This virtual photo exhibition of mine presents photographs of Russian Soldiers who served in the ranks of the legendary 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division permanently stationed in the Chechen Republic.The 42nd Division was disbanded with a stroke of the pen of the then Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and divided into three separate Guards brigades ...
1. Tank driver. Chechnya
Today a decision has been made to revive the legendary “most belligerent” “Chechen division”.
According to the Press Service of the Southern Military District, by the end of 2016, the formation of
The location of the motorized rifle and artillery regiments, engineering and reconnaissance and medical units of the division will be military camps in the settlement. Khankala, Kalinovskaya, Shali and Borzoi.
Military units and subunits of the formation will be staffed exclusively by contract servicemen who are undergoing recertification. All the necessary social infrastructure has been created to accommodate personnel in military camps.
The armament of the formed motorized rifle formation will consist of new and modernized models of weapons and military equipment, incl. T-72B3 tanks, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Grad-M multiple launch rocket systems, Msta-S 152-mm self-propelled howitzers, etc.
2. New recruits for contract in the Orthodox Church in N of the item. Kalinovskaya, Chechen Republic 
3. Contractors and Snowman 
4. Ready for battle! Checkpoint on the outskirts of the settlement Khankala 
5. A drop of water and that in half! Chechen Republic, a landfill in the area of the settlement Greyhound 
6. Spetsnaz has arrived! .. Chechen Republic 
7. We are with Mukhtar! A contract soldier with his comrade-in-arms - 172nd OKO (separate canine detachment), Khankala, Chechen Republic 
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42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division- a military unit of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Armed Forces of Russia. In June 2009, within the framework of the ongoing reform in the armed forces of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the 42nd motorized rifle division, three motorized rifle brigades of constant readiness of a new organizational structure of about 3.5 thousand people each were created. 17th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Borzoi, Chechen Republic) ex. 291st Guards MSP, 18th Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Brigade (Khankala and Kalinovskaya, Chechen Republic). The headquarters of the brigades are located in the settlements of Khankala, Shali and Borzoi.
History
- The formation was formed in July 1940 in Vologda as the 111th Infantry Division on the basis of the 29th Reserve Brigade of the Arkhangelsk Military District. She met the war as part of the Kiev Special Military District in the Vinnitsa region.
- On March 17, 1942, for the courage and courage shown in the battles with the German invaders, for the discipline, organization, heroism of the personnel, the 111th Infantry Division was reorganized into the 24th Guards Infantry Division by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 78. With the beginning of counter-offensive operations, the division takes part in the liberation of the South of Ukraine and Crimea. For successful hostilities to capture the cities of Yevpatoria and Saki, by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 0185 dated April 24, 1944, she was given the honorary name "Yevpatoriya", and for participation in the battles for the liberation of Sevastopol, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 25, 1944, she was awarded the order Red Banner. Later he took part in the liberation of Western Ukraine and Poland. At the final stage of the Great Patriotic War, as part of the strike group of the 1st Ukrainian Front, the division takes part in the Berlin offensive operation. Over 14,000 officers, sergeants and soldiers of the unit were awarded orders and medals for their courage and heroism during the war years, 11 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- At the end of World War II, the division was withdrawn to the Bryansk region and included in the Smolensk military district. In February 1946 it was included in the Moscow Military District.
- By September 1, 1949, the division was relocated to the city of Grozny in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and its reorganization into the 24th Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Mountain Rifle Division of the North Caucasus Military District, which took place in 1950, was rearmed for 1951-1954. mountain training.
- On June 1, 1957, the compound was reorganized into the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division of the 12th Army Corps.
- In the late 1960s. the division became a training division. In 1987, the 42nd Guards Training Motorized Rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Division was reorganized into the 173rd Guards District Training Evpatoria Red Banner Training Center for junior specialists (motorized rifle troops).
- The division was equipped with a double staff of armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition. In case of war, it was supposed to create two full-blooded divisions on its base. One was already and only from training became combat. The second was mobilized by the local population. For her, the second staff of weapons, ammunition and ammunition, which were stored in her arsenals, was intended.
- By the summer of 1991, the training division had more than 400 armored vehicles. These were mainly tanks: T-62, T-72, BMP-1, various MTLB special vehicles, etc.
- The district training center included:
- 70th Guards Training Motorized Rifle Regiment (Grozny);
- 71st Guards Training Motorized Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Grozny);
- 72nd Guards Training Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment (Grozny);
- 392th training tank regiment (Shali);
- 50th Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Grozny);
- 1203rd training anti-aircraft artillery regiment;
- The 95th separate training missile division (Grozny);
- 479th separate training communications battalion (Grozny);
- 539th separate training engineer battalion (Shali);
- 367th separate training automobile battalion;
- 106th separate medical training battalion.
- From September to December 1991, part of the equipment and weapons was removed from Chechnya by rail. But no more than 20% of the funds available there.
- In 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was disbanded. By the directive of the General Staff No. 314/3/0159 of January 4, 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was to be disbanded, and the weapons were to be exported.
- By telegram from the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army P. S. Grachev, dated May 20, 1992, the commander of the North Caucasian Military District was allowed to transfer 50 percent of the military equipment and weapons to the Chechen Republic from the presence of the 173rd Guards OTC.
- In 1992, when the division was disbanded, the Chechen Republic received: 42 tanks, 36 BMP-2, 14 armored personnel carriers, 44 MTLB, 139 guns and mortars, 101 anti-tank weapons, 27 multiple launch rocket systems, 2 helicopters, 268 aircraft, of which 5 are combat ones, 57,000 units of small arms, 27 wagons of ammunition, 3 thousand tons of fuels and lubricants, 254 tons of food.
