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'{{outdated|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = 24th Mechanized Brigade<br /><small>(2003{{endash}}present)</small> ---- 24th Mechanized Division<br /><small>(c. 1992 – 2003)</small> ---- 24th Motor Rifle Division<br /><small>(1957 – c. 1992)</small> ---- 24th Rifle Division<br /><small>(Nov 1918 – 1957)</small> ---- 1st Simbirsk Infantry Division<br /><small>(26 Jul – Nov, 1918)</small> | native_name = {{lang-uk|24-та окрема механізована бригада імені короля Данила}} | image = 24 ОМБр.svg | caption = 24th Mechanized Brigade shoulder sleeve patch | dates = 26 July 1918 – present | country = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918–1925).svg}} [[Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic#Early_years_(1917–1920)|Soviet Russia]] <br><small>(1918–1928)<br></small>{{flagcountry|USSR}}<br /><small>(1928–1991)</small><br />{{flagcountry|Ukraine}}<br /><small>(1991{{endash}}present)</small> | allegiance = | branch = [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ground Forces]] | type = [[Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine)|Mechanized Infantry]] | role = | size = [[Brigade]] | command_structure = [[Operational Command West]]<br /><small>(1 July 2006-present)</small><br />[[13th Army Corps (Ukraine)|13th Army Corps]]<br /><small>(before 1 July 2006)</small><br />(formerly Soviet [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]]) | current_commander = Colonel Anatoliy Shevchenko | garrison = [[Yavoriv]]<br />{{MUN}}A0998 | ceremonial_chief = | colonel_of_the_regiment = | nickname = Royal Infantry<br />Iron Brigade (former)<br />Iron Division (former)<ref name=ID>{{Cite web |url=http://www.1581mgtu.ru/24.php |title=24-я "Железная" дивизия |date=June 18, 2009 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618033236/http://www.1581mgtu.ru/24.php |archive-date=18 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | patron = [[Daniel of Galicia|King Danylo Halytskyi]] | motto = ''"Milites Regum"''<br />''"In Iron Division - iron soul, iron will and iron step."'' (former) | colors = | march = | mascot = | equipment = [[BMP-2]], [[T-64]] | battles = [[Russian Civil War]]<br />[[Winter War]]<br />[[World War II]]<br />[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/06/19/7029587 0 troops from Lviv killed near Slavic - Sekh], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (19 June 2014)</ref><br />[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] [[Battle of Bakhmut]] [[Battle of Donbas (2022–present)]]<ref>https://paradoxpolitics.com/2022/02/separatists-chemical-plants-and-shelled-buildings-what-donbas-reveals-about-putins-ukraine-playbook/</ref><ref>https://paradoxpolitics.com/2023/05/between-two-fires-retaking-eastern-ukraine-with-uas-24th-mechanized-brigade/</ref> | notable_commanders = | anniversaries = | battle_honours = [[Daniel of Galicia|King Daniel of Galicia]]<br />[[Berdychiv]] (removed)<br />[[Iron]] (removed)<br />[[Daniel of Galicia|Prince Daniel of Galicia]](removed)<br />[[Samara, Russia|Samara]] (removed)<br />[[Ulyanovsk]] (removed) | decorations = {{OrderOctoberRevolution}} (removed)<br />{{OrderRedBanner}} (3) (removed)<br />{{OrderSuvorov2ndClass}} (removed)<br />{{OrderKhmelnitsky2ndClass}} (removed) }} The '''24th Mechanized Brigade''' ({{lang-uk|24-та окрема механізована бригада}}, abbreviated {{lang|uk|24 ОМБр}}) is a mechanized [[brigade]] of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]], based at [[Yavoriv]] in the west of Ukraine. The brigade, the oldest in continuous service within the Ground Forces, was originally formed as the 1st Simbirsk Infantry Division in 1918 during the Russian Civil War. The unit was soon renamed the 24th Rifle Division. It fought in the [[Winter War]] and [[World War II]], during which it was destroyed during [[Operation Barbarossa]]. Reformed without inheriting the lineage of the first formation, the second formation of the 24th gained the [[Berdychiv]] honorific for its actions during the [[Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive|Zhytomyr–Berdychiv offensive]] in late 1943, and was given the battle flag and traditions of the first formation in early 1944 to preserve historical continuity. The division became a motor rifle division in 1957. The full name of the division was the 24th Samaro-Ulyanovsk Motor Rifle Berdychivska, Iron, Order of the [[Order of the October Revolution|October Revolution]], Thrice [[Order of the Red Banner|Red Banner]], Orders of [[Order of Suvorov|Suvorov]] and [[Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)|Bohdan Khmelnytsky]] Division. In 