| 25th 'Chapayevskaya' Rifle Division (1918-1945) Merged with 25th Guards Rifle Division, 1945 25th Guards Rifle Division (1945-57) 25th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957-1992) 25th Mechanised Division (1992-c. 2000) |
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| Active | 1918-1942 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Nickname | Chapayevskaya |
| Engagements | Russian Civil War Kiev Offensive (1920) Battle of Odessa (1941) Battle of Sevastopol |
| Battle honours | Order of the Red Banner Order of Lenin |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Vasily Chapayev (Civil War) |
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The 25th Rifle Division 'Chapayevskaya' (Russian: 25-я Чапаевская стрелковая дивизия) was a formation in the Red Army, established by Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists The Russian Civil War (1917–1923 was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed The 1920 Kiev Offensive (or Kiev Operation) sometimes considered to have started the Soviet-Polish War, was an attempt by the newly re-emerged Poland The Siege of Odessa was part of the Soviet-German War in 1941 A battle honour is a military tradition practised in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand Recipients The order was awarded to individuals as well as whole formations who then Design of the decoration The first design of the Order of Lenin was made of silver with Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Василий Иванович Чапаев &ndash September 5, 1919) was a celebrated Russian soldier and Red Army Guards units are elite units and formations in the armed forces of the former Soviet Union Belarus Russia and Ukraine Branch insignia of the Ukrainian Armed Forces refers to one of several military emblems that may be worn on the uniform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to denote membership in Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction The Russian Civil War (1917–1923 was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed The division was named after Vasily Chapayev, who was its commander during the civil war. Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Василий Иванович Чапаев &ndash September 5, 1919) was a celebrated Russian soldier and Red Army This division was created, disbanded and recreated several times up until the Collapse of the Soviet Union, when it would enter service in the Ukrainian Army. The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 The Ukrainian Ground Forces (Cухопутні Війська ЗСУ Sukhoputni Viys’ka ZSU) are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine.
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History
Russian Civil War
- See also: Russian Civil War
The division was hastily formed in 1918, in the beginning of the civil war. The Russian Civil War (1917–1923 was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common General Vasily Chapayev, who fought for the Russian Army in World War I, had been given command of the division. Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Василий Иванович Чапаев &ndash September 5, 1919) was a celebrated Russian soldier and Red Army The Military history of Imperial Russia encompasses the period of warfare in which Russian Empire ground, naval and air forces participated from its creation World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The division first began command in the in the Ural, where it was engaged against the Ural Cossacks in the Zavolzhye region of Russia. The Ural Cossack Host was a Cossack host formed from the Ural Cossacks -- those cossacks settled by the Ural River. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending On October 7, 1918 the division fought at Samara and on March 11, 1919 it fought at Uralsk. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samara (Сама́ра ( Kuybyshev (ru Ку́йбышев from 1935 to 1990 is one of the largest cities in Russia. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oral ( Орал; Russian: Уральск Uralsk, also spelled Ural'sk) is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence On January 2, 1920 the division entered Atyrau (then Guriev), claiming it for the Bolsheviks. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Atyrau (Атырау ɑtɪˈɾaw named Guryev during the Soviet era) is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province.
In May of 1920, the division was transferred to the South Western Front (Ukraine). Don revolts and formation of the Volunteer Army Many opponents of the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks fled to the Don region hoping to gain influence and the support Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Here the division was engaged in the Kiev defense operation against the Polish Army. The 1920 Kiev Offensive (or Kiev Operation) sometimes considered to have started the Soviet-Polish War, was an attempt by the newly re-emerged Poland Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe RP is a branch of Poland 's Armed Forces. This victory was followed by the division's capture of Kovel, and several other operations on the Southern Buh. Kovel (Ковель translit Kovel’, Polish: Kowel is a City located in the Volyn Oblast ( province) in north-western Boh redirects here see also BOH tea. The Western Bug or Buh is another river which flows from Ukraine through Poland From April 1921, until the end of the civil war, the division was responsible for suppressing Ukrainian forces in the region. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Ukrainian War of Independence was a series of military conflicts between Ukrainian, Anarchist, Bolshevik, Central Powers forces
World War II
- See also: Eastern Front (World War II)
On June 24, 1941 by order № 20466 of the STAVKA supreme command, the division was transferred to the 14th Rifle Corps, of the 9th Army of the Southern Front. The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stavka (Ставка was the term used to refer to command element of Armed forces from the time of the Kievan Rus′, more formally during the history A rifle corps (стрелковый корпус strelkovyy korpus) was a Soviet military organization of the mid-twentieth century The 9th Army of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a Soviet military formation active from 1939 – 43 and then after the war from 1966 to 1989 The Western Front was a Front (military subdivision of the Soviet Army, one of the Soviet Army Fronts during the Second World War The division took part in the defense of Odessa, during which it was incorporated into the Odessa defense district. The Siege of Odessa was part of the Soviet-German War in 1941 ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates After their defeat in October 1941, the Odessa defensive district was evacuated by sea to Sevastopol. Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula Following their arrival, the forces quickly began preparing defenses against the impending German attack. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The heroic battle of Sevastopol lasted from October, 1941, to July of 1942, until all Soviet forces in the region were completely overwhelmed and killed.
