24th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
- 24th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
*1918 - awarded Honorable banner of Supreme Soviet
*On September, 28th 1918 awarded the Honorable Revolutionary Red Banner
*On December, 13th 1920 was given the honorable name "Samara"
*On October, 25th 1921 was given the honorable name "Iron"
*1928 awarded the Honorable Revolutionary Red Banner
*On February, 1st 1933 received the Order of the Red Banner
*On April, 11th 1940 received the Order of the Red Banner (for operations in Winter war)
*January 1944 has received the honorable name «Berdychivskaya»
*1944 received Order of Suvorov of 2-nd class (for clearing of the city of Chernivtsi)
*1944 received Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2-nd degree (for an output(exit) in foothills of Carpathian mountains)
*October 5, 1967 received the Order of the Red Banner
*1978 received the Order of the October Revolution
*17 soldiers of a division were awarded ranks of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
*About 9,000 of the Division's soldiers received awards and medals
*On May 19, 2001 awarded Danylo of Halych designation.
Well-known people that served with the Division
In the division served:
*Chairman of the Supreme body of USSR Shvernik, Nikolay Mikhajlovich
*The marshal of Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich Konev
*6 generals of army, 2 commanders of 2-nd rank, 11 general-colonels, 25 general-lieutenants, 68 general-majors.
*Igor Rodionov, later Russian Defence Minister - during Soviet period as 24th Motor Rifle Division
*Defector 'Viktor Suvorov' (Viktor Rezun)
Past commanders
* Gay G. D. - July 27, 1918 - November 20, 1918
* Pavlovskiy V. I. - November 20, 1918 - February 2, 1919
* Vilymson E. F. - February 2, 1919 - April 25, 1919
* Myretov M. V. - April 25, 1919 - April 30, 1919
* Pavlovskiy V. I. - April 30, 1919 - July 21, 1920
* Myretov M. V. - July 21, 1920 - January 11, 1921
* Colonel Vasiliev - January 1938 -
* Filip Fedorovich Aliabushev - 1936 - 193? [ [http://samsv.narod.ru/Div/Comdiv/Alyabuschev.html Страница военно-патриотического клуба "Память" Воронежского госуниверситета ] ]
* Colonel Veshchev P. E. - 193? - December 6, 1939
* Major General Galitskiy Kuzma Nikitivich - December 23, 1939 - December 27, 1941 [ [http://www.idiot.vitebsk.net/i40/mart41_1_2.htm Соединения сухопутных войск Западного фронта к 22 июня 1941 года ] ]
* Major General Prohorov Fedor Alexandrovich January 1,1942 - May 11, 1945
* Lieutenant Colonel Lendar Kharakhalil - July 12 2007
* Colonel Volodymyr Trunovskyi July 12 2007 - present
ource and See Also
*Ru-wiki at
*Divisions of the Soviet Union 1917-1945
*http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?part=armament&lang=en
*V.A. Andrianov, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JAP/is_3_12/ai_110620104 The legendary Iron Division is 85] , Military Thought, 2003
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