- In December 1999, a decision was made to deploy the division on a permanent basis in the Chechen Republic. At the same time, the arrangement of the division's deployment sites began, which was completed during 2000. The division became part of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Red Banner North Caucasian Military District.
- In March 2000, in accordance with the directive of the Chief of the General Staff, the 506th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Volga Military District entered as the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment in the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division being formed on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
- For this, in the village of Khankala in the suburbs of Grozny, a military town with all the infrastructure was laid out. There were erected 20 modular-type prefabricated panel barracks, a hospital, and several warehouse hangars.
- On April 1, 2000, in the city of Podolsk, Moscow Region, the 478th Separate Guards Order of the Red Star communications battalion (battalion commander - Guards Major D. Polynkov) was awarded the Battle Banner. By the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, the battalion was included in the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, stationed in the Chechen Republic.
- On April 14, 2000, the 478th guards brigade arrived at the place of permanent deployment.
- April 4, 2000 from n. Alabino, Moscow Region, the 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment, formed on the basis of the 2d Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Order of the October Revolution of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov of the MI Kalinin Division, left the division. The regiment was redeployed to the village of Kalinovskaya in the Naursky district without military equipment. The number of the regiment is 2.5 thousand servicemen. They were recruited from the Moscow and other military districts. During April 2000, the regiment received weapons and equipment, and the units arrived at their places of permanent deployment.
- According to the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Military District also formed a division management. In the future, the Moscow Military District carries out the rotation of officers and warrant officers.
- In the division of servicemen doing military service under contract up to 50%, servicemen doing military service by conscription have served for at least 6 months.
- On April 13, 2000, the 72nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment arrived at the village of Kalinovskaya, Naursky District.
- On May 15, 2000, in Kalinovskaya, they began to equip the regiment. In early July 2000, the regiment's small town was commissioned.
- In mid-April 2000, the 291st Guards Motorcycle Rifle Regiment was dispatched from the Leningrad Military District to the place of permanent deployment in Chechnya.
- At first, it was decided to place the regiment in N of the item. Itum-Kale. At the end of June 2000, it was decided to place the regiment in the settlement. Greyhound because of the difficult terrain and for the sake of saving money.
- On April 28, 2000, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Marshal I.D.Sergeev, reported to and. O. President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the completion of the formation of the 42nd motorized rifle division.
- On May 1, 2000, the formation of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division was completed. The management of the division and regiments were awarded the Battle Banners, but without orders and registration cards. The historical form of the formation was not transferred to the division headquarters.
- The government allocated $ 1.5 billion for the development of military towns and forts, and 6,000 military builders and civilian specialists, as well as about 450 units of construction equipment, took part in their development.
- Since May 2000, the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment has been serving in the village of Shali. It is staffed by 35% soldiers and sergeants under contract, mainly from the Tyumen region. The regiment's battalions consist of four companies.
- By the end of July 2000, the 1st stage of the division's deployment was completed. In Khankala, the restoration of capital buildings and technical facilities was completed; in the Kalinovskaya garrison, a complex of buildings and structures was put into operation. In the Borzoi garrison, the work was completed by the end of 2000.
- The second stage of equipping the division was completed in 2001, and the construction of the garrison's parking and storage areas was completed.
- The division is deployed in four garrisons and its composition (15,000 people - 1,450 officers and 600 warrant officers, 130 tanks, 350 armored combat vehicles, 200 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 100 artillery guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm, 5 heavy bridgelayers) includes 5 regiments, 9 separate battalions and divisions and support units:
- Division headquarters (Khankala);
- 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (p. Shali);
- 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Khankala);
- 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment (village Kalinovskaya, Naursky District, 2,600 men, military unit 42839); -
- 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Borzoi, military unit 44822);
- 50th Guards Artillery Regiment (Shali);
- 478th Separate Guards Order of the Red Star Signal Battalion (Khankala); -
- 539th separate engineer battalion;
- 524th separate repair and restoration battalion;
- 474th separate logistics battalion;
- 106th separate medical battalion.
- The regiments in Shali and Itum-Kale were placed in the fortresses. Forts were built for them, taking into account protection from fire damage. In Itum-Kala, a deep ditch was dug along the perimeter of the fortress to enhance the security of the military personnel. Firing points were installed on the fortress towers to exercise control over the adjacent territories. On the heights around the fortress, 6 points of fire support for the fortress garrison, as well as other fortifications, were created.
- As part of the ongoing reform in the armed forces of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the 42nd motorized rifle division, three motorized rifle brigades of constant readiness of a new organizational structure of about 3.5 thousand people each have been created. 17th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Shali, Chechen Republic) ex. 291st Guards MSP, 18th Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Brigade (Khankala and Kalinovskaya, Chechen Republic).
Combat path during the Great Patriotic War
- The history of the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division begins on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. The division was formed in July 1940 in Vologda as the 111th Infantry Division on the basis of the 29th Reserve Brigade of the Arkhangelsk Military District.
- In the army from June 22, 1941 to March 17, 1942. On June 22, 1941, he was deployed in summer camps near Vologda.
- On July 16, 1940, the division was fully formed. July 16, 1940 is the day of the unit. Until March 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was kept in a 3,000-strong state.
- According to the "Information on the deployment of the USSR Armed Forces in case of war in the West" prepared by N.F.
- From 10 to 20 June 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was replenished with 6,000 registered personnel. Peacetime staff No. 4/120 in the spring of 1941 numbered 5,900.
- The division met the beginning of the war in the region of Vinnitsa. On June 22, 1941, the 111th Infantry Division met in field camps in the Kushchub training center, which is 50 km from Vologda.
