51st Guards Combined Arms Army explained

Unit Name:	51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army
Native Name:	51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия
Dates:	14th November 2014 – December 31st 2022 (as a breakaway state) December 31st 2022 – present (as part of Russia)
Type:	Combined arms
Size:	Army
Command Structure:	Southern Military District
Garrison:	Donetsk
Nickname:	"Donetsk"
Identification Symbol Label:	Sleeve patch
Identification Symbol 2 Label:	Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic
Commander1:	Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov^[1] ^[2]
Battles:	Russian-Ukrainian War War in Donbas First Battle of Donetsk Airport Second Battle of Donetsk Airport Battle of Debaltseve Battle of Marinka Shyrokyne standoff Battle of Avdiivka Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Mariupol (2014) Siege of Mariupol Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024) Battle of Volnovakha Battle of Marinka (2022–2023) Battle of Toretsk Pokrovsk offensive 2024 Kursk offensive

The 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army (Russian: 51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly the 1st Army Corps of the Donetsk People's Republic.^[3] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk,^[4] and then reformed into a Combined Arms Army in 2024.^[5]

History

2024

The 1st Army Corps was reorganised into the 51st Combined Arms Army.

On September 18, 2024, the 51st Army was awarded the honorary designation "Guards".^[6]

Structure

• 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Slavyansk Order of the Republic Brigade^[7] (MUN 00100)
  • Vikings Battalion
  • 268th Infantry Battalion
  • 1st Reserve Battalion
  • 87th Separate Rifle Regiment^{[8] [9]} (MUN 34479) (formerly 119th Rifle Regiment)
• 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade "Oplot"^{[10] [11]} (MUN 08805) (formerly Oplot Brigade)
• 9th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[12] (MUN 08819) (formerly 9th Separate Marine Regiment
  • 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion^[13]
• 56th Separate Special Purpose Battalion^[14]
• 110th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[15] (MUN 08826) (formerly 100th Motorized Rifle Brigade)
  • 3rd Regiment
• 114th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[16] (MUN 08818) (formerly 11th Motor Rifle Regiment)
  • Slavic Unification and Revival Battalion or Svarozhich Battalion
  • Steppe Battalion
• 132nd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade^[17] (MUN 08803) (formerly 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade)
  • "Lavina" Battalion^[18]
• 14th Guards Artillery Brigade "Kalmius"^[19] (MUN 08802) (formerly Kalmius Brigade)
• 10th Guards Tank Regiment^{[20] [21]} (MUN 08810) (formerly 10th Guards Tank Battalion)
• Kramatorsk (Donetsk) Commander's Regiment (MUN 08816)
• 1st Special Purpose Battalion "Khan" (MUN 08808)
• 2nd Uman Tank Battalion "Diesel" (MUN 08810) (formerly Battalion Diesel)
• 3rd Special Purpose Battalion (MUN 08827)
• 1st Territorial Defense Battalion
• 2nd Territorial Defense Battalion "Miner's Division"
• 3rd Territorial Defense Battalion
• 4th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 5th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 6th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 80th Guards "Sparta" Reconnaissance Battalion "A. S. Pavlov"^[22] (MUN 08806) (formerly