56th 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:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Patriotic_War
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Medal for Courage
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors Red and Green
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:disbanded 1991
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:T-34_tank
BMP-1
AK-47
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Krasnodar
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought in the Siege of Leningrad
Involved in the Berlin Offensive
Liberated_several_Eastern_European_countries
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Stalingrad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 56th Guards Rifle Division
gptkbp:insignia Guards badge
gptkbp:legacy Commemoration in military history
Influenced_modern_Russian_military_structure
Symbol_of_Soviet_military_prowess
gptkbp:motto For_the_Motherland!
gptkbp:nickname The_Steel_Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Ivan_S._Konev
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Berlin
Operation Bagration
Operation Vistula-Oder
Operation Kutuzov
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Conscription and volunteers
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:56th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Brigade
gptkbp:supports Artillery battalion
Reconnaissance company
Anti-aircraft unit
Logistics battalion
gptkbp:traditions Honorary title of Guards
gptkbp:training Urban warfare
Infantry tactics
Mechanized infantry operations
gptkbp:type Guards rifle division