- From 24 to 30 June 1941, the 111th rifle division was included in the 41st rifle corps of the Moscow Military District. The division was redeployed through Yaroslavl and Leningrad. From the 41st, the division departed to the North-Western Front. On June 30, 1941, the corps arrived in the Ostrov area of the Pskov region to engage in defense in the Ostrovsky and Pskov fortified areas. Under enemy fire, units of the division disembarked at the stations of Pskov, Cherskaya, Ostrov and straight from the wheels into battle. On July 10, the first division commander, Colonel I. M. Ivanov, was killed.
- On July 1, 1941, the 41st Rifle Corps became part of the 11th Army of the North-Western Front. From 3 to 4 July 1941, the division was baptized by fire at the turn of the Velikaya River near the city of Ostrov.
- On August 1, 1941, the corps became part of the Luga operational group of the North-Western Front. The division defended itself north-west of the city of Luga and the Luga River, in the area of the village of Maramorka (35 km from Pskov towards Luga). September 1, 1941 - as part of the Southern Task Force of the Leningrad Front.
- From October 1, the division was directly subordinate to the commander of the Leningrad Front.
- In October 1941, the 111th Infantry Division came out of the encirclement. The division was completed.
- On November 1, 1941, the division became part of the 52nd separate army.
- November 10 - December 30, 1941, the division as part of the 52nd separate army took part in the Tikhvin offensive operation. She also took part in the Luban operation.
- On November 12, 1941, the division, as part of the 52nd separate army, launched an offensive north and south of Malaya Vishera, inflicting a flank attack at the base of the enemy wedge. For a week on the outskirts of Malaya Vishera there were heated battles. The 259th, 267th and 111th rifle divisions, due to shortcomings in organizing the offensive, broke through the enemy's defenses only on November 18, liberated a number of settlements and, on the night of November 20, captured Malaya Vishera.
- On December 16, the troops of the 52nd separate army, having defeated the enemy garrison in Bolshaya Vishera, began to move towards the Volkhov River.
- The troops of the 4th and 52nd armies, united on December 17, 1941 in the Volkhov front, reached the Volkhov River by the end of December and captured several bridgeheads on its left bank, throwing the Nazi troops back to the line from which they launched an offensive on Tikhvin ...
- On December 17, 1941, a division as part of the 52nd Army of the Volkhov Front, in accordance with the directive of the Supreme Command Headquarters No. 005826, received the task of capturing Novgorod and a further offensive in the direction of Solets to ensure the offensive of the Volkhov Front to the north-west.
- On February 1, 1942, the division became part of the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front. From March 1, 1942, the division operated as part of the operational group of General Korovnikov of the 59th Army of the Volkhov Front.
- On March 17, 1942, for the courage and courage shown in the battles with the German invaders, for the discipline, organization, heroism of the personnel, the 111th Infantry Division was reorganized into the 24th Guards Infantry Division by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 78.
- In August 1942, in the area of the village of Valkovo near Volkhov, the division was awarded the Guards Banner. At the end of August 1942, the division, as part of the 6th Guards Rifle Corps, became part of the 8th Army of the Volkhov Front. From August 19 to October 1, 1942, the division took part in the Sinyavino offensive operation.
- On the right flank of the 8th Army, Major General S.T.Biyakov's 6th Guards Rifle Corps, which included the 3rd, 19th and 24th Guards and 128th Rifle Divisions, was advancing on Sinyavino.
- On September 6, 1942, the division was withdrawn from the 6th Guards Rifle Corps and began to report directly to the commander of the 8th Army. Subsequently, the 8th Army, consisting of the 24th Guards, 265th, 11th, 286th Infantry Divisions and the 1st Separate Mountain Rifle Brigade, received the task of firmly holding the line Kelkolovo - 1st Estonian settlement - Tortolovo - Voronovo and reliably support actions 2 th shock army from counterstrikes from the south.
- On October 15, 1942, the division was withdrawn from the Volkhov Front into the reserve of the Supreme Command Headquarters. It was redeployed by railway on the route Tikhvin - Cherepovets - Vologda - Yaroslavl - Moscow - Tambov - Platonovka station. Then the division made a foot march near Rasskazovo. Here the division became part of the 1st Guards Rifle Corps of the 2nd Guards Army. Replenishment came to the division, mainly cadets of military schools and sailors of the Pacific Fleet.
- In the afternoon of December 4, 1942, the division received an order to load it into railway trains, and by nightfall, the first divisions of the division were already getting into the carriages. The division was unloaded at the Ilovlya and Log stations. For the first day, the division made a march of 65 km, for the second - no less. By the evening of December 14, 1942, the division arrived in Kalach.
- At the beginning of December 1942, the 2nd Guards Army was part of the Don Front, and on December 15, when the offensive of German fascist troops from the Kotelnikovsky (Kotelnikovo) area began with the aim of unblocking the encircled troops in Stalingrad, it was transferred to the Stalingrad Front (from 1 January 1943 - Southern Front).
- On December 14, 1942, having received a combat order to move to the line of the Myshkov River, the division made a heavy forced march in winter conditions, passing 200-280 km from the unloading points to the concentration areas.
- By December 19, 1942, the division took up a prepared defense from Nizhne-Kumsky to the south.
- Having entered the battle at the turn of the Myshkova River, the division played a decisive role in repelling the enemy's attack, and on December 24, 1942, the division went on the offensive and forced the Nazi troops to start retreating to the south.
- On December 29, 1942, the division liberated Kotelnikovsky. Developing an offensive in the Rostov direction, the division liberated the city of Novocherkassk on February 13, 1943, and after 3 days reached the Mius River, where, having met stubborn enemy resistance, went on the defensive.