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine and became the 24th Mechanized Division. In 2003, it was downsized to a brigade. The brigade saw its first combat in almost 70 years during the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]] from 2014. Its Soviet honorifics were progressively removed and replaced with the [[Daniel of Galicia|King Daniel of Galicia]] honorific following the beginning of the war in Donbas. ==History== {{more footnotes needed|section|date=October 2018}} ===Formation and Early Wars=== The division was formed on the order of the [[Revolutionary Military Council]] on July 26, 1918, from voluntary groups under the name 1st Simbirsk Infantry Division. In November 1918 it was renamed as the 24th Simbirsk Rifle Division. It actively participated in the [[Russian Civil War]] in the [[Volga]] region, in the Southern Urals Mountains, and in [[Polissya]] and [[Volhynia]]. At this time one of its regimental commanders was a future Army General [[Maksim Purkayev]]. In 1922 it was renamed as the 24th Samaro-Simbirsk Iron Rifle Division. In 1924 it was again renamed as the 24th Samaro-Ulyanovsk Iron Rifle Division. In 1939–1940, during the [[Winter War|Russo-Finnish War]] the division distinguished itself during the breaking of the [[Mannerheim Line]] on the Karelian isthmus. ===World War II=== The division participated in fighting from the first days after the [[German invasion of the Soviet Union]] in 1941. The division staff showed mass heroism when the German opponents arrived in the Lidy area. It also took part in the [[Battle of Kiev (1941)|Kyiv defensive operation]], and as part of the [[21st Rifle Corps]] and [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]], was involved in heavy defensive fighting in Belarus. Reportedly because the division's banner [[Colours, standards and guidons|divisional colours]] were lost in the Minsk area it was disbanded on December 27, 1941.<ref>[[Viktor Suvorov]], [[Inside the Soviet Army]], [http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov12/05.html Rear Supplies], Hamish Hamilton</ref> As was found out later, that the instructor of the political department of the division, senior Commissar A. V. Barbashev had the Banner while the division was trying to break out of the German encirclement. Barbashev died on August 6, 1941, near Anyutino village [[Cherykaw District]] [[Mahilyow Voblast|Mogilev Oblast]]. Local farmer D.N. Tyapin later found the stained Colour of the division on the officers corpse. He buried the body and the Colour in the local cemetery. After clearing the village of Anyutino by the Red Army the Divisional Colour was taken out of the cemetery and directed on to restoration. On February 20, 1944, the restored Colour of the former division was solemnly turned over in a [[Presentation of Colours]] ceremony to the 24th Rifle Division (2nd formation). For his finding of the division's Colour, D.N. Tyapin has been honoured by being forever listed on the rolls of the 1st company of one of the division's regiments. ====2nd formation==== The 24th Rifle Division was reformed on 7 January 1942 by renumbering the 412th Rifle Division, which had been formed in [[Kirov Oblast]] as part of the [[Arkhangelsk Military District]] in December 1941 from the 48th Reserve Rifle Brigade. The 412th included the 1355th, 1357th, and 1358th Rifle Regiments in addition to the 1022nd Artillery Regiment and the 910th Separate Communications Battalions, along with smaller units. It was relocated to the southwestern part of [[Vologda Oblast]] before being renumbered as the 24th. The new division did not inherit the traditions of the Iron Division, although it reused the regimental numbers of the latter. Personnel from the 29th Reserve Rifle Brigade and the 385th Howitzer Artillery Regiment formed the new 24th along with others from the Arkhangelsk Military District.{{Sfn|Pavlov|1987|p=89}} During war this division was part of armies in the [[Soviet Western Front|Western]], [[Kalinin Front|Kalinin]], [[Soviet Southern Front|Stalingrad]], [[Don Front|Don]], and [[Soviet Southwestern Front|Southwest]] fronts, from April until May 1944. In 1945 it was part of the [[18th Army (Soviet Union)|18th Army]] of the [[4th Ukrainian Front]]. The Division participated in [[Battle of Stalingrad]], the Donbas offensive operation, clearing of Left-bank Ukraine, in [[Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive|Zhytomyr–Berdychiv offensive]], [[Kamenets–Podolsky pocket|Kamianets–Podilskyi pocket]], [[Lvov–Sandomierz offensive|Lviv–Sandomierz offensive]], East - Carpathian, Western - Carpathian, Moravia - Ostrava and the [[Prague