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11th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit

Field	Value
unit_name	11th Artillery Brigade
native_name	11-та гвардійська окрема Київська Червонопрапорна, ордена Богдана Хмельницького артилерійська бригада
image	11-а артилерійська бригада.png
image_size	200px
caption	Sleeve patch for the 11th Artillery Brigade
dates	18 August 2004 – 2013
country
branch
type	Brigade
role	Artillery
command_structure	13th Army Corps
garrison	Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
equipment	D-20
MT-12 Rapira
decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
battle_honours	Kiev
anniversaries	18 August 2004
<!-- Commanders -->	commander1	Colonel Sergiy Korniychuk
commander1_label	Commanding officer
commander2	Lieutenant Colonel Dmutro Kozachenko
commander2_label	Second-in-command
notable_commanders
identification_symbol	[[File:Нагрудний знак «Гвардія».png	75px]]
identification_symbol_label	Guards unit
identification_symbol_2	[[File:Емблема ракетних військ та артилерії (2007).png	100px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	Artillery branch insignia

MT-12 Rapira Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

The 11th Artillery Brigade () was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade's full name of the brigade was the 11th Separate Guards Artillery Kyiv Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade.

The brigade was the successor of the 1st Guards Cannon Artillery Kiev Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade, formed on 18 August 1942 in Stalingrad.

It was part of . It was based in Ternopil, in western Ukraine. The Brigade was formed on 18 August 2004 on the base of 12th Artillery Regiment of the 1st Tactical Artillery Group. Group commander Colonel Sergiy Korniychuk became Brigade's Commanding officer. The Brigade took its conscripts from the Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv and Ternopil oblasts (provinces). The brigade was disbanded in 2013.

History

1st Cannon Artillery Brigade was created on 18 August 1943 in Stalingrad. First Brigade commander was Guards Colonel Volodymyr Kerp.

On 1 March 1943, the Brigade was awarded Guards designation for successful actions near Stalingrad. At the end of March 1943 the Brigade was relocated to the Central Front near Kursk. Between 5–12 July 1943 the Brigade took part in the Battle of Kursk. It took part in the Liberation of Oryol, Hlukhiv, Konotop and on 29 September 1943 was one of the first units to cross the Dnieper River. On 6 November 1943 the Brigade was awarded the honorable name "Kiev" for liberating the city of Kyiv.

From 14 March to 15 May 1944 the brigade took active part in the liberation of Ternopil. Then, the Brigade moved toward Lviv and crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border. During the battles for the liberation of Poland, for crossing the Vistula River and a battle near Sandomierz, the Brigade was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 19 February 1945. The Brigade provided artillery fire in the liberation of Kielce, the Oder River and the Lusatian Neisse crossings, and the attack on Dresden.

On 10 May 1945, the Brigade, being part of 5th Guards Army, liberated Prague. The Brigade was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Second Class on 4 June 1945 for valour and heroism.

After the war, it became the 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment.

The Brigade has been stationed in the following cities:

Prague, Czechoslovakia - May–June 1945
Allentsteig, Austria - June–October 1945
Byškov, Czechoslovakia - October–November 1945
Budapest, Hungary - November 1945 – December 1947
Vapniarka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR - December 1947 – June 1949
Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR (then Ukraine) - June 1949 – present The brigade was disbanded on 31 December 2013.

Commanders

(2004 – 2012) - Colonel Serhiy Korniychuk
(2012 – 2013) - Colonel Lisovyi Petrovych Oleh

Brigade Order of Battle (2004)

Howitzer Artillery Battalion
Anti-tank Artillery Battalion

Awards

Award	Date	Notes
[[Image:Soviet Guards badge.svg	50px]]		Guards designation		1 March 1943		for successful actions near Stalingrad
		Honorific		6 November 1943		for liberating Kiev
[[Image:SU Order of the Red Banner ribbon.svg	50px]]		Order of the Red Banner		19 February 1945		for crossing Vistula River and battle near Sandomierz
[[Image:SU Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class ribbon.svg	50px]]		Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky		4 June 1945		For valour and heroism during liberation of Prague

Throughout World War II 8,270 soldiers from the Brigade were awarded Medals and Orders. 9 of them became Heroes of the Soviet Union:

Guards Captain Nikolai Posohin
Guards Captain Mikhail Zonov
Guards Captain Vladimir Strizhak
Guards Senior Lieutenant Mikhail Volk
Guards Senior Lieutenant Grigoriy Sidorov
Guards Sergeant Petr Kharkovskiy
Guards Senior Sergeant Kashagan Dzhamangaraev
Guards Senior Sergeant Grigoriy Cherniy
Guards Senior Sergeant Botabay Sadikov

References

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