World War II
The brigade traces its history from the 200th Light Artillery Brigade formed on October 1, 1944 at the Sandomierz bridgehead in Poland.
On April 4, 1945, "for the exemplary performance of command assignments and the courage and courage shown by the personnel in battles against the Nazi invaders," the 200th Light Artillery Brigade was awarded "Guards" status and transformed into the 71st Guards Light Artillery Brigade as part of 4th Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front.
Subsequently, the brigade participated in the battles to capture the city of Neisse (now Nysa) and for the high combat skills of the personnel she was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd degree (April 26, 1945).
In the Berlin offensive operation of 1945, the brigade successfully supported army units with well-aimed fire when breaking through defensive lines on the outskirts of the German capital and storming it.
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Soviet Union (1944–1991)
Russia (1992–present)