offensive]] operations. The division's combat actions finished on June 24, 1945, 100&nbsp;km away from [[Prague]]. The last platoon of the division, led by Captain Klyuyev, took part in the [[Moscow Victory Parade of 1945]]. On July 10, 1945, the division was disbanded, and its number given to the [[294th Rifle Division]] which became the 24th Rifle Division (3rd formation). ===Cold War=== In 1957, the 24th Rifle Division became the 24th Motor Rifle Division. The redesignation occurred at [[Yavoriv]], [[Lviv Oblast]], [[Carpathian Military District]], and the division, later brigade, has been based there since that date. On 21 February 1968, it was awarded the [[Order of the October Revolution]]. In 1982, the division was to be upgraded to an army corps (on the lines of the [[120th Guards Motor Rifle Division|5th Guards]] and 48th Guards in Belorussia and the Transbaikal), but the plans were cancelled. The division was used as a testbed for new equipment.<ref name=HolmIronDivision>{{Cite web|title = 24th Motorised Rifle Division|url = http://ww2.dk/new/army/msd/24msd.htm|website = ww2.dk|access-date = 2016-02-09|last = Holm|first = Michael}}</ref> ===Part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces=== After the disintegration of the Soviet Union the division became part of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]]. On April 19, 2001, by the decree of [[Leonid Kuchma]] N 268/2001, the division was awarded the designation [[Daniel of Galicia|Daniel of Halych]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/268/2001|title=Про присвоєння почесного найменування "імені князя Данила Галицького" 24 механізованій Самаро-Ульянівській Бердичівській Залізній ордена Жовтневої Революції тричі орденів Червоного Прапора орденів Суворова і Богдана Хмельницького дивізії|website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України}}</ref> In 2003 the division was redesignated as 24th Mechanized Brigade "Daniel of Galicia". The brigade fought in the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]] in 2014 and 2015. In September 2014 elements of the brigade were alleged to have abandoned their positions after suffering heavy losses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tyzhden.ua/News/121022|title=Від початку АТО у дезертирстві звинуватили щонайменше три батальйони|website=tyzhden.ua|date=10 October 2014 }}</ref> On 18 November 2015, the brigade's full title was shortened to remove Soviet awards and honorifics and it became the 24th Berdichev Iron Mechanized Brigade "Prince Daniel of Galicia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №646/2015|website=Website of the President of Ukraine|trans-title=Ukrainian Presidential Decree No. 646/2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120191209/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=live|access-date=2016-02-09}}</ref> On 23 August 2017, the honorifics were changed, with the brigade dropping the remaining Soviet titles and becoming the 24th Mechanized Brigade "King Daniel of Galicia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2342017-22422|script-title=uk:УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №234/2017|date=23 August 2017|website=Website of the President of Ukraine|language=uk|trans-title=Ukrainian Presidential Decree No. 234/2017|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> In February 2016, soldiers of the brigade's 1st Battalion conducted training with American, Canadian and Lithuanian instructors in Lviv.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2016/02/08/na-lvivshhini-instruktori-nato-navchayut-ukraincziv-protistoyati-agresoru--/|script-title=uk:На Львівщині інструктори НАТО навчають українців протистояти агресору|date = 8 February 2016|access-date = 9 February 2016|website = mil.gov.ua|language = uk|trans-title = In Lviv NATO instructors teach Ukrainian soldiers to confront the aggressor|archive-date = 9 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160209095858/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2016/02/08/na-lvivshhini-instruktori-nato-navchayut-ukraincziv-protistoyati-agresoru--/}}</ref> In 2018 the brigade fought again in the war in Donbas and was stationed on the frontline near [[Horlivka]].