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153rd Rifle Division (1942)
The 153rd Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II, active from March to December 1942. For its actions in the Battle of Stalingrad it became the 57th Guards Rifle Division. History Colonel Nikolay Aleksandrovich Nikitin (general), Nikolay Aleksandrovich Nikitin was appointed division commander in February 1942. The division formed at Chapayevsk in the Volga Military District beginning on 4 March, in accordance with an order of 1 February. The division arrived on the Stalingrad Front on 12 July, as part of the 63rd Army (Soviet Union), 63rd Army. The division took defensive positions on the left bank of the Don (river), Don near the stanitsas of Kazanskaya, Rostov Oblast, Kazanskaya and Vyoshenskaya. Nikitin was sent to command training courses and replaced by Colonel Andrey Pavlovich Karnov on 10 October. The 153rd fought as part of the Don Front and then shifted to the Southwestern Front (Soviet Union), Southwestern Front on 29 October. Unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Army Flag
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to Orange (colour), orange and opposite Violet (color), violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged Scarlet (color), scarlet and Vermilion, vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy (color), burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayan civilization, Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman Empire, Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"
The 9th Infantry Division Pasubio () was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Pasubio was classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. The division was formed as an infantry division in 1934, reorganized as auto-transportable division in 1939 and mobilized in August 1940. It was named for the battles on Pasubio during World War I. Its 79th Infantry Regiment and 8th Artillery Regiment were made up of men from Verona, while the ranks of the 80th Regiment were filled with men from Mantua. Its I CC.NN. Battalion "Sabauda" was made up of Blackshirt volunteers from Turin. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Roma" established in Rome on 1 November 1884 with the 79th and 80th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I. On 20 December 1926 the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Archives Of The Russian Ministry Of Defence
The Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (; TsAMO RF) are located in Podolsk, just south of the city of Moscow. As a departmental archive of Russia, it stores documents of different staffs and offices, associations and formations, units, institutions and military academies of the Soviet Defence Ministry from 1941 until the end of the 1980s. It comes under the command of the Rear Services of the Armed Forces of Russia. It has data on the history, culture and military education of the Ministry of Defence (Russia). Founded in 1936, the archive moved to Podolsk in Moscow Oblast around 1946. In 1992 a branch of TsAMO was established in Pugachyov in Saratov Oblast. Colonel Igor Albertovich Permyakov serves as head of the archivе, in post in 2010 and still . History TsAMO was founded on 2 July 1936 as the archives department of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union (NKO). In 1941, it was evacuated to the town of Buzuluk in Ore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guards Unit (Soviet Union)
Guards units () were elite units and formations in the Soviet Armed Forces that continue to exist in the Russian Armed Forces and other post-Soviet states. These units were awarded Guards status after distinguishing themselves in wartime service, and are considered to have elite status. The Guards designation originated during World War II, its name coming both from the Russian Imperial Guard, and the old Bolshevik Red Guards. Practical benefits of the status included double pay for ordinary soldiers, usually priority in equipment and replacements, and the designation often served as a morale-boosting source of unit pride. History The title of Guards within the Soviet Armed Forces was first introduced on 18 September 1941, at the direction of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command (Stavka). By order No. 308 of the People's Commissar of Defence, the 100th, 127th, 153rd and 161st Rifle Divisions were renamed the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Guards Rifle Divisions, respecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast
Millerovo (, Ukrainian: Міллерово) is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, close to the border with Ukraine. Population History It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller, who set up a farm estate after he received vacant land by the river deep in the Decree of the Empress Catherine the Great on February 14, 1786. At the end of the 19th century, it became an important railway hub. Facilities were built to process a large part of agricultural products coming from the areas of the upper Don and Ukraine to send to the central provinces of Russia. It was granted town status in 1926. During World War II, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by Wehrmacht forces occurred around the town as part of the German Case Blue, resulting in around 50,000 Soviet soldiers being captured. Conversely, in December 1942 the Soviets encircled retreating German and Italian units u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Transport Brigade (Independent State Of Croatia)
The Light Transport Brigade (, ) was a military unit of the Independent State of Croatia's Croatian Home Guard which fought alongside the Royal Italian Army on the Eastern Front. It was attached to the 3rd Cavalry Division of the 8th Italian Army, which was in turn subordinate to the German Army Group B. The legion was composed of about 1,215 volunteers divided into 3 Infantry Companies, 1 Machine-Gun Company, 1 (81mm) Mortar Company and 1 (65mm) Artillery Battery. The unit was formed by Italian request in July 1941, after a meeting between Italian General Antonio Oxilio, delivering a letter from the Italian High Command, and Poglavnik Ante Pavelić. However, it remained in the Independent State of Croatia until December when it was finally moved to Italy. Upon completion of their training the unit was visited by Croatian field marshal Slavko Kvaternik in early 1941. By 16 April 1942 it arrived on the Eastern Front. It fought until December 1942 when it was destroyed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Little Saturn Battles On The Front Of
Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Man Publishing's house organ for articles and discussion about its wargaming products * ''The Operation'' (film), a 1973 British television film * ''The Operation'' (1990), a crime, drama, TV movie starring Joe Penny, Lisa Hartman, and Jason Beghe * The Operation M.D., formerly The Operation, a Canadian garage rock band * "Operation", a song by Relient K from ''The Creepy EP'', 2001 Television Episodes * "The Operation", ''Sky Dancers'' episode 27 (1996) * "The Operation", ''The Golden Girls'' season 1, episode 18 (1986) * "The Operation", ''You're Only Young Twice'' (1997) series 2, episode 8 (1978) Shows * ''The Operation'' (1992–1998), a reality television series from TLC Business * Manufacturing operations, operation of a facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belaya Gorka 1-ya
Belaya Gorka 1-ya () is a rural locality (a selo) in Sukhodonetskoye Rural Settlement, Bogucharsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 169 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography Belaya Gorka 1-ya is located 46 km southeast of Boguchar Boguchar () is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don River), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: H ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sukhoy Donets is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Bogucharsky District {{Bogucharsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhoy Donets
Sukhoy Donets () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Sukhodonetskoye Rural Settlement, Bogucharsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 788 as of 2010. There are 12 streets. Geography Sukhoy Donets is located 41 km southeast of Boguchar Boguchar () is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don River), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: H ... (the district's administrative centre) by road, on the Don River. Monastyrshchina is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Bogucharsky District {{Bogucharsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastyrshchina, Voronezh Oblast
Monastyrshchina () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Monastyrshchinskoye Rural Settlement, Bogucharsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,156 as of 2010. There are 11 streets. Geography Monastyrshchina is located on the right bank of the Don River, 36 km southeast of Boguchar Boguchar () is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don River), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: H ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sukhoy Donets is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Bogucharsky District {{Bogucharsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrosimovo, Voronezh Oblast
Abrosimovo () is a rural locality (a selo) in Dyachenkovskoye Rural Settlement of Bogucharsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 94 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography Abrosimovo is located 31 km southeast of Boguchar Boguchar () is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don River), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: H ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dedovka is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Rostov Oblast {{RostovOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
