The 11th Artillery Brigade () was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade's full name of the brigade was the 11th Separate Guards Artillery Kyiv Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade. List of full names of the Ukrainian Military unit
The brigade was the successor of the 1st Guards Cannon Artillery Kiev Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade, formed on 18 August 1942 in Stalingrad.
It was part of . It was based in Ternopil, in western Ukraine. The Brigade was formed on 18 August 2004 on the base of 12th Artillery Regiment of the 1st Tactical Artillery Group. Group commander Colonel Sergiy Korniychuk became Brigade's Commanding officer. The Brigade took its conscripts from the Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv and Ternopil oblasts (provinces). 170 new recruits become soldiers The brigade was disbanded in 2013.
History 1st Cannon Artillery Brigade was created on 18 August 1943 in Stalingrad. First Brigade commander was Guards Colonel Volodymyr Kerp.
On 1 March 1943, the Brigade was awarded Guards designation for successful actions near Stalingrad. At the end of March 1943 the Brigade was relocated to the Central Front near Kursk. Between 5–12 July 1943 the Brigade took part in the Battle of Kursk. It took part in the Liberation of Oryol, Hlukhiv, Konotop and on 29 September 1943 was one of the first units to cross the Dnieper River. On 6 November 1943 the Brigade was awarded the honorable name "Kiev" for liberating the city of Kyiv.
From 14 March to 15 May 1944 the brigade took active part in the liberation of Ternopil. Then, the Brigade moved toward Lviv and crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border. During the battles for the liberation of Poland, for crossing the Vistula River and a battle near Sandomierz, the Brigade was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 19 February 1945. The Brigade provided artillery fire in the liberation of Kielce, the Oder River and the Lusatian Neisse crossings, and the attack on Dresden.
On 10 May 1945, the Brigade, being part of 5th Guards Army, liberated Prague. The Brigade was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Second Class on 4 June 1945 for valour and heroism.
After the war, it became the 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment.
The Brigade has been stationed in the following cities: Prague, Czechoslovakia - May–June 1945 Allentsteig, Austria - June–October 1945 Byškov, Czechoslovakia - October–November 1945 Budapest, Hungary - November 1945 – December 1947 Vapniarka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR - December 1947 – June 1949 Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR (then Ukraine) - June 1949 – present The brigade was disbanded on 31 December 2013.
Commanders
(2004 – 2012) - Colonel Serhiy Korniychuk (2012 – 2013) - Colonel Lisovyi Petrovych Oleh
Brigade Order of Battle (2004) Howitzer Artillery Battalion Training of the Battalion Anti-tank Artillery Battalion
Awards Ribbon Award Date NotesGuards designation1 March 1943for successful actions near StalingradHonorific6 November 1943for liberating KievOrder of the Red Banner19 February 1945for crossing Vistula River and battle near SandomierzOrder of Bogdan Khmelnitsky4 June 1945For valour and heroism during liberation of Prague
Throughout World War II 8,270 soldiers from the Brigade were awarded Medals and Orders. 9 of them became Heroes of the Soviet Union: Guards Captain Nikolai Posohin Guards Captain Mikhail Zonov Guards Captain Vladimir Strizhak Guards Senior Lieutenant Mikhail Volk Guards Senior Lieutenant Grigoriy Sidorov Guards Sergeant Petr Kharkovskiy Guards Senior Sergeant Kashagan Dzhamangaraev Guards Senior Sergeant Grigoriy Cherniy Guards Senior Sergeant Botabay Sadikov
References
Ministry of Defense' Army of Ukraine magazine Ground artillery