Gomel City Executive Committee

CHRONICLE OF THE LIBERATION OF THE CITIES AND DENSELY POPULATED AREAS OF GOMEL REGION BY SOVIET TROOPS FROM NAZI INVADERS IN 1943-1944

23 Sep 1943 komarinskiy region: (center — Komarin, now — in the Bragin district). Released during the Chernigov–Pripyat operation. In the liberation of the district attended the advanced units of the 13th army (Lieutenant–General M. P. Pukhov) of the Central front; 8–I (Colonel P. A. his chest) and 74–I (major–General A. A. Ghazaryan) infantry division 15th rifle corps (major General I. I. Lyudnikov); the 129th separate tank brigade (Colonel N. In.Petrushin); partisan detachment named after K. E. Voroshilov (commander S. I. Filippenko).

27 Sep 1943 years ad district: (Central G. p. terekhivka, now in the Dobrush district). The release of p–na was attended by 162 th infantry division (major–General C. E. sencillo) 19th rifle corps of the 65th army of the Central front.

September 28, 1943 Vetka district: 89–I (Colonel K. M. Bannikov), 159–I (Colonel S. P. khaydukov) tank brigade 44th motorized rifle brigade (Colonel R. G. Skripko) of the 1st tank corps, the 17th guards cavalry division (major–General P. T. Kursakov) of the 2nd guards cavalry corps of the Bryansk front.

30 September 1943 the Svetilovichi district: (downtown D. Svetilovichi, now in the Vetka district). In the liberation of the district participated 342 infantry division (Colonel L. D. Chervony) 3rd army of the Bryansk front; the soldiers of the partisan brigade of the 1st Gomel (commander P. A. Balyk) and other units.

10 Oct 1943, Dobrush district: 73rd rifle division (major–General D. I. Smirnov) 42nd rifle corps of 48th army of the Central front; the soldiers Dobrush partisan brigade named after I. V. Stalin (commander I. P. Krivenchenko), which 27.09.1943 G. joined the Soviet Army.

17 Oct 1943 Loyev district: 69–I (major–General I. A. Kuzovkov), 106th (Colonel M. M. Vlasov), 193–I (Colonel R. A. Frolenkov), 246–I (Colonel M. R. Fedosenko) infantry division; 115th independent infantry brigade (major–General I. I. Sankovski) 65 th army Central front; Loevsky partisan brigade "For the Motherland" (commander G. I. Bruises).

18 November 1943 Rechitsa district: the liberation of the district participated 170–I (Colonel S. R. Tsyplenkov), 194–I (Colonel p. P. Oparin) infantry division 42nd rifle corps, 2nd guards howitzer artillery brigade (Colonel A. Telegin) 1st guards artillery division breakthrough (General–major of artillery A. M. Volgin), 4 guards (Colonel P. M. Znachenko), 20th (Colonel P. S. Glomski) fighter antitank artillery brigade; 35th guards mortar artillery brigade (Colonel M. I. Sobolev), a separate I–68 cannon artillery brigade (Colonel Z. G. Lieutenant) 48–th army; 162–I (Colonel S. I. Chernyak), 37th guards (major General I. I. Sankovski) infantry division–19th rifle corps; the 15th, 16th, 17th guards tank brigade; 1st guards motorized rifle brigade (Colonel G. M. Filippov) of the 1st guards tank corps; 23rd tank brigade (Colonel M. S. Demidov) 9th tank corps, 3rd guards anti-aircraft artillery division (major–General I. M. Means) 65–th army and the forces of the two divisions of the 16th air army of the Belarusian front; Rechitskaya partisan brigade named after K. E. Voroshilov (commander M. P. Onipko), which 17.11.1943 G. joined the Soviet Army.

18 November 1943 Vasilevichi district: Part 15–th guards cavalry division (major General I. T. Chalenko), 193 Dnieper infantry division (major–General R. A. Frolenkov) 65–th army of the Belarusian front; the partisan brigade 101st Domanovica (commander M. A. Chernousov), Vasilevichi named after P. K. Ponomarenko (commander I. I. Bondarenko).

21 November 1943 Streshinsky district: (Central G. p. stressin, now in Zhlobin district). In the liberation of the district participated troops Belorussian front (army General Konstantin Rokossovsky).

23 November 1943 Bragin district: 55–I (Colonel M. M. Saulieu) and 356–I (Colonel M. R. Makarov) infantry division of the 61st army, the 68th tank brigade (Colonel M. P. Timchenko) Belarusian front; the partisan detachment named after G. I. kotovskiy (commander A. E. Mikhnevich).

23 November 1943 Khoiniki district: 519 th infantry regiment 81st infantry division (major–General A. B. Barinov) of the 89th rifle corps and the 68th tank brigade (major R. A. Timchenko) 61st army of the Belarusian front.

