History of the 129th Rifle Division - images

Image: One by one, the people of our divisions speak at the rally.

Image: Divisional Chief of Staff Fadeev read out the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of October 9, 1943

Image: Division Commander Major General Bushev opens rally

Image: Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Comrade Stalin of October 9, 1943 on the transformation of our division into the 129th Guards Rifle Division

Image: Taman battles

Image: Lukyan Torba from Taganrog

Image: Pages from the magazine 591 regiment

Image: Handwritten magazine published in 591 regiments. Editor Captain Sakhno, artist Lieutenant Kozlovsky

Image: From the coast to the front line went the so-called "all-terrain vehicles" of "Malaya Zemlya", delivering ammunition, equipment, food

Image: ... There were such minutes on "Small land"

Image: The coast of "Small land" was shelled day and night. Thousands of shells and bombs exploded on land and water

Image: Under cover of night, caravans of small ships departed from the city of Gelendzhik to "Malaya Zemlya"

Image: After the presentation of the orders, the army commander made a speech. “We are in a responsible sector of the front,” he said. - Our land, though small, fetters the great forces of the Germans. I am faithful that you will do whatever it takes to win

Image: Ostapenko, Zhukovsky, Petryaev, Samarkhanov, Vorobyov, Chechin, Yakkov, Alekseenko, Rakhimov, Naydenov, Rezanov, Grigorenko, Bolbas, Safaryan - all of them received the Order of the Red Banner that day. Orders of the Patriotic War I and II degrees were received by Goroshin, Klimenko, Orekhov, Koval, Sinyavsky and Mitin

Image: July 6, 1943. "Small Land". Commander of the 18th Airborne Army, Lieutenant General Leselidze presents orders to the people of our units