32nd Guards Mechanized Division (? – 4 Jun 1957) 41st Guards Tank Division (4 Jun 1957 – 1 Nov 1965) 117th Guards Tank Division (1 Nov 1965 – 11 Jan 1968) 117th Guards Tank Training Division (11 Jan 1968 – 1 Sep 1987) 119th Guards District Training Center (1 Sep 1987 – 2000 (?)) 62nd Mechanized Brigade (2000–2004)
After the war, and several redesignations, the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 117th Guards Tank Training Division. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the 117th Guards Tank Training Division was succeeded by the 62nd Mechanized Brigade, which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014).
In 1945, the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 32nd Guards Mechanized Division. It moved to Berdichev and later became part of the 8th Mechanized Army.[4]
On 4 June 1957, the division was converted into the 41st Guards Tank Division and the army became the 8th Tank Army. The 76th Separate Tank Training Battalion was disbanded in 1960. On 19 February 1962, the 685th Separate Missile Battalion and 437th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion were activated. On 11 January 1965, the division was renamed the 117th Guards Tank Division, restoring its World War II number. In 1968, the 129th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion became an engineer-sapper unit. On 1 November of that year, the division became a training tank division and was directly subordinated to the Carpathian Military District. On 1 September 1987, it became the 119th Guards District Training Center.[5]
On 1 December 2000, the training center was disbanded, and its units used to form the 62nd Mechanized Brigade. In 2004, the brigade was converted into the 26th Artillery Brigade.[6]
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Michael Holm, 117th Guards Tank Division, 2015.
January 06, 2023
26th, artillery, brigade, ukraine, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 26th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces based in Berdychiv It traces its history to the 117th Guards Rifle Division of the Second World War 2 117th Guards Rifle Division32nd Guards Mechanized Division 4 Jun 1957 41st Guards Tank Division 4 Jun 1957 1 Nov 1965 117th Guards Tank Division 1 Nov 1965 11 Jan 1968 117th Guards Tank Training Division 11 Jan 1968 1 Sep 1987 119th Guards District Training Center 1 Sep 1987 2000 62nd Mechanized Brigade 2000 2004 26th Artillery BrigadeActive1942 presentCountryUkraine from 1992 BranchUkrainian Ground ForcesTypeArtillerySizeBrigadePart ofOperational Command NorthGarrison HQBerdychivEngagementsWar in DonbasCommandersCurrentcommanderLt Col Andranyk Hasparyan 1 After the war and several redesignations the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 117th Guards Tank Training Division After the collapse of the Soviet Union the 117th Guards Tank Training Division was succeeded by the 62nd Mechanized Brigade which in turn was created 26th Artillery Brigade based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18 06 2004 312 1 014 The brigade is operating Panzerhaubitze 2000 self propelled howitzers gifted by Germany and the Netherlands during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine artillery used in the Battle of Bakhmut 3 Cold War EditIn 1945 the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 32nd Guards Mechanized Division It moved to Berdichev and later became part of the 8th Mechanized Army 4 On 4 June 1957 the division was converted into the 41st Guards Tank Division and the army became the 8th Tank Army The 76th Separate Tank Training Battalion was disbanded in 1960 On 19 February 1962 the 685th Separate Missile Battalion and 437th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion were activated On 11 January 1965 the division was renamed the 117th Guards Tank Division restoring its World War II number In 1968 the 129th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion became an engineer sapper unit On 1 November of that year the division became a training tank division and was directly subordinated to the Carpathian Military District On 1 September 1987 it became the 119th Guards District Training Center 5 On 1 December 2000 the training center was disbanded and its units used to form the 62nd Mechanized Brigade In 2004 the brigade was converted into the 26th Artillery Brigade 6 Current Structure EditAs of 2017 the brigade s structure is as follows 26th Artillery Brigade Berdychiv Headquarters amp Headquarters Battery 1st Self propelled Artillery Battalion 2S19 Msta S 2nd Self propelled Artillery Battalion 2S19 Msta S 3rd Self propelled Artillery Battalion 2S5 Giatsint S 4th Anti tank Artillery Battalion MT 12 Rapira Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 14th Motorized Infantry Battalion Cherkasy Engineer Company Maintenance Company Logistic Company CBRN defense PlatoonReferences Edit Sinyelnikova Yuliya Parad i novij styag yak 26 ta artilerijska brigada ZSU vidznachila svoye 15 richchya www 5 ua Retrieved 19 June 2020 Feskov et al 2013 205 Ukraine battles Russian advance in key town of Bakhmut www aljazeera com Holm Michael 8th Tank Army www ww2 dk Retrieved 10 March 2016 Holm Michael 117th Guards Training Tank Division www ww2 dk Retrieved 10 March 2016 Zonov Ihor 5 July 2012 U 26 yi artilerijskoyi brigadi profesijne svyato 26th Artillery Brigade celebrates professional holiday RIO Berdychiv in Ukrainian Archived from the original on 29 January 2018 Retrieved 19 February 2018 Michael Holm 117th Guards Tank Division 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 26th Artillery Brigade Ukraine amp oldid 1131367651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