November 25, 1943 Zhuravichsky district: (center — D. Zhuravychi, now in Rogachev district). In the liberation of the district participated 269 th infantry division (major–General A. F. Kubasov) 3rd army of the Belarusian front; the soldiers of the partisan brigade 10th Zhuravichsky.

26 November 1943 Gomel: freed during the Gomel–Rechytsa offensive. In release participated in the 4th infantry division (Colonel D. D. Vorobyov) of the 25th infantry corps; the 115th fortified (major–General F. P. Pichugin) 11th army, 102nd infantry division (major–General A. M. Andreev) 29th rifle corps of 48th army of the Belarusian front; the soldiers of a number of detachments and brigades of the Gomel partisan connections (commander I. P. Kozar).

26 November 1943 Korma district: 121–I (major–General L. D. Chervony), 283–I (Colonel V. A. Konovalov) infantry division, 117th tank brigade (Colonel A. S. Voronkov) 3rd army, Belorussian front.

27 November 1943 the Buda–Koshelevo district: 4th infantry division (Colonel D. D. Vorobyov) and 231 th tank regiment (Lieutenant Colonel F. M. Kovalev) 48–th army of the Belarusian front.

27 November 1943 the Uvarovichi district: (Central G. p. Uvarovichi, now in Buda–koshelevskiy R–ne). In the liberation of p–participated in part of the 11th army (Lieutenant–General I. I. Fedyuninsky) Byelorussian front.

27 November 1943 Chechersk district: the liberation of the district attended the 169th infantry division (major–General E. P. Eremenko) 10th rifle corps, 4th assault engineer–sapper battalion (major P. K. Hooks) 61st army of the Belarusian front.

30 November 1943 Narovlyansky district: 415–rifle division (Colonel P. I. Moscalcov) 61st army of the Belarusian front; the partisan brigade of the 27th Narovlya named after S. M. Kirov (commander V. P. Aronov).

11 Jan 1944 Yelsk district 415 rifle division (Colonel P. I. Moscalcov) 61st army of the Belarusian front; the partisan brigade 37th Eliska (commander A. S. Mishchenko), which gradually — with 27.11.1943 on 11.01.1944 G. — joined the Soviet Army.

On January 14, 1944 Mozyr: (in 1938-1954. the center of the Polesie region, now — the center of the Mozyr district). Belorussian front during the Kalinkovichi–Mozyr operation from fascist invaders liberated city of Mozyr. 18 units and formations of the Soviet Army who distinguished themselves during the liberation of the city, awarded the honorary title "Mozyr". In the liberation of the district participated the 55th rifle division (Colonel M. M. Saulieu) 89th infantry corps; 415 rifle division (Colonel P. I. Moscalcov); 3rd guards cavalry division (major–General M. D. Yagodin) of the 2nd guards cavalry corps; 16–guards (major General G. A. Belov); 15–guards (major General I. T. Chalenko), 14 (Colonel R. P. Kablov) guards cavalry division; 1816–th self-propelled artillery regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel M. P. Rezanov); 7th guards cavalry corps 10th cannon artillery brigade (major General A. Bryukhanov I.); 21st light artillery brigade (Colonel V. M. Ivanov); the 2nd mortar brigade (Lieutenant-Colonel A. M. Alexeev) 6th artillery breakthrough division of the 61st army, 234 th fighter aviadivesia 16–th air army of the Belarusian front; the Mozyr partisan brigade named after Alexander Nevsky (commander A. L. Ilski).

On January 14, 1944 Kalinkovichi district: Troops of the Byelorussian front during the Kalinkovichi–Mozyr operation from fascist invaders liberated city Kalinkovichi. 20 units and formations of the Soviet Army who distinguished themselves during the liberation of the city, awarded the honorary title "Kalinkovichi". In the liberation of the district participated the 15th (Lieutenant Colonel K. G. Kozhanov), the 17th (Colonel B. V. Shulgin) guards tank brigade; 1st guards motorized rifle brigade (Colonel G. M. Filippov); 1888–th self-propelled artillery regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel P. V. Macatuba) of the 1st guards tank corps, the 20th fighter antitank artillery brigade (Colonel A. I. Kopelev) 65th army, 81st infantry division (Colonel I. P. Choirs) 89th infantry corps; 77–I (major–General V. S. Okalebo), 12th (Colonel D. K. Fry), 76–I (major–General A. V. Kirsanov) guards rifle division–9th guards rifle corps; 356 th infantry division (major–General M. R. Makarov); 68th tank brigade (Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Timchenko); the 10th cannon artillery brigade (major General A. Bryukhanov I.), 118th heavy howitzer artillery brigade (Colonel M. S. Akimushkin) 6th artillery breakthrough division of the 61st army; 241–I (Colonel I. R. Kurylenko) and 301 (Colonel F. M. Fedorenko) bomber aviation division 3rd bomber corps and part of the 282nd fighter air division (Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Berkel) of the 6th air corps and 234 th fighter air division (Colonel J. Z. Tatanashvili) 16–th air army of the Belarusian front.