The division was recreated sometime around 1942-1944 when it would fight at the battle of Zvenigorod in 1944, with 4th Rifle Corps of the Belarussian Military District. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zvenigorod (Звени́город is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Byelorussian Military District (alternative spelling Belorussian was a Military district of the Soviet Armed Forces. At the end of the war the 25th 'Chapayevskaya' division's honourable and historical number was given to the 25th Guards 'Sinelkov-Budapest' Rifle Division (formed from 2nd Guards Rifle Brigade previously known as the 71st Naval Rifle Brigade). Thus the division became the 25th Guards Rifle Sinelkov-Budapest Red Banner Order of Suvorov and B. Khmelnitsky Division named for V. I. Chapayev (Russian: 25-я Гвардейская мотострелковая Синельниково-Будапештская орденов Суворова и Б. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Хмельницкого дивизия имени В. Чапаева).
Cold War service
In 1957 the division was reorganized as a Motor Rifle Division. It was eventually transferred to the 1st Guards Army of the Kiev Military District. The 1st Guards Army was a Soviet field army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, being formed from the 2nd Reserve Army with five Guards The Kiev Military District (KMD was a Military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, active from around 1939 to the 1990s
Post-Soviet time
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the division's assets and Ukrainian personnel were transferred to the Ukrainian Ground Forces as the 25th Mechanized Division. The Ukrainian Ground Forces (Cухопутні Війська ЗСУ Sukhoputni Viys’ka ZSU) are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. Ukraine however chose to retain the divisional awards and honorifics from the Soviet era. Its 280th Tank Regiment was used to form a new armored brigade, the 1st Armored Brigade at Honcharivske. The 1st Guards Armored Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. [1] The 25th Mechanized Division was disbanded in 2000.
Order of Battle, 25th Guards Motor Rifle Division, 1988-9
- 25th Guards Motor Rifle 'Sinelko-Budapest' Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov and Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Division named for V. Recipients The order was awarded to individuals as well as whole formations who then The Order of Suvorov ( Russian Орден Суворова is a Soviet award named after Aleksandr Suvorov (1729-1800 that was established on July The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky (Орден Богдана Хмельницкого Орден Богдана Хмельницького is a Soviet and later Ukrainian I. Chapayev (Lubny)[2]
- 132nd Guards Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutznesov Regiment (Lubny): 10 T-64; 9 BTR-60, 4 BMP (2 BMP-1, 2 BMP-1К); 12 D-30; 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 - 1V19; 5 R-145BM, 2 PU-12; 1 MT-55A
- 136th Guards Motor Rifle Red Banner Regiment (Lubny): Equipment is identical to that of the 132nd Regiment
- 426th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Lubny): 10 Т-64; 21 BMP (19 BMP-1, 2 BMP-1К); 3 BTR-60" 12 - 2S1 "Gvozdika"; 2 BMP-1K, 1 PRP-3, 3 RHM, 2 MTP-2; 4 R-145BM, 2 PU-12; 1 MTU-20, 1 MT-55А
- 280th Tank Regiment (Goncharovskoe): 31 Т-64; 4 BMP (2 BMP-1, 2 BMP-1К); 12 - 2S1 "Gvozdika"; 2 BMP-1K, 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12; 2 МТ-55А; 29 МТ-LBT
- 53rd Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (Lubny): 12 BM-21 "Grad"; 2 PRP-3, 3 - 1ВV18, 1 - 1V19; 22 МТ-LBT
- 1175th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner, the division along with 9 separate regiments. Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Василий Иванович Чапаев &ndash September 5, 1919) was a celebrated Russian soldier and Red Army Lubny (Лубни is a City in the Poltava Oblast ( province) of central Ukraine. For the engine see General Electric T64 The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the late 1960s The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled Armoured personnel carriers It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for BTR-152 BMP-1 is a Soviet Amphibious tracked Infantry fighting vehicle. The 2S1 Gvozdika (2С1 «Гвоздика» Carnation) is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but The BM-21 "Grad" (БМ-21 "Град" meaning Hail) is a launch vehicle of the Soviet 122 mm multiple-launch rocket system developed Recipients The order was awarded to individuals as well as whole formations who then
- Order of Lenin
- 78 of the division's personnel were awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union[3]
Famous People of the Division
See also
References
- ^ Andrew Duncan, 'Russia and Ukraine: Restructuring for a New Era,' Jane's Intelligence Review, June 1998, p. Design of the decoration The first design of the Order of Lenin was made of silver with The title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Герой Советского Союза Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Dmitriy Furmanov ( November 7 ( NS) 1891&mdash March 1926 was a Russian writer Sydir Artemovych Kovpak (Сидір Артемович Ковпак Си́дор Арте́мьевич Ковпа́к Sidor Artеmуevich Kovpak) June 7, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov ( Russian: Иван Ефимович Петров September 18, 1896, Trubchevsk — April 7, 1958 Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov ( Панфилов Иван Васильевич) (January 1 1893 (O Lyudmila Mikhailivna Pavlichenko ( Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павліченко Russian: Людмила Михайловна Павличенко See also List of infantry divisions of the Soviet Union 1917–1957 The Soviet Union 's Red Army raised over four hundred and fifty rifle divisions 7
- ^ А. Г. Ленского и М. М. Цыбина „Советские сухопутные войска в последний год существования СССР” (Санкт-Петербург, 2001)
- ^ В Чувашии отмечают 40-летие со дня создания чапаевской дивизии - Новости России - ИА REGNUM
- http://gov.cap.ru/
- Chapayev Museum's Website
- Defense of Odessa at http://flot.sevastopol.info
- Celebrating 40 years of the 25th
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