История 74 гвардейской артиллерийской дивизии - фотографии

Image: Colonel Gubar, deputy commander of the artillery of the 2nd Belorussian Front for political affairs

Image: The personnel of the regiment taking the military red banner of the regiment takes the military oath.

Image: Continuing a successful offensive in Belarus, our troops completed in June the defeat of the central group of Germans near Minsk, the encirclement and destruction of 30 German divisions, where the regiment took an active part in combat, after which from 8.VIII to 13.VIII 1944. the regiment fought stubborn battles on the Bobyor River for the city and the Osovets fortress. On August 13, our troops seized the city and the Osovets fortress by storm. For military distinctions, for exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in the struggle against the German invaders, for taking possession of the city and fortress Osovets and for the valor and courage shown at the same time, the regiment received a thanks of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Image: The commander of the 2nd battalion, Major Tychinin, a young talented artillery officer, was brave and courageous in battle. As a communist, he always knew his place in battle and was ahead. For courage and valour he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Patriotic War. The death of the brave died in an offensive battle in the Lipyanka region; 11 km south of Ostrolenok. On September 6, 1944, the regiment personnel took leave of their comrade in three volleys from 24 guns at the German invaders.

Image: Finishing the cleansing of the Belarusian land from Hitler's scum and before our troops entered Polish territory, the enemy stubbornly resisted our advancing units, going over to counterattacks, throwing large forces of tanks and infantry into battle. Stubborn battles broke out in the area of height 165.3 7 km south-west of the city of Zambrov, where the regiment successfully repulsed all enemy counterattacks. In the photo: German tank "Tiger" hit by well-aimed fire of the 5th battery (battery commander, Captain Konokhov), which, like many others, was permanently out of order.

Image: The chief of staff of the regiment, Major Borovitsky II. In the offensive battles for the liberation of Belarus and the friendly country of Poland, he skillfully organized the clear operational and tactical work of the headquarters to carry out the combat missions of the regiment. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree and the medal For Courage.

Image: Party organizer of the 1st battery, gun commander Senior Sergeant M. Kalashnikov prepares a report to the battery party meeting - on the tasks of the communists in the upcoming battles for the capture of the city and the fortress of Osovets.

Image: Deputy Party organizer of the 6th battery senior sergeant P.S. Gorbushev before the start of the battles for the capture of the city and the fortress of Osovets, gives party instructions to the Communists, the intelligence corporal comrade Filimonov and the fireman of the Red Army, comrade Abertas.

Image: After intense offensive battles to destroy the encircled group of Germans in the east of Minsk, the party instructor of the 3rd battery, the gun commander Senior Sergeant Nikitin, with the battery agitators holds a briefing meeting on the tasks of the battery personnel in the upcoming offensive battles.

Image: Lance corporal Gorbachev, the commander of the communications department of the 2nd division, is a brave, courageous signalman. He perfectly mastered his specialty, for which he was awarded the badge "Excellent signalman". In battles he shows courage and courage, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree and the medal For Courage.

Image: The commander of the gun of the 3rd battery, communist senior sergeant P.P. Rudenko - the best editor of the combat leaflet, which he has been editing since the beginning of the Patriotic War. He is the best agitator in the regiment. After the battle, Comrade Rudenko in his firing platoon talks about the regiment's combat path for the liberation of Belarus and about awarding the regiment with the third order, the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Image: In a break between battles, the regiment's party bureau in full strength at its meeting with the participation of the battery party organizers, hears the best party organizer of the battery, the party organizer of the 4th battery, Sergeants Trachevsky, about the experience of party political work in offensive battles for the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. August 1944

Image: Newspapers, magazines, letters are the spiritual food of the warriors. This is well understood by the postman of the regiment, the Red Army communist comrade M.P. Reznichenko.

Image: The presidium of the general party meeting of the regiment, held on July 12, 1944 in the eastern region of Minsk, with a discussion of the report of the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Akhtyrchenko, on the results of hostilities and the march in June-July 1944 and the tasks of the regiment's communists in the upcoming march.

Image: Communist gun commander of the 6th battery Geisik P.P.