305th Artillery Brigade (Russia)

305th Artillery Brigade
305th Artillery Brigade
305-я артиллерийская бригада
Founded	26 December 2014
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Artillery brigade
Part of	5th Guards Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Ussuriysk and Pokrovka, Russia
Engagements	Russian invasion of Ukraine

The 305th Gumbinnen Artillery Order of the Red Star Brigade (Russian: 305-я артиллерийская бригада) (MUN 39255) is a tactical formation of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.^[1] The brigade is stationed in the city of Ussuriysk, the village of Pokrovka in Primorsky Krai. The formation is part of the 5th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District.

History

The 305th Artillery Brigade traces its history back to the Great Patriotic War, being the successor of the 20th Special Power Cannon Artillery Regiment (20 pap OM).

In turn, the regiment was created on December 14, 1944 on the basis of the 406th separate heavy cannon artillery division (406th otpadn) and the 8th separate cannon battery (8th OPBATR).

During the Gumbinnen-Gołdap operation in 1944, the 406th otpadn received the honorary name "Gumbinnen", which was transferred to the 20th pap during the reorganization.

The regiment served in the Active Army from December 14, 1944 to May 9, 1945 and from August 9 to September 3, 1945.^[2]

The 20th Pap ended the war in the Far East, where it participated in the Soviet-Japanese War as part of the 5th Army.^[3]

In the 1960s, the 20th Cannon Artillery Regiment was reformed into the 305th Artillery Brigade.

The unit's anniversaries are celebrated annually on December 28.^[4]

On August 11, 2011, the brigade was presented with a new-style banner.^[5]

External links

Media related to 305th Artillery Brigade at Wikimedia Commons

References

Citations

^ "По итогам летнего периода обучения 305 Гумбиненская Ордена Красной Звезды артиллерийская бригада". Вести Приморье. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
^ Перечень №13 ГШ ВС СССР от 18.01.1960 (артполки в составе действующей армии в годы ВОВ)
^ Feskov, Kalashnikov & Golikov 2003, p. 482.
^ "305 артиллерийская бригада отметила свой день рождения". Золото Уссурийска. 2013-12-30. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
^ "Приморским артиллерийским соединениям Восточного военного округа". Пресс-служба Восточного военного округа. 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2018-10-19.

Bibliography

Feskov, V. I.; Kalashnikov, K. A.; Golikov, V. I. (2003). Красная Армия в победах и поражениях 1941—1945 гг. [The Red Army in victories and defeats 1941-1945] (in Russian). Tomsk: Tomsk University Publishing House. ISBN 5-7511-1624-0.
Феськов В. И., Голиков В. И., Калашников К. А., Слугин С. А. (2013). Вооружённые Силы СССР после Второй мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской. Часть 1: Сухопутные войска (in Russian). Томск: Издательство Томского университета. ISBN 978-5-89503-530-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:3-1] "По итогам летнего периода обучения 305 Гумбиненская Ордена Красной Звезды артиллерийская бригада". Вести Приморье. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2018-10-19.

[2] Перечень №13 ГШ ВС СССР от 18.01.1960 (артполки в составе действующей армии в годы ВОВ)

[FOOTNOTEFeskovKalashnikovGolikov2003482-3] Feskov, Kalashnikov & Golikov 2003, p. 482.

[:2-4] "305 артиллерийская бригада отметила свой день рождения". Золото Уссурийска. 2013-12-30. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2018-10-19.

[5] "Приморским артиллерийским соединениям Восточного военного округа". Пресс-служба Восточного военного округа. 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2018-10-19.

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