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2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division (1942)
The 49th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army. The division was formed in October 1942 from the 69th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division. Formation The 49th Guards Rifle Division was formed in the Western Front reserves near Moscow on 13 October 1942 from the remains of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division. The unit was immediately assigned to the newly formed 13th Guards Rifle Corps in the 2nd Guards Army. They were sent south to the Stalingrad area in December 1942 and went into action south of Stalingrad. When formed, its order of battle was as follows: * 144th Guards Rifle Regiment * 147th Guards Rifle Regiment * 149th Guards Rifle Regiment * 100th Guards Artillery Regiment * 56th Guards Separate Anti-tank Battalion * 64th Guards Anti-Aircraft Battery (up to 25 April 1943) * 1st Guards Machine Gun Battalion (up to 1 June 1943) * 51st Guards Reconnaissance Company * 57th Guards Separate Sapper Battalion * 77th Guards Separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Army Flag
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
