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| 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army | |
|---|---|
| 51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия | |
 Great emblem of the 51st Guards Donetsk Combined Arms Army | |
| Active | 14th November 2014 – December 31st 2022 (as a breakaway state) December 31st 2022 – present (as part of Russia) |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Size | Army |
| Part of | Southern Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Donetsk |
| Nickname(s) | "Donetsk" |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours |  Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov[1][2] |
| Insignia | |
| Sleeve patch |  |
| Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic |  |
The 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army (Russian: 51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly the 1st Army Corps of the Donetsk People's Republic.[3] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk,[4] and then reformed into a Combined Arms Army in 2024.[5]
History
[edit]2014–2022
[edit]2024
[edit]The 1st Army Corps was reorganised into the 51st Combined Arms Army.[5]
On September 18, 2024, the 51st Army was awarded the honorary designation "Guards".[6]
Structure
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1st Guards Motorized Rifle Slavyansk Order of the Republic Brigade[7] (MUN 00100) - Vikings Battalion
- 268th Infantry Battalion
- 1st Reserve Battalion
- 87th Separate Rifle Regiment[8][9] (MUN 34479) (formerly 119th Rifle Regiment)
- 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade[10]
5th Motorized Rifle Brigade "Oplot"[11][12] (MUN 08805) (formerly Oplot Brigade)
9th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade[13] (MUN 08819) (formerly 9th Separate Marine Regiment - 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion[14]
- 56th Separate Special Purpose Battalion[15]
110th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade[16] (MUN 08826) (formerly 100th Motorized Rifle Brigade) - 3rd Regiment
114th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade[17] (MUN 08818) (formerly 11th Motor Rifle Regiment) 
Slavic Unification and Revival Battalion or Svarozhich Battalion- Steppe Battalion
132nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade[18] (MUN 08803) (formerly 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade) - "Lavina" Battalion[19]
14th Guards Artillery Brigade "Kalmius"[20][12] (MUN 08802) (formerly Kalmius Brigade)- 10th Guards Tank Regiment[21] (MUN 08810) (formerly 10th Guards Tank Battalion)
- Kramatorsk (Donetsk) Commander's Regiment (MUN 08816)
- 1st Special Purpose Battalion "Khan" (MUN 08808)
2nd Uman Tank Battalion "Diesel"[22] (MUN 08810) (formerly Battalion Diesel)- 3rd Special Purpose Battalion (MUN 08827)
- 1st Territorial Defense Battalion
2nd Territorial Defense Battalion "Miner's Division"- 3rd Territorial Defense Battalion
- 4th Territorial Defense Battalion
- 5th Territorial Defense Battalion
- 6th Territorial Defense Battalion
80th Guards "Sparta" Reconnaissance Battalion "A. S. Pavlov"[23] (MUN 08806) (formerly Battalion Sparta)
Guards "Somalia" Assault Battalion "M. S. Tolstykh" (MUN 08828) (formerly Battalion Somalia)
International Brigade "Pyatnashka" (affiliated to 87th Rifle Regiment)- Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery Battalion (MUN 08817)
- Repair and Recovery Battalion "Congo" (MUN 08813)
- 51st HQ and HQ Services Battalion "Pautina" (MUN 08804)
- Material Support Battalion (MUN 08812)
- Signals Battalion (MUN 08804)
- Special Purpose Unit "Typhoon"
- Patriotic Forces of Donbass[24]
- Reserve units:
- 103rd Rifle Regiment
- 105th Rifle Regiment
- 107th Rifle Regiment
- 109th Rifle Regiment
- 111th Rifle Regiment
- 123rd Rifle Regiment
- 125th Rifle Regiment
- 127th Rifle Regiment
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See also
[edit]- 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army, formerly the 2nd Guards Army Corps
- 3rd Army Corps
References
[edit]- ^ Полина Зорина (28 August 2024). "Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России". ura.news (in Russian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России - Лента новостей Донецка". news-donetsk.ru (in Russian). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin". Meduza. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР" (in Russian). РИА Новости. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Evocation.info". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "51-й общевойсковой Донецкой армии присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейская»" [The 51st Combined Arms Donetsk Army was awarded the honorary title of "Guards"]. Президент России (in Russian). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Нахимов, Сергей (15 November 2022). "1-я Славянская бригада ДНР: история создания и боевой путь". AmalNews (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2024" (PDF). ISW. 3 March 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 5, 2024". ISW Press. 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Батальон "Оплот" | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Consolidated TEXT: 32014R0269 — EN — 14.11.2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-25-2024
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Гвардейцы 110-й бригады дронами доставили боеприпасы на головы солдат ВСУ". Красная весна (in Russian). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "114-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Енакиевско-Дунайская бригада в кровопролитных боях освободила н.п. Красногоровка западнее Донецка, выбив оттуда 35 бригаду морпехов ВСУ. В настоящий момент западные окраины н.п. — серая зона". Лента новостей ДНР. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Бойцы 132-й отдельной гвардейской мотострелковой Горловской ордена Республики бригады, показывают как можно и нужно бить укронацистов". Лента новостей ДНР. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 6, 2024". ISW Press. 6 August 2024.
- ^ Кава, Владислав (9 April 2023). "RV: Бригада "Кальмиус" продолжает громить врага, поддерживая наступление на Авдеевку". Общественная служба новостей (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Роман Косарев: 10-й отдельный танковый батальон 1-го армейского корпуса Вооружённых сил России продолжает кошмарить нацистов на Авдеевском направлении около Донецка". Лента новостей ДНР. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Народная милиция ДНР".
- ^ "Батальон "Спарта" | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Patriot.donetsk.ua" Патриотические силы Донбасса (in Russian). Patriotic Forces of Donbas. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
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