40th Naval Infantry Brigade

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40th Marine Brigade
40-я отдельная бригада морской пехоты
Sleeve patch of the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade.svg
Active2009–present (as Naval Infantry)
CountryFlag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg  RSFSR (until 1922)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (until 1991)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
BranchFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Army (until 1991)
Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg  Russian Ground Forces (until 2007)
Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Russian Navy
Type Marines
Role Amphibious warfare
Part of Pacific Fleet
Garrison/HQ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Engagements Soviet invasion of Manchuria
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The attack on the Soviet naval presence
Decorations Order of Red Banner.svg   Order of the Red Banner (2)
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Dmitri Ivanovich Petukh

The 40th Independent Krasnodarsko-Kharbinsky Twice Red Banner Marine Brigade is a brigade of the Russian Marines. It is based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the Russian Far East and has the Military Unit Number (v/ch) 10103. It is part of the North-East Group of Troops and Forces, a joint command directed by the headquarters of the Navy's Kamchatka Flotilla.

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History

The brigade has a rather unusual history, in that it can trace its origins to a Red Army division formed in 1918, which became best known as the 22nd Rifle Division (not to be confused with the 22nd Guards Rifle Division).

Historical names

2nd Infantry Division
Nikolayevsky Infantry Division
30th Nikolayevsky Soviet Infantry Division
3rd Independent Naval Infantry Regiment
40th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade
40th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade
22nd Motor Rifle Division
22nd Rifle Division

Early history

The division was first formed on 22 September 1918, as the 2nd Infantry Division. It was based on guerrilla groups from Nikolayevsk (in the Volga region), Novouzensk (in Samara Governorate) and Malousensk Volost (Samara Governorate), and two volunteer workers' units, from Balashov and Penza (both in the Volga region).

From 2 October 1918 it was known as the Nikolayevsky Infantry Division, from 24 November 1918 as the 30th Nikolayevsky Soviet Infantry Division and from 13 January 1919 as the Nikolayevsky Infantry Division. After the previous redesignations, on 25 March 1919, it was named the 22nd Rifle Division.

After the end of the Russian Civil War, the division was stationed in Krasnodar. A few years later, the 74th Taman Territorial Rifle Division (1921–1942) separated from the division.

For military services on February 21, 1931, the division was awarded the Honor of the Red Banner.

In 1937, the division was relocated to the Far East, where a military conflict with the Japanese was brewing. In the summer of 1938, the 195th Yeisk rifle regiment of the division took part in the Battle of Lake Khasan.

Second World War

At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the 22nd Rifle Division was stationed in the Far East. It did not take part in the battles with Germany, but between 1941 and 1943, the division sent 6086 soldiers to the Western Front. [1] In May 1945, the 22nd Rifle Division became part of the 1st Red Banner Army, an independent coastal formation, in the Russian Far East. It saw active service during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.

Cold War

In late 1945, the 22nd Rifle Division became part of the 137th Rifle Corps at Kamchatka. It was re-designated from 22nd Rifle Division to 22nd Motor Rifle Division in 1957, part of the 43rd Army Corps. [2] In 1980 it became part of the new 25th Army Corps. [3] In 1982, its 168th Tank Regiment became the 59th Independent Tank Battalion. [4]

During the late 1980s, the division included the following units: [3]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Until 1 June 2002, it was designated the 22nd Motor Rifle Division. It then became the 40th independent Motorised Rifle Brigade. In September 2007 it became the 40th Independent (twice Red Banner) Krasnodar-Harbin twice Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade. [5] This situation lasted until March, 2009 when it became the 3rd Naval Infantry Regiment. In 2013, the regiment was redesignated back to become the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade.

It is reported that its current (when?) commander is Colonel Valery Zhila.

Today it is reported to include: [6]

The brigade also incorporates a tank battalion which reportedly re-equipped with the T-80BV main battle tank in 2021. [7]

It was reported on 19 March 2022 that the brigade was transferred to Belarus to replenish Russian losses after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. By May 19, 2022, it was in active combat in Ukraine. [8] The brigade was involved in the defence of Urozhaine during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Brigade was pushed put of the settlement on 12 August 2023 with heavy casualties. [9] [ better source needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Подвиг дальневосточников. [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Feskov et al 2013, pp. 597–598
  3. 1 2 Feskov et al 2013, pp. 596–597
  4. ↑ Feskov et al 2013 via Holm, http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/22msd.htm
  5. ↑
    1. 4, 2009 Moscow Defense Brief, p.17, citing http://www.ryadovoy.ru/forum/index.php/topic,86.21.html.
  6. ↑ Moscow Defense Brief #2, 2011 p. 18-22 and/or http://warfare.be/db/linkid/2234/catid/321/
  7. ↑ "Over 20 upgraded T-80BV tanks arrive for Russian Pacific Fleet's coastal defense troops".
  8. ↑ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19". 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ↑ https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1690653534524481536?s=61
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