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The 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment is a regiment of the Soviet Army and Russian Ground Forces. For most of the post-war period, it has been a part of the 4th Guards Tank Division.




History


The 31st Motorised Brigade was formed in June 1942 under the 17th Tank Corps. On 2 January 1943, the brigade was renamed as the 3rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle of Suvorov and Kutuzov.
Within three years of participation in the German-Soviet War, the brigade fought from the Don to Elbe rivers, from the city of Voronezh to the walls of Prague, inflicting heavy damage against enemy forces. For their actions, 19 members of the brigade received distinctions as Hero of Soviet Union.
Since 11 September 1945 a place of a constant disposition of a regiment - Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Region.
On 5 May 1957 the regiment was renamed as the 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle of Suvorov and Kutuzov's awards of II degree a regiment. The regiment has grown up 12 commanders of divisions, 2 deputy ministers of defence.
Since 11 September 1999 - 28 March 2000 The regimental tactical group 423rd regiment carried out a problem on constitutional order prompting in territory to the Chechen republic.
The regiment participated in the assault of the city of Grozny, the battle for the village of Komsomolskoye. The regiment lost 27 people.
In 2000, 2001, 2002 the regiment admitted the best regiment in Moscow Military District.
On 21 June the part celebrates an annual holiday of formation of a regiment. The regiment was disbanded in April 2009 when the division became a brigade.
Two members of the regiment were captured by Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 1 March, soldiers from the regiment were captured in the village of Hrun, near Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast. In December 2022, the regiment was reportedly deployed to the Luhansk Oblast front.




Last structure


As of 2007, the Yampolsky Regiment consisted of the following units:

1st Motorised Battalion, Naro-Fominsk
2nd Motorised Battalion, Naro-Fominsk
3rd Motorised Battalion, Naro-Fominsk
The Independent Military Intelligence Company, Naro-Fominsk
The Independent Signal Company, Naro-Fominsk
The Support Company, Naro-Fominsk
The Engineer Company, Naro-Fominsk
The Tank Company, Naro-Fominsk
The Artillery Battalion, Naro-Fominsk
The Artillery Battalion, Naro-Fominsk
The Air Defence Battalion, Naro-Fominsk




Personnel and equipment


The 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment had approximately 1692 personnel in active service.
Equipment Summary

BMP-2 — 85
BRM-1K — 5
BTR-80 — 6
2S3 Akatsiya — 27
MTLB- 3
BMP-1KSh-8
T-80- 17




References






Notes






External links


Russian Military Analysis. "Moscow Military District". Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
www.lattube.lv. "The Independent Intelligence Company of 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.

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