January 20, 1944 Domanovichi district: (downtown D. Ozarichi, in 1960 R–n disbanded, G. p. Ozarichi transferred Kalinkovichi R–nu). Released during the Kalinkovichi–Mozyr operation of Soviet troops. In the liberation of the district participated the 37th guards rifle division (major–General I. I. Sankovski) of the 18th infantry corps of the 65th army of the Belarusian front; the soldiers of the 101st Domanovichi partisan brigade and other units.

On January 23, 1944 Lelchitsy district: during the Kalinkovichi–Mozyr offensive operation of Soviet troops from Nazi invaders released Lelchitsy. In the liberation of the district participated the 14th guards cavalry division (Colonel R. P. Koblov) 7th guards cavalry corps; the 117th infantry regiment (Lieutenant Colonel F. I. Vinokurov) 23rd infantry division 89th rifle corps of the 61st army of the Belarusian front; the partisan brigade Lelchitsky (commander M. N. Dombowsky).

24 Feb 1944 Rogachev district: Soviet troops during the Rogachev–Zhlobin offensive operation liberated from the German fascist invaders in Rogachev. 13 units and formations, distinguished themselves in his release, has the honorary title “Rogachev”. The release of p–na were 120 th infantry division (Colonel I. I. Vogel) 41st rifle corps, 169th rifle division (Colonel V. A. Verevkin) of the 35th infantry corps, the 40th fighter–protivotok new artillery brigade (Colonel Nikitin S. A.), 13th anti–aircraft artillery division (Colonel V. M. Kochubey), 2nd assault engineer–sapper battalion (Colonel M. P. Voronov) 3rd army; part of the forces of the 2nd guards assault air division (Colonel G. Komarov), 282–th fighter air division (Colonel J. M. Berkel) of the 6th air corps, 283 th fighter air division (Colonel C. M. Chirwa), 249–I bomber air division (Colonel I. R. Kurylenko) 3rd bomber air corps, 271–I'm a night bomber air division (Colonel M. H. Borisenko) 16–th air army 1 St Belorussian front.

26 June 1944 Parichscaya district: (Central G. p. Parichi, Svetlogorsk is now in the district). In the liberation of the district participated the 105th rifle corps (major–General D. F. Alekseev) 65th army of the 1st Belarusian front, the 2nd guards armored division (captain 3rd rank A. I. Sands) Dnieper flotilla.

26 June 1944 Zhlobin district: during the Bobruisk operation troops of the 1st Belarusian front liberated the town of Zhlobin. 2 compounds and 1 part, distinguished in his release, given the honorary name “Zhlobin”. In the liberation of the district participated the 115th fortified (major–General F. P. Pichugin) 48–th army 1 St Belorussian front.

June 27, 1944 October district: the liberation of the district participated 48th guards rifle division (major–General G. M. Korchikov)–20th rifle corps of the 28th army of the 1st Belarusian front; the partisan brigade 123rd Oktyabr behalf of the 25th anniversary of the BSSR (commander I. N. Merzlyakov said).

June 29, 1944 Petrikov district: 55th rifle division (Colonel M. A. Andrusenko) 61st army of the 1st Belorussian front; airborne troops (Lieutenant M. P. Chaly), the 2nd brigade of river ships (captain 2nd rank Vladimir M. Mitin) Dnieper flotilla.

30 June 1944 Kopatkevichi district: (center — G. p. Kopatkevichi, now in Petrikov district). In the liberation of the district participated in the 76th guards rifle division (major–General A. V. Kirsanov) 114 th infantry corps of the 70th army of the 1st Belorussian front, the guerrilla group Kopatkevichi 125th Kopatkevichi brigade (Kombrig A. N. Jigar).

5 July 1944 the Turov region: (center — G. p. Tours, now in Zhitkovichi district). In the liberation of the district participated in the 23rd infantry division (Colonel I. V. Basteev) and 1st armored brigade (captain 2nd rank S. M. Lyalko) Dnieper flotilla of the 1st Belorussian front.

On 6 July 1944, Zhitkovichi district: 23rd (Colonel I. V. Basteev) infantry division, 55th (Colonel K. M. Andrusenko) infantry division 89th rifle corps of the 61st army of the 1st Belorussian front.

July 13, 1944 Lenin district: (center — D. Lenin, now in Zhitkovichi district). In the liberation of the district participated in 55th infantry division (Colonel K. M. Andrusenko) of the 89th rifle corps of the 61st army of the 1st Belorussian front.