Weekly “Arguments and facts” № 37. When will the “old age” pills appear? 09/15/2021
En & nbsp; 1941, the Soviet Guard was created, which celebrates its 80 & nbsp; September 18 & nbsp ;.
The White Guard perished with the & nbsp; ; Russian Empire. She lived and fought for 300 years. Created by Peter the Great , she died but didn't give up. When the homeland and & nbsp; Vera disappeared, the Russian officers of & nbsp; Civil went to & nbsp; “ psychic attacks. & # 39; & # 39; In any army in Europe, the guards units are the most trained and effective. “ Lord officers, please die standing '', & nbsp; & ndash; ordered Skobelev. Not in the & nbsp; an army of the world officer battalions in formation without firing went into enemy trenches, in & nbsp; unlike & nbsp; guards. It is the elite of the state. Napoleon under Borodino and & nbsp; did not dare to bring his 'old guard' in the & nbsp; battle, and & nbsp; after a year and a half the Russian guard took Paris. & nbsp;
Alexander Luchaninov, colonel, combat veteran:
– When in & nbsp; & shy; 41st, the Nazis took Smolensk and & nbsp; under & shy; went to & nbsp; Borodino, it became clear that only the guards units were able to stop him. Therefore, on September 18, by & nbsp; decision of the Supreme Command Headquarters & nbsp; Order of the People's Commissar for the Defense of the USSR No. 308, four rifle divisions were renamed & nbsp; guards. The 127th Rifle Division received the honorary title of 'Guards', and became the 2nd Guards Rifle Division. For the liberation of the Taman Peninsula on October 9, 1943 & nbsp; g. the connection was given the honorary name “ Tamanskaya ''.
This is how the Red Guard was born, which lived for 50 years. As well as & nbsp; it is necessary for the guardian, dead with the country. 2nd Motorcycle Guards & shy; Taman Rifle Order of the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, Division. MI Kalinina was the best unit in the Soviet Army, and thanks to its participation in the & nbsp; military parades on & nbsp; Red Square and & nbsp; the most famous. I got lucky in & nbsp; 1974 & ndash; 1979. serve in & nbsp; she. He commanded a platoon in the 1174th Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion for 5 years. Then he served in the military districts of & nbsp; Trans-Baikal and & nbsp; Turkestan & shy ;, but for 28 years did not meet a unit or unit equal to Taman. & Nbsp;
We intuitively found support in the traditions of the Russian guard. Officially, during the parades, they marched with aiguillettes, daggers, gold suspenders. Unofficially & nbsp; & ndash; The green cockades and the & nbsp; stars on & nbsp; the country uniform were cleaned of & nbsp; paint, and & nbsp; they turned silvery, and & nbsp; a spring has been removed from the cap. During the holidays, toasts were raised: “ Long live Russia, united and & nbsp; indivisible! Long live Russia in the & nbsp; frontiers of 1914! & # 39; & # 39; In front of us were Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Ossetia, Abkhazia, Chechnya, Bosnia.
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