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The 79th Guards Rifle Division was created on Mar. 1, 1943 from the remnants of the 284th Rifle Division, in recognition of that division's stalwart defense against the German Sixth Army in the Battle of Stalingrad, in particular the Mamayev Kurgan hill and parts of the city's center. The 79th Guards continued a record of distinguished service through the rest of the Great Patriotic War, and continued to serve postwar, in several roles, until being finally disbanded in 1992. It became the 20th Guards Mechanized Division by 1955, 27th Guards Tank Division in 1957, and the 79th Guards Tank Division in 1965.〔Feskov et al. 2004〕 It served with the famous 8th Guards Army from 1943 until it was disbanded. == Formation == The 79th Guards was one of several Guards rifle divisions created in the aftermath of the fighting for Stalingrad. When formed, its order of battle was as follows: * 216th Guards Rifle Regiment from 1043rd Rifle Regiment * 220th Guards Rifle Regiment from 1045th Rifle Regiment * 227th Guards Rifle Regiment from 1047th Rifle Regiment * 172nd Guards Artillery Regiment from 820th Artillery Regiment.〔Charles C. Sharp, ''"Red Guards", Soviet Guards Rifle and Airborne Units 1941 to 1945, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, Vol. IV'', 1995, p 77〕 At the same time the 62nd Army was renamed as the 8th Guards Army, and the 79th Guards remained in that Army, in 28th Guards Rifle Corps, for the duration. During 1943 and early 1944, it fought through the deep south of Ukraine, and was credited with the liberation of the city of Zaporozhe in October, 1943.〔Sharp, p 77〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「79th Guards Rifle Division」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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