The 34th Guards Artillery Division (гвардейская артиллерийская дивизия) was an artillery

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of the

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and the

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. It was formed after the

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as the 34th Artillery Division and served there with the

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. In 1993 it inherited the honors of the disbanded 2nd Guards Artillery Division. The division withdrew to Mulino,

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, in 1994 and was disbanded in 2009.

History

The division was formed as the 34th Artillery Division as part of the

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's 4th Artillery Corps at

from 25 June to 9 July 1945. It included the 30th and 38th Guards and the 148th Cannon Artillery Brigades. In 1953, the 4th Artillery Corps was disbanded and the division was directly subordinated to the GSFG Staff. In 1958, the 38th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade was renamed the 243rd Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment. In 1960, the 30th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade became the 248th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment. The 148th Cannon Artillery Brigade returned to the Soviet Union in 1960 with the 6th Artillery Division. The 17th Cannon Artillery Regiment and 245th Heavy Howitzer Regiment were transferred to the 34th from the 6th Division. In 1970, the 245th Regiment became the 288th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, and the 258th Guards Regiment became the 286th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade. In 1974, the 243rd became the 303rd Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade, and the 17th Regiment became the 307th Reactive Artillery Brigade. In 1982, the 303rd was rearmed with 48

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. In 1989, the 303rd was rearmed with the

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. The 122nd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade joined the brigade in January 1989. In 1993, the division inherited the honors of the disbanded 2nd Guards Artillery Division and became the 34th Guards Perekop Red Banner Order of Suvorov Artillery Division. From 10 April to 1 September 1994 it was withdrawn to Mulino, where it replaced the 20th Artillery Training Division. The division was disbanded in 2009.

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