<ref>[https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/507726.html Turchynov declares escalation of tensions in Donbas conflict zone], [[Interfax-Ukrainian]] (25 May 2018)</ref> As of December 2019, 152 soldiers of the brigade were killed during the war in Donbas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://memorybook.org.ua/units/24br.htm|title=Книга пам'яті загиблих|website=memorybook.org.ua}}</ref> ==2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine== Since the start of the invasion the 24th Mechanized Brigade has been involved in numerous engagements against the [[Russian Army]], the [[Wagner Group]], and the separatists of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] such as the [[Battle of Lysychansk]] and the [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]]. <ref>https://paradoxpolitics.com/2022/02/separatists-chemical-plants-and-shelled-buildings-what-donbas-reveals-about-putins-ukraine-playbook/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfQAbxMTPF4</ref><ref>https://inf.news/ne/history/1b57ba4f725884606afb866b7ddf48a8.html</ref> Over the course of the war the brigade has taken heavy casuaties with some scources saying that the it has been rebuilt up to four times. However due to the [[fog of war]] this is hard to verify.<ref>https://inf.news/ne/history/1b57ba4f725884606afb866b7ddf48a8.html</ref> <ref>https://tass.com/defense/1627863</ref> The brigade was claimed to be wiped out again during the [[Battle of Bakhmut]] by [[Wagner Group|Wagner]] troops however this has been disputed.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11806609/Ukrainian-military-unit-named-Boris-Johnson-wiped-Wagner-troops.html</ref><ref>https://sputnikglobe.com/20230301/jinxed-by-johnson-russian-forces-wipe-out-elite-ukrainian-unit-named-after-ex-uk-pm--1107897496.html</ref><ref>https://inf.news/ne/history/1b57ba4f725884606afb866b7ddf48a8.html</ref><ref>https://tass.com/defense/1627863</ref> ==Order of Battle== ===Russo-Finnish War=== *7th Rifle Regiment *168th Rifle Regiment *274th Rifle Regiment *246th Guards Artillery Regiment *160th Reconnaissance Battalion *315th Separate Armor Battalion ===Late Soviet Period ~1988=== *181st Tank Regiment<ref name=HolmIronDivision /> *7th Motor Rifle Regiment ([[Lvov]]) *310th Motor Rifle Regiment (Рава-Русская) *274th Motor Rifle Regiment *849th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment *257th Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment ===2000=== *[[File:181-й танковий полк.jpg|25px]] 181st Separate Armor Regiment *[[File:7-й механізований полк.jpg|25px]] 7th Mechanized Regiment *[[File:274-й механізований полк.jpg|25px]] 274th Mechanized Regiment *[[File:310-й механізований полк.jpg|25px]] 310th Mechanized Regiment *[[File:56-й батальйон зв'язку.jpg|25px]] 56th Signal Battalion *[[File:29-й розвідувальний батальйон.jpg|25px]] 29th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion *[[File:30-й батальйон РХБ захисту.jpg|25px]] 30th Chemical Battalion *[[File:306-й інженерно-саперний батальйон.jpg|25px]] 306th Engineer Battalion *[[File:849-й артилерійський полк.jpg|25px]] 849th Artillery Regiment *[[File:396-й батальйон тилового забезпечення.jpg|25px]] 396th Combat Service Support Battalion === 2017 === *Headquarters & Headquarters Company, [[Yavoriv]] * 1st Mechanized Battalion * 2nd Mechanized Battalion * 3rd Mechanized Battalion * Tank Battalion * Brigade Artillery Group ** Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery ** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ([[2S3 Akatsiya]]) ** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ([[2S1 Gvozdika]]) ** Rocket Artillery Battalion ([[BM-21 Grad]]) ** Anti-tank Artillery Battalion ([[MT-12 Rapira]]) * Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion * Engineer Battalion * Maintenance Battalion * Logistic Battalion * Reconnaissance Company * Sniper Company * [[Electronic Warfare]] Company * Signal Company * Radar Company * [[CBRN defense|CBRN-defense]] Company * Medical Company * Brigade Band == Traditions == === Symbols === In 2017, the brigade developed a symbolism and motto: "Milites Regum" (translated from Latin: "King's infantry").<ref>{{Cite news|last=Шрамович|first=В'ячеслав|date=2017-11-14|title=Королівська піхота і танковий кулак: як змінюють символи армії України|language=en-GB|url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-41973466|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> The motto was chosen in Latin, as Latin is the classic language of heraldry, and is also connected to the life of King Daniel, for his coronation was held according to the Catholic coronation rites in Dorohochyn.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2017-11-10|title=24 ОМБр імені короля Данила та значення її нової нарукавної емблеми|url=https://milnavigator.com.ua/archives/11054|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725170904/https://milnavigator.com.ua/archives/11054|archive-date=2019-07-25|access-date=2019-07-30|website=Військовий навігатор України|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 10 November 2017, the official description of the new brigade symbols was published.