Military chronicle of the GrV "West" - MVO ▫.
1941: Near Leningrad, the most difficult counterattack attempts were made by the 3rd Guards Rifle Division of the 54th Army and the 70th Rifle Division of the 55th Army. Their historical lineage is inherited from the 68th and 69th Guards Motorized Weapons Divisions of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army.
1943: During the Kiev offensive operation, the 76th Guards Artillery Regiment was transferred to the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front. The artillerymen participated in securing the crossing of the Dnieper by Soviet forces. The regiment's traditions are carried on by the 112th Guards Rocket Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army.
1943: During the Kerch-Altigan landing operation, the Taman Rifle Division of the 2nd Guards continued to hold the Yenikal bridgehead on the Kerch Peninsula, receiving artillery support from the mainland. The units united on the lines achieved and repelled anti-German attacks.
1956: Units of the 100th Tank Battalion of the 31st Vistula Tank Division continued to participate in the Soviet military operation Whirlwind in Hungary. A special dedicated battalion was formed from the battalion. The historic lineage of the 31st Tank Division is continued by the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army.
2023: By decree of the President of Russia, the 16th Separate Guards Brigade was awarded the Order of Zhukov. The award was presented to the unit for the bravery, courage and dedication of its men during the conduct of the Northern Military District.