- In August - September 1943, the division, as part of the troops of the Southern Front, participated in the Donbass operation of 1943, and at the end of September - October in the Melitopol operation of 1943, during which in early November it reached the Dnieper River and on the Black Sea coast.
- In December 1943, after stubborn battles, the division took part in eliminating the enemy bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
- In February 1944, the division was redeployed to the area of the Perekop Isthmus and in April-May took part in the Crimean operation of 1944.
- For successful hostilities to capture the cities of Yevpatoria and Saki, by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 0185 dated April 24 (14), 1944, the division was given the honorary name "Yevpatoriya", and for participation in the battles for the liberation of Sevastopol, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 25 (10 July) 1944, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
- Developing a decisive offensive in Crimea, the division, in cooperation with other troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front, liberated the hero city of Sevastopol on May 9, 1944. From 5 to 9 May 1944, the division took part in the assault on Sevastopol. The regiments of the division broke through the enemy's fortifications on the Mekenziev mountains, crossed the seven-kilometer Northern Bay with battles, fought for the liberation of the northern Korabelnaya side, the center of Sevastopol - Rudolf Sloboda.
- In May - June 1944, the division as part of the 2nd Guards Army was redeployed to the area of the cities of Dorogobuzh, Yelnya and on July 8 became part of the 1st Baltic Front.
- In July - August, the division took part in the Siauliai operation of 1944, during which it repelled strong enemy counterattacks west and northwest of Siauliai; in October - in the Memel operation of 1944.
- In December 1944, the division was transferred to the 3rd Belorussian Front and in January - April 1945 it took part in the East Prussian operation of 1945, during which it successfully broke through the long-term enemy defenses, destroyed, together with other front troops, the encircled grouping of the south west of the city of Konigsberg and the enemy's Zemland grouping.
- The division took part in the Insterburg-Königsberg operation, fought 90 kilometers and stormed Königsberg.
- On April 15 and 16, 1945, the successful landing of two tactical landings of the 24th Guards Rifle Division on the dam of the Konigsberg Canal in the Zimmerbude region and fire support by armored boats allowed the 43rd Army to capture the enemy strongholds of Zimmerbude and Peise, to clear the canal dam. This created favorable conditions for the offensive of the front forces along the coast of Frisches Huff and the deployment of armored boats. The division landed on the Fishes - Nerud spit, made a significant contribution to the capture of Pillau.
- At the end of World War II, the division was withdrawn to the Bryansk region and included in the Smolensk military district. Here the division was reorganized into the 3rd Separate Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Rifle Brigade.
Combat route of the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division
The history of the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division begins on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. The division was formed in July 1940 in Vologda as 111th Rifle on the basis of the 29th reserve brigade of the Arkhangelsk military district.
In the army from June 22, 1941 to March 17, 1942. On June 22, 1941, he was deployed in summer camps near Vologda.
On July 16, 1940, the division was fully formed. July 16, 1940 is the day of the unit. Until March 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was kept in a 3,000-strong state.
According to the "Information on the deployment of the Armed Forces of the USSR in case of war in the West" prepared by N.F. Vatutin on 05/13/41, the 111th SD was supposed to be included in the 28th Army as a separate unit.
From 10 to 20 June 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was replenished with 6,000 registered personnel. Peacetime staff No. 4/120 in the spring of 1941 was 5,900 people.
The division met the beginning of the war in the region of Vinnitsa. On June 22, 1941, the 111th Infantry Division met in field camps in the Kushchub training center, which is 50 km from Vologda.
From 24 to 30 June 1941, the 111th rifle division was included in the 41st rifle corps of the Moscow Military District. The division was redeployed through Yaroslavl and Leningrad, and from the 41st the division departed to the North-Western Front. On June 30, 1941, the corps arrived in the Ostrov area of the Pskov region to engage in defense in the Ostrovsky and Pskov fortified areas. Under enemy fire, units of the division disembarked at the stations of Pskov, Cherskaya, Ostrov and straight from the wheels into battle. On July 10, the first division commander, Colonel I.M. Ivanov.
From July 1, 1941, the 41st Rifle Corps became part of the 11th Army of the North-Western Front. From July 3 to July 4, 1941, the division was baptized by fire at the turn of the Velikaya River near the city of Ostrov.
On August 1, 1941, the corps became part of the Luga operational group of the North-Western Front. The division defended itself north-west of the city of Luga and the Luga River, in the area of the village of Maramorka (35 km from Pskov towards Luga). September 1, 1941 - part of the South operational group of the Leningrad Front.
In October 1941, the 111th Infantry Division came out of the encirclement. The division was completed.
November 10 - December 30, 1941, the division as part of the 52nd separate army took part in the Tikhvin offensive operation. She also took part in the Luban operation.
On November 12, 1941, the division, as part of the 52nd separate army, launched an offensive north and south of Malaya Vishera, inflicting a flank attack at the base of the enemy wedge. For a week on the outskirts of Malaya Vishera there were heated battles. The 259th, 267th and 111th rifle divisions, due to shortcomings in organizing the offensive, broke through the enemy's defenses only on November 18, liberated a number of settlements and, on the night of November 20, captured Malaya Vishera.
On December 16, the troops of the 52nd separate army, having defeated the enemy garrison in Bolshaya Vishera, began to move towards the Volkhov River.
The troops of the 4th and 52nd armies, united on December 17, 1941 in the Volkhov front, reached the Volkhov River by the end of December and captured several bridgeheads on its left bank, throwing the Nazi troops back to the line from which they launched an offensive on Tikhvin ...