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2017/11/patch-24ombr.html | title=Нова нарукавна емблема легендарної 24 окремої механізованої бригади імені короля Данила | publisher=[[Ukrainian Military Pages]] | date=2017-11-10 | access-date=10 November 2017 | website=ukrmilitary.com}}</ref> The emblem is a shield that is red on one side and green on the other, with the lion (being the main symbol of the brigade) being located in the center. === Unofficial anthem === In October 2014, ''The Vyo'' vocalist Myroslav Kuvaldin and other volunteers visited the Luhansk region where they talked to soldiers of the brigade. As a result of the visit, Kuvaldin decided to write an unofficial anthem for the brigade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://molode.com.ua/?q=node/7789 |title="Реггі почекає до кращих часів". "The Вйо" презентує слухачам "Молодого" пісню "Залізний дух" &#124; Молоде радіо - Хвиля української музики :: Українська онлайн-радіостанція |date=October 9, 2014 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009194613/http://molode.com.ua/?q=node/7789 |archive-date=9 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ar25.org/article/vyo-zaliznyy-duh-neoficiynyy-gimn-24-yi-okremoyi-zaliznoyi-mehanizovanoyi-brygady.html|title=The Вйо: Залізний дух - неофіційний гімн 24-ї окремої Залізної механізованої бригади|website=www.ar25.org}}</ref> === Museum === The Museum of the History of the Troops of the [[Carpathian Military District]] ({{lang-uk|Музей історії військ Прикарпатського військового округу}}) is a military history museum in Lviv depicting the history of the Soviet-era district, being located on Stryjska Street on the territory of the 7th Regiment of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. It was inaugurated on 7 May 1965 on the eve of the celebrations of the [[Victory Day (9 May)|20th anniversary of the end of the Second World War]]. In 1995, due to lack of funds for the maintenance of the museum, the district authorities made the decision to put it up for sale<ref>{{Cite web|title=В Парку культури збираються збудувати готель Hilton|url=https://portal.lviv.ua/news/2019/04/05/v-parku-kultury-zbyrayutsya-zbuduvaty-gotel-hilton|access-date=2020-07-09|website=portal.lviv.ua|language=uk}}</ref> and in 1999, a multi-story hotel was in the works to be built there. Upon construction ending at the request of members of the Lviv City Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inst-ukr.lviv.ua/uk/organization/departments/profile/?profileid=21|title=Бандрівський Микола Стефанович|website=www.inst-ukr.lviv.ua}}</ref> Lieutenant General [[Petro Shulyak]] decided to transfer the funds of the former museum to the premises of the Iron Division Museum. ===Honorifics and awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- |- | [[File:Order october revolution rib.png]] | [[File:Order of Red Banner ribbon bar.png]] | [[File:Order suvorov2 rib.png]] | [[File:Order bogdan khmelnitsky2 rib.png]] |- |} *1918 - awarded Honorable banner of [[Supreme Soviet]] *On September, 28th 1918 awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner of Honor *On December, 13th 1920 was given the honorable name "Samara" *On October, 25th 1921 was given the honorable name "Iron" *1928 awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner of Honor *On February, 1st 1933 received the [[Order of the Red Banner]] *On April, 11th 1940 received the [[Order of the Red Banner]] (for operations in [[Winter war]]) *January 1944 has received the honorable name «Berdychivskaya» *1944 received [[Order of Suvorov]] of 2nd class (for clearing of the city of [[Chernivtsi]]) *1944 received [[Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky]] 2nd degree (for an output(exit) in foothills of Carpathian mountains) *October 5, 1967, received the [[Order of the Red Banner]]<ref name="ID"/> *1978 received the [[Order of the October Revolution]]<ref name="ID"/> *On May 19, 2001, awarded [[Danylo of Halych]] designation. *On August 23, 2017, awarded [[Daniel of Galicia|King Daniel of Galicia]] designation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №234/2017|url = http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2342017-22422|trans-title = Ukrainian Presidential Decree No. 234/2017}}</ref> *On May 6, 2022, received honorary citation "For Courage and Bravery"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3152022-42441|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №315/2022 Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"}}</ref> === Individual