28th Guards Rifle Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1991
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:alumni Annual veteran reunions
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Battle of Berlin
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials dedicated to fallen soldiers
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio and signal units
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayal in media and literature
gptkbp:disbanded 1991
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:T-34_tank
BMP-1
AK-47
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:historicalRecords Archival documents
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_role_in_Soviet_victories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 28th Guards Rifle Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Red_Banner
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance units
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Russian_military
gptkbp:logistics Advanced supply chains
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Order_of_the_Patriotic_War
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Banner
Veteran associations
gptkbp:motto For_the_Motherland!
gptkbp:nickname The_Steel_Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Ivan_S._Konev
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:publications Books and articles on military history
gptkbp:reform Post-Soviet_reforms
gptkbp:research Military history studies
gptkbp:secondaryRole Infantry
Mechanized warfare
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategicGoals Defensive and offensive operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Red_Star
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
gptkbp:traditions Guards units
gptkbp:training Rigorous training programs
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint exercises with other divisions
gptkbp:type Guards rifle division