On December 17, 1941, a division as part of the 52nd Army of the Volkhov Front, in accordance with the directive of the Supreme Command Headquarters No. 005826, received the task of capturing Novgorod and a further offensive in the direction of Solets to ensure the offensive of the Volkhov Front to the north-west.
On February 1, 1942, the division became part of the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front. From March 1, 1942, the division operated as part of the operational group of General Korovnikov of the 59th Army of the Volkhov Front.
On March 17, 1942, for the courage and courage shown in the battles with the German invaders, for the discipline, organization, heroism of the personnel, the 111th Infantry Division was reorganized into 24th Guards Rifle Division.
In August 1942, in the area of the village of Valkovo near Volkhov, the division was awarded the Guards Banner. At the end of August 1942, the division, as part of the 6th Guards Rifle Corps, became part of the 8th Army of the Volkhov Front. From August 19 to October 1, 1942, the division took part in the Sinyavino offensive operation.
On the right flank of the 8th Army on Sinyavino, the 6th Guards Rifle Corps of Major General S.T. Biyakov, which included the 3rd, 19th and 24th Guards and 128th Infantry Divisions.
On September 6, 1942, the division was withdrawn from the 6th Guards Rifle Corps and began to report directly to the commander of the 8th Army.
Subsequently, the 8th Army, consisting of the 24th Guards, 265th, 11th, 286th Infantry Divisions and the 1st Separate Mountain Rifle Brigade, received the task of firmly holding the line Kelkolovo - 1st Estonian village - Tortolovo - Voronovo and reliably support actions 2 th shock army from counterstrikes from the south.
On October 15, 1942, the division was withdrawn from the Volkhov Front into the reserve of the Supreme Command Headquarters. It was redeployed by the railway on the route Tikhvin - Cherepovets - Vologda - Yaroslavl - Moscow - Tambov - Platonovka station. Then the division made a foot march near Rasskazovo.
Here the division became part of the 1st Guards Rifle Corps of the 2nd Guards Army. Replenishment came to the division, mainly cadets of military schools and sailors of the Pacific Fleet.
In the afternoon of December 4, 1942, the division received an order to load it into railway trains, and by nightfall, the first divisions of the division were already getting into the carriages.
The division was unloaded at the Ilovlya and Log stations. For the first day, the division made a march of 65 km, for the second - no less. By the evening of December 14, 1942, the division arrived in Kalach.
At the beginning of December 1942, the 2nd Guards Army was part of the Don Front, and on December 15, when the offensive of German fascist troops from the Kotelnikovsky (Kotelnikovo) area began with the aim of unblocking the encircled troops in Stalingrad, it was transferred to the Stalingrad Front (from 1 January 1943 - Southern Front).
On December 14, 1942, having received a combat order to move to the line of the Myshkov River, the division made a heavy forced march in winter conditions, passing from the unloading points to the concentration areas 200-280 km.
Having entered the battle at the turn of the Myshkova River, the division played a decisive role in repelling the enemy's attack, and on December 24, 1942, the division went on the offensive and forced the Nazi troops to start retreating to the south.
On December 29, 1942, the division liberated Kotelnikovsky. Developing an offensive in the Rostov direction, the division liberated the city of Novocherkassk on February 13, 1943, and after 3 days reached the Mius River, where, having met stubborn enemy resistance, went on the defensive.
In August - September 1943, the division, as part of the troops of the Southern Front, participated in the Donbass operation of 1943, and at the end of September - October in the Melitopol operation of 1943, during which in early November it reached the Dnieper River and on the Black Sea coast.
In December 1943, after stubborn battles, the division took part in eliminating the enemy bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
In February 1944, the division was redeployed to the area of the Perekop Isthmus and in April-May took part in the Crimean operation of 1944.
For successful hostilities to capture the cities of Yevpatoria and Saki, by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 0185 dated April 24 (14), 1944, the division was given the honorary name "Yevpatoriya", and for participation in the battles for the liberation of Sevastopol, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 25 (10 July) 1944, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Developing a decisive offensive in Crimea, the division, in cooperation with other troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front, liberated the hero city of Sevastopol on May 9, 1944. From 5 to 9 May 1944, the division took part in the assault on Sevastopol.
The regiments of the division broke through the enemy's fortifications on the Mekenziev mountains, crossed the seven-kilometer Northern Bay with battles, fought for the liberation of the northern Korabelnaya side, the center of Sevastopol - Rudolf Sloboda.
In May - June 1944, the division as part of the 2nd Guards Army was redeployed to the area of the cities of Dorogobuzh, Yelnya and on July 8 became part of the 1st Baltic Front.
In July - August, the division took part in the Siauliai operation of 1944, during which it repelled strong enemy counterattacks west and northwest of Siauliai; in October - in the Memel operation of 1944.
In December 1944, the division was transferred to the 3rd Belorussian Front and in January - April 1945 it took part in the East Prussian operation of 1945, during which it successfully broke through the long-term enemy defenses, destroyed, together with other front troops, the encircled grouping of the south west of the city of Konigsberg and the enemy's Zemland grouping.
The division took part in the Insterburg-Königsberg operation, fought 90 kilometers and stormed Königsberg.
On April 15 and 16, 1945, the successful landing of two tactical landings of the 24th Guards Rifle Division on the dam of the Konigsberg Canal in the Zimmerbude region and fire support by armored boats allowed the 43rd Army to capture the enemy strongholds of Zimmerbude and Peise, to clear the canal dam. This created favorable conditions for the offensive of the front forces along the coast of Frisches Huff and the deployment of armored boats. The division landed on the Fishes - Nerud spit, made a significant contribution to the capture of Pillau.
At the end of World War II, the division was withdrawn to the Bryansk region and included in the Smolensk military district. Here the division was reorganized into 3rd Separate Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Rifle Brigade.