honors upon personnel === *17 soldiers of the division were awarded Gold Star of the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]. *About 9,000 of the Division's soldiers received state awards and medals of the Soviet Union for individual conduct for service to the country in the Second World War ==Notable personnel== Notable division personnel included: *Chairman of the Supreme body of USSR [[Nikolai Shvernik]] *The marshal of Soviet Union [[Ivan Konev|Ivan Stepanovich Konev]] *6 generals of army, 2 commanders of 2-nd rank, 11 general-colonels, 25 general-lieutenants, 68 general-majors. *[[Igor Rodionov]], later Russian Defence Minister - during Soviet period as 24th Motor Rifle Division *Defector '[[Viktor Suvorov]]' (Viktor Rezun) ==Commanders== * [[Hayk Bzhishkyan|Gai G. D.]] - July 27 – November 20, 1918<ref name="ID"/> * Pavlovskiy V. I. - November 20, 1918 – February 2, 1919 * Vilymson E. F. - February 2 – April 25, 1919 * Myretov M. V. - April 25–30, 1919 * Pavlovskiy V. I. - April 30, 1919 – July 21, 1920 * Myretov M. V. - July 21, 1920 – January 11, 1921 * [[Colonel]] Vasiliev - January 1938 - * Major [[Filipp Alyabushev|Filipp Fedorovich Alyabushev]] - August–December 1936<ref>{{Cite web|title = Страница военно-патриотического клуба "Память" Воронежского госуниверситета|url = http://samsv.narod.ru/Div/Comdiv/Alyabuschev.html|website = samsv.narod.ru|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Biography of Major-General Flipp Fedorovich Aliabushev - (Филипп Федорович Алябушев) (1893 – 1941), Soviet Union|url = http://generals.dk/general/Aliabushev/Flipp_Fedorovich/Soviet_Union.html|website = generals.dk|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref> * [[Colonel]] [[Pyotr Yevgenyevich Veshchev]] - June 1938 – December 6, 1939 (KIA)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Вещев Пётр Евгеньевич|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=5700|website = www.warheroes.ru|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref> * [[Major General]] [[Kuzma Galitsky]] - December 23, 1939 – July 1941<ref>{{Cite web|title = Галицкий Кузьма Никитович|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1879|website = www.warheroes.ru|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref> Galitsky's order of withdrawal of command was dated on 26 December 1941, but he had been in other positions since July.<ref>[http://www.idiot.vitebsk.net/i40/mart41_1_2.htm Соединения сухопутных войск Западного фронта к 22 июня 1941 года<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * Major General [[Terenty Batsanov]] - 15 July – 20 September 1941<ref>{{Cite web|title = 24-я мотострелковая Железная дивизия|url = http://zeldiv24.narod.ru/|website = zeldiv24.narod.ru|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = БАЦАНОВ Терентий Кириллович {{!}}|url = http://myfront.in.ua/biografiya/b/bacanov-terentij-kirillovich.html|website = myfront.in.ua|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref> * [[Major General]] [[Fedor Alexandrovich Prohorov]] January 1, 1942 – May 11, 1945 * * [[Major general]] [[Mykhailo Kutsyn]] 1996–1999 * [[Colonel]] Volodymyr Kysilyov 1999–2001 * Major general Ihor Ostapenko 2002–2004 * [[Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)|Lieutenant colonel]] Oleksiy Zheleznyk 2004–2005 * [[Lieutenant colonel]] Lendar Kharakhalil - July 12, 2007 * [[Colonel]] Volodymyr Trunovskyi July 12, 2007 – 2010 * Colonel Oleksandr Pavliuk 2010–2015 * Colonel Anatoliy Shevchenko February 2015 – August 2017 * Colonel [[Valeriy Hudz]] December 2017 - August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3428499-v-bou-na-lugansini-zaginuv-ekskomandir-24i-brigadi-zi-lvivsini-valerij-gudz.html|title=В бою на Луганщині загинув екскомандир 24-ї бригади зі Львівщини|date=13 March 2022|language=Ukrainian|work=Ukrinform}}</ref> * Colonel Serhiy Postupalskyi October 2020 - March 2022 * Colonel Roman Mamavko March 2022 – present ==References== === Citations === {{Reflist}} === Bibliography === *{{Cite book|url=http://militera.lib.ru/h/pavlov_in01/index.html|script-title=ru:Легендарная Железная: Боевой путь Мотострелковой Самаро-Ульяновской, Бердичевской Железной ордена Октябрьской Революции, трижды Краснознамённой, орденов Суворова и Богдана Хмельницкого дивизии|last=Pavlov|first=Ivan Nikolayevich|publisher=Voenizdat|year=1987|location=Moscow|language=ru|trans-title=Legendary Iron: The Battle Path of the Samara-Ulyanovsk, Berdichev Iron Order of the October Revolution, Thrice Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Motor Rifle Division}} ==External links== *V.A. 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