The division traces its history to the 21st Division of the Moscow People's Militia, formed in July 1941. In August–September 1941 the division became the 173rd Rifle Division (2nd Formation). The first formation of the division had been destroyed in the Battle of Uman in early August 1941. From the autumn of 1942, the 173rd Rifle Division participated in the Battle of Stalingrad, leading the defensive and offensive operations north-west of Stalingrad and in the city.
In accordance with Order of the NKO number 104 dated March 1, 1943 173rd Rifle Division was converted to 77th Guards Rifle Division – for successful combat operations on the Stalingrad front. It was part of the 61st Army (June 1943 - February 1944) and the 69th Army (April 1945 - May 1945).
After World War II
Reduced to 10th Brigade 1946–52, became 77th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957 at Arkhangelsk.[2]
Matvey Burlakov commanded the division from September 1973 to December 1975.[3] In the northern autumn of 1989 transferred to the Northern Fleet and became a coastal defence division.[4] Reduced to 163rd Separate Coastal Defence Brigade on 1 December 1994. Brigade disbanded 1 March 1996. On November 28, 1998, the divisional banner and other regalia was given to the 332nd Naval Infantry Battalion of the Caspian Flotilla, which became the 600th Moscow-Chernigov Naval Infantry Battalion. Reformed as 77th Brigade in December 2000,[5] but disbanded in March 2009, though it appears the two separate subordinate Naval Infantry battalions remained.[6]
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77th, guards, rifle, division, infantry, division, soviet, union, army, during, world, 173rd, rifle, divisionactive1943, 1957countrysoviet, unionallegiancered, armybranchred, army, 1943, 1946, soviet, army, 1946, 1957, sizedivisiongarrison, hqarkhangelsk, lesn. The 77th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union s Red Army during World War II 173rd Rifle Division77th Guards Rifle DivisionActive1943 1957CountrySoviet UnionAllegianceRed ArmyBranchRed Army 1943 1946 Soviet Army 1946 1957 SizeDivisionGarrison HQArkhangelsk Lesnaya Rechka Arkhangelsk Oblast 1 CommandersNotablecommandersVasily AskalepovWorld War II and Stalingrad EditThe division traces its history to the 21st Division of the Moscow People s Militia formed in July 1941 In August September 1941 the division became the 173rd Rifle Division 2nd Formation The first formation of the division had been destroyed in the Battle of Uman in early August 1941 From the autumn of 1942 the 173rd Rifle Division participated in the Battle of Stalingrad leading the defensive and offensive operations north west of Stalingrad and in the city In accordance with Order of the NKO number 104 dated March 1 1943 173rd Rifle Division was converted to 77th Guards Rifle Division for successful combat operations on the Stalingrad front It was part of the 61st Army June 1943 February 1944 and the 69th Army April 1945 May 1945 After World War II EditReduced to 10th Brigade 1946 52 became 77th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957 at Arkhangelsk 2 Matvey Burlakov commanded the division from September 1973 to December 1975 3 In the northern autumn of 1989 transferred to the Northern Fleet and became a coastal defence division 4 Reduced to 163rd Separate Coastal Defence Brigade on 1 December 1994 Brigade disbanded 1 March 1996 On November 28 1998 the divisional banner and other regalia was given to the 332nd Naval Infantry Battalion of the Caspian Flotilla which became the 600th Moscow Chernigov Naval Infantry Battalion Reformed as 77th Brigade in December 2000 5 but disbanded in March 2009 though it appears the two separate subordinate Naval Infantry battalions remained 6 References Edit Michael Holm Michael Holm http www ww2 dk new army msd 77gvmsd htm Archived 2015 04 02 at the Wayback Machine Ostavalos dat signal i vse by rinulos Kommersant in Russian 2005 03 28 Retrieved 2023 05 03 V I Feskov et al 2004 and Aleksandr ChEBOTAREV Chebotarev Na to i gvardiya Foto avtora i iz arhiva gvardejskogo soedineniya morskoj pehoty KF Archived 2022 09 13 at the Wayback Machine Krasnaya Zvezda 24 June 2009 Specnaz 77 obrmp Archived from the original on 2013 10 14 Retrieved 2013 04 19 Warfare be Keith E Bonn Slaughterhouse The Handbook of the Eastern Front Aberjona Press Bedford PA 2005 ISBN 0 9717650 9 X Robert G Poirier and Albert Z Conner The Red Army Order of Battle in the Great Patriotic War Novato Presidio Press 1985 ISBN 0 89141 237 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 77th Guards Rifle Division amp oldid 1167440869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