In February 1946, the Smolensk Military District was disbanded and the brigade became part of the Moscow Military District.
By September 1, 1949, the division was redeployed to the city of Grozny in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR and was reorganized into 24th Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Mountain Rifle Division SKVO, which took place in 1950, rearmament for carrying out in 1951-1954. mountain training.
On June 1, 1957, the compound was converted to 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division 12th Army Corps. All regiments of the division and their numbers remained the same.
In the late 1960s. the division became a training division. In 1987, the 42nd Guards training motorized rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Division was reorganized into the 173rd Guards District Training Evpatoria Red Banner Training Center for junior specialists (motorized rifle troops).
In 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was disbanded. By the directive of the General Staff No. 314/3/0159 of January 4, 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was to be disbanded, and the weapons were to be exported.
By the cipher telegram of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army P.S. Grachev of May 20, 1992, the commander of the North Caucasus Military District was allowed to transfer to the Chechen Republic 50 percent of the military equipment and weapons from the 173rd Guards OTC.
In 1992, when the division was disbanded, the Chechen Republic received: 42 tanks, 36 BMP-2, 14 armored personnel carriers, 44 MTLB, 139 guns and mortars, 101 anti-tank weapons, 27 multiple launch rocket systems, 2 helicopters, 268 aircraft, of which 5 are combat ones, 57,000 units of small arms, 27 wagons of ammunition, 3 thousand tons of fuels and lubricants, 254 tons of food.
In December 1999, a decision was made to deploy the division on a permanent basis in the Chechen Republic. At the same time, the arrangement of the division's deployment sites began, which was completed during 2000. The division became part of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Red Banner North Caucasian Military District.
In March 2000, in accordance with the directive of the Chief of the General Staff, the 506th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Volga Military District entered as the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment in the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division being formed on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
For this, in the village of Khankala in the suburbs of Grozny, a military town with all the infrastructure was laid out. There were erected 20 modular-type prefabricated panel barracks, a hospital, and several warehouse hangars.
On April 1, 2000, in the city of Podolsk, Moscow Region, the 478th Separate Guards Order of the Red Star communications battalion (battalion commander - Guards Major D. Polynkov) was awarded the Battle Banner. By the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, the battalion was included in the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, stationed in the Chechen Republic.
At the beginning of April 2000, the 478th Guards battalion was sent to the place of permanent deployment.
April 4, 2000 from n. Alabino of the Moscow Region, the 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment, formed on the basis of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Order of the October Revolution of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov of the M.I. Kalinin. The regiment was redeployed to the village of Kalinovskaya in the Naursky district without military equipment. The number of the regiment is 2.5 thousand servicemen. They were recruited from the Moscow and other military districts. During April 2000, the regiment received weapons and equipment, and the units arrived at their places of permanent deployment.
According to the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Military District also formed a division management. In the future, the Moscow Military District carries out the rotation of officers and warrant officers.
In the division of servicemen doing military service under contract up to 50%, servicemen doing military service by conscription have served for at least 6 months.
On May 15, 2000, in Kalinovskaya, they began to equip the regiment. In early July 2000, the regiment's small town was commissioned.
In mid-April 2000, the 291st Guards Motorcycle Rifle Regiment was dispatched from the Leningrad Military District to the place of permanent deployment in Chechnya.
At first, it was decided to place the regiment in N of the item. Itum-Kale. At the end of June 2000, it was decided to place the regiment in the settlement. Greyhound because of the difficult terrain and for the sake of saving money.
On April 28, 2000, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Marshal I.D. Sergeev reported to acting. President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the completion of the formation of the 42nd motorized rifle division.
On May 1, 2000, the formation of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division was completed. The management of the division and regiments were awarded the Battle Banners, but without orders and registration cards. The historical form of the formation was not transferred to the division headquarters.
The government allocated $ 1.5 billion for the development of military towns and forts, and 6 thousand military builders and civilian specialists, as well as about 450 units of construction equipment, took part in their development.
Since May 2000, the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment has been serving in the village of Shali. It is staffed by 35% soldiers and sergeants under contract, mainly from the Tyumen region. The regiment's battalions consist of four companies.
By the end of July 2000, the 1st stage of the division's deployment was completed. In Khankala, the restoration of capital buildings and technical facilities was completed; in the Kalinovskaya garrison, a complex of buildings and structures was put into operation. In the Borzoi garrison, the work was completed by the end of 2000.
The 2nd stage of the division's arrangement was completed in 2001, the construction of the parking and storage areas of the garrison was completed. The shelves in Shali and Itum-Kala were placed in the fortresses. Forts were built for them, taking into account protection from fire damage.
In Itum-Kala, a deep ditch was dug along the perimeter of the fortress to enhance the security of the military personnel. Firing points were installed on the fortress towers to exercise control over the adjacent territories. On the heights around the fortress, 6 points of fire support for the fortress garrison, as well as other fortifications, were created.
As part of the ongoing reform in the armed forces of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the 42nd motorized rifle division, three motorized rifle brigades of constant readiness of a new organizational structure of about 3.5 thousand people each have been created. The headquarters of the brigades are located in the settlements of Khankala, Shali and Borzoi.
42ND GUARDS MOTOR RIFLE DIVISION
07.02.2018
The turn came to the rearmament of the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District. The 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment in Chechnya received a new production of BMP-3.
Units of the motorized rifle division of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (YuVO), stationed in the Chechen Republic, began to conduct live firing as part of platoons at the Gvardeets combined-arms training ground.
More than 1,000 servicemen were involved in training events, about 200 units of weapons and military equipment were involved.
