423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment

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423rd Guards, Order of Suvorov 2nd class and Order of Kutuzov 2nd class, Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment
Active	1942 - 2009
Country	Russia
Allegiance	Regular Army
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Motor Rifle Regiment
Size	Around 1,600 plus Personnel
Part of	4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division
Garrison/HQ	Naro-Fominsk, 70km south-west of Moscow.
Nickname(s)	Yampolsky
Motto(s)	"Duty and honour"
Engagements	World War II Second Chechen War

The 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment was a regiment of the Soviet Army and Russian Ground Forces from 1942 to 2009. For most of the post-war period, it formed part of the 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division.

Medal of 60 years to The Yampolsky regiment

History[]

The 31st Motorised Brigade was formed on 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. Loss of the regiment were 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.

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

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 15 March 2012.