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

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. Its

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is 31135 (military unit 31135). Abbreviated name - 1 Guards msp. The regiment is part of the

2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division The 2nd Guards Mikhail Kalinin, M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division is a Russian Guards, Guards Mechanized infantry, mechanised infantry Division (military), division of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number is 23626. The 2nd ...

with a permanent deployment point in the town of

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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

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dated December 30, 1953, was reorganized and renamed with the preservation of previously assigned distinctions and names to the 73rd Guards Mechanized Regiment (

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61896) 23rd Guards Mechanized Division (2nd formation). 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

. 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.” 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

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numbering, "1", and thus became the 1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment. With the rest of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, the regiment was involved in the initial

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. There it is reported to have lost its commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Mezhuyev. Ukrainian prosecutors accused a member of the regiment of robbing civilians in the village of ,

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References

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