During training at the training ground, servicemen will practice the skills of firing from weapons of T-72B3 tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, Sani mortars, AGS-17 automatic heavy-duty grenade launchers, RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers, and also from small arms.
The BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle is in service with the 19th, 20th, 27th and 136th motorized rifle brigades, the 4th military base and at least four training centers.
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42nd GUARDS MOTOR SHOOTING DIVISION 
The 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Division (abbr. 42nd Guards Msd) is a military unit of the Ground Forces of the USSR Armed Forces and the Russian Armed Forces (1940-2009 and since 2016).
In June 2009, as part of the ongoing reform in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the 42nd motorized rifle division, three motorized rifle brigades of constant readiness of a new organizational structure of about 3.5 thousand people each were created. 17th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Borzoi, Chechen Republic), former 291st Guards. MSP, 18th Guards Motorized Rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Brigade (Khankala and Kalinovskaya, Chechen Republic). The headquarters of the brigades are located in the settlements of Khankala, Shali and Borzoi.
In 2016, the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Division was re-formed as part of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District. Dislocation - the Chechen Republic (Khankala, Kalinovskaya, Shali and Borzoi).
The history of the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District begins on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. The division was formed in July 1940 in Vologda as the 111th Infantry Division on the basis of the 29th Reserve Brigade of the Arkhangelsk Military District.
In the army from June 22, 1941 to March 17, 1942. On June 22, 1941, it was deployed in summer camps near Vologda. On July 16, 1940, the division was fully formed. July 16, 1940 is the day of the unit. Until March 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was kept in a 3,000-strong state.
According to the "Information on the deployment of the Armed Forces of the USSR in case of war in the West" prepared by N.F. Vatutin on 05/13/41, the 111th SD was supposed to be included in the 28th Army as a separate unit.
From 10 to 20 June 1941, the 111th Rifle Division was replenished with 6,000 registered personnel. Peacetime staff No. 4/120 in the spring of 1941 was 5,900 people.
By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the division consisted of:
399th Rifle Regiment (Vologda, commander - Major A.P. Filippov);
468th Rifle Regiment (Vologda, commander - Lieutenant Colonel DD Vorobiev);
532th Rifle Regiment (Gryazovets, Vologda Oblast, commander - Major Vlasov);
286th light artillery regiment (Vologda); 561st howitzer artillery regiment (Vologda, until October 1, 1941);
267th separate anti-tank fighter battalion (Vologda); 466th separate anti-aircraft artillery battalion (Vologda);
146th reconnaissance battalion (Vologda);
181st sapper battalion (Vologda);
223rd separate communications battalion (Vologda);
120th medical and sanitary battalion (Vologda);
119th Separate Chemical Defense Company;
189th motor transport company (Vologda);
490th pkhz; 1005th dvl;
1608th field post station;
1652nd pkg.
Division command:
Ivanov Ivan Mikhailovich (07/16/1940 - 07/12/1941) colonel (died near the village of Maramorka, Pskov region);
Roginsky Sergey Vasilievich (07/13/1941 - 03/17/1942), colonel.
On March 17, 1942, for the courage and courage shown in the battles with the German invaders, for the discipline, organization, heroism of the personnel, the 111th Infantry Division was reorganized into the 24th Guards Infantry Division by order of the NKO of the USSR No. 78.
The division included:
70th Guards Rifle Regiment;
71st Guards Rifle Regiment;
72nd Guards Rifle Regiment;
50th Guards Artillery Regiment.
The 71st Guards Rifle Regiment was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd degree, the 72nd was given the honorary name "Königsberg".
For high military skill, valor and courage over 14,000 officers, sergeants and soldiers of the division were awarded orders and medals, 11 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, P. Koshevoy twice, 4 became full holders of the Order of Glory.
At the end of World War II, the division was withdrawn to the Bryansk region and included in the Smolensk military district. Here the division was reorganized into the 3rd Separate Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Rifle Brigade.
In February 1946, the Smolensk Military District was disbanded and the brigade became part of the Moscow Military District.
By September 1, 1949, the division was redeployed to the city of Grozny in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and its reorganization into the 24th Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Mountain Rifle Division of the North Caucasus Military District, held in 1950, rearmament for 1951-1954. mountain training.
On June 1, 1957, the compound was transformed into the 42nd Guards Evpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division of the 12th Army Corps. All regiments of the division and their numbers remained the same.
In the late 1960s. the division became a training division. In 1987, the 42nd Guards Training Motorized Rifle Evpatoria Red Banner Division was reorganized into the 173rd Guards District Training Evpatoria Red Banner Training Center for junior specialists (motorized rifle troops).
The division was equipped with a double staff of armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition. In case of war, it was supposed to create two full-blooded divisions on its base. One was already and only from training became combat. The second was mobilized by the local population. For her, the second staff of weapons, ammunition and ammunition, which were stored in her arsenals, was intended.
By the summer of 1991, the training division had more than 400 armored vehicles. These were mainly tanks: T-62, T-72, BMP-1, various MTLB special vehicles, etc.
The district training center included:
70th Guards Motorized Rifle Training Regiment (Grozny);
71st Guards Training Motorized Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Grozny);
72nd Guards Training Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment (Grozny);
392th Training Tank Regiment (Shali);
50th Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Grozny);
1203rd training anti-aircraft artillery regiment;
95th separate training missile division (Grozny);
479th separate training communications battalion (Grozny);
539th separate training engineer battalion (Shali);
367th separate training automobile battalion;
106th separate medical training battalion.
From September to December 1991, part of the equipment and weapons was removed from Chechnya by rail. But no more than 20% of the funds available there.
In 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was disbanded. By the directive of the General Staff No. 314/3/0159 of January 4, 1992, the 173rd Guards District Training Center was to be disbanded, and the weapons were to be exported.
By the cipher telegram of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army P.S. Grachev of May 20, 1992, the commander of the North Caucasus Military District was allowed to transfer to the Chechen Republic 50 percent of the military equipment and weapons from the 173rd Guards OTC.
In 1992, when the division was disbanded, the Chechen Republic received: 42 tanks, 36 BMP-2, 14 armored personnel carriers, 44 MTLB, 139 guns and mortars, 101 anti-tank weapons, 27 multiple launch rocket systems, 2 helicopters, 268 aircraft, of which 5 are combat ones, 57,000 units of small arms, 27 wagons of ammunition, 3 thousand tons of fuels and lubricants, 254 tons of food.
In December 1999, a decision was made to deploy the division on a permanent basis in the Chechen Republic. At the same time, the arrangement of the division's deployment sites began, which was completed during 2000. The division became part of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Red Banner North Caucasian Military District.
In March 2000, in accordance with the directive of the Chief of the General Staff, the 506th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Volga Military District entered as the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment in the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division being formed on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
For this, in the village of Khankala in the suburbs of Grozny, a military town with all the infrastructure was laid out. There were erected 20 modular-type prefabricated panel barracks, a hospital, and several warehouse hangars.
On April 1, 2000, in the city of Podolsk, Moscow Region, the 478th Separate Guards Order of the Red Star communications battalion (battalion commander - Guards Major D. Polynkov) was awarded the Battle Banner. By the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, the battalion was included in the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, stationed in the Chechen Republic.
At the beginning of April 2000, the 478th Guards battalion was sent to the place of permanent deployment.
April 4, 2000 from n. Alabino of the Moscow Region, the 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment, formed on the basis of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Order of the October Revolution of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov of the M.I. Kalinin. The regiment was redeployed to the village of Kalinovskaya in the Naursky district without military equipment. The number of the regiment is 2.5 thousand servicemen. They were recruited from the Moscow and other military districts. During April 2000, the regiment received weapons and equipment, and the units arrived at their places of permanent deployment.
According to the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Military District also formed a division management. In the future, the Moscow Military District carries out the rotation of officers and warrant officers.
In the division of servicemen doing military service under contract up to 50%, servicemen doing military service by conscription have served for at least 6 months.
On April 13, 2000, the 72nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment arrived at the village of Kalinovskaya, Naursky District.
On May 15, 2000, in Kalinovskaya, they began to equip the regiment. In early July 2000, the regiment's small town was commissioned.
In mid-April 2000, the 291st Guards Motorcycle Rifle Regiment was dispatched from the Leningrad Military District to the place of permanent deployment in Chechnya.
At first, it was decided to place the regiment in N of the item. Itum-Kale. At the end of June 2000, it was decided to place the regiment in the settlement. Greyhound because of the difficult terrain and for the sake of saving money.
On April 28, 2000, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Marshal I.D. Sergeev reported to acting. President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the completion of the formation of the 42nd motorized rifle division.
On May 1, 2000, the formation of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division was completed. The management of the division and regiments were awarded the Battle Banners, but without orders and registration cards. The historical form of the formation was not transferred to the division headquarters.
The government allocated $ 1.5 billion for the development of military towns and forts, and 6 thousand military builders and civilian specialists, as well as about 450 units of construction equipment, took part in their development.
Since May 2000, the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment has been serving in the village of Shali. It is staffed by 35% soldiers and sergeants under contract, mainly from the Tyumen region. The regiment's battalions consist of four companies.
By the end of July 2000, the 1st stage of the division's deployment was completed. In Khankala, the restoration of capital buildings and technical facilities was completed; in the Kalinovskaya garrison, a complex of buildings and structures was put into operation. In the Borzoi garrison, the work was completed by the end of 2000.
The second stage of equipping the division was completed in 2001, and the construction of the garrison's parking and storage areas was completed.
The division is deployed in four garrisons and its composition (15,000 people - 1,450 officers and 600 warrant officers, 130 tanks, 350 armored combat vehicles, 200 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 100 artillery guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm, 5 heavy bridgelayers) includes 5 regiments, 9 separate battalions and divisions and support units:
Division headquarters (Khankala);
70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (p. Shali);
71st Guards Motorized Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Khankala);
72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Konigsberg Red Banner Regiment (village Kalinovskaya, Naursky District, 2,600 men, military unit 42839); 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (settlement Borzoi);
50th Guards Artillery Regiment (Khankala); (Addition of blogger zavsn: Correct, fifty dollars - he is in Shaly. At least until 2005 he was there.
The medbat is also in Shalyi. From 2003 to 2005, I saw him there with my own eyes, if a year before / a year after he was not there / was not there, I would know.)
478th separate guards order of the Red Star communications battalion (Khankala); 539th separate engineer battalion;
524th separate repair and restoration battalion;
474th separate battalion of material support;
106th Separate Medical Battalion. Regiments in Shali and Itum-Kale were stationed in fortresses.
Forts were built for them, taking into account protection from fire damage.
In Itum-Kala, a deep ditch was dug along the perimeter of the fortress to enhance the security of the military personnel. Firing points were installed on the fortress towers to exercise control over the adjacent territories. On the heights around the fortress, 6 points of fire support for the fortress garrison, as well as other fortifications, were created.
As part of the ongoing reform in the armed forces of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the 42nd motorized rifle division, three motorized rifle brigades of constant readiness of a new organizational structure of about 3.5 thousand people each have been created. The headquarters of the brigades are located in the settlements of Khankala, Shali and Borzoi.
