscow with 12 artillery salvoes from 124 guns.
For active participation in the battles at the final stage of the Great Patriotic War and mass heroism personnel The 241st Rifle Division was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, the 332nd Rifle Regiment - the Order of Suvorov III degree.
The 241st Rifle Vinnytsia Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the Red Star Division completed military operations on May 11, 1945 as part of the 52nd Rifle Lviv Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Corps of the 38th Red Banner Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, Orders of Bohdan Khmelnitsky and the Red Star, was disbanded in the summer of 1945.
Regiment commanders:
- Major Boyko Nikolai Alekseevich (after 01/21/1942 - October 1942)
- Lieutenant Colonel Chipashvili Alexander Yasonovich (May 1944 - August 1944)
- Major Tyagney Petr Efimovich (January 1945 - 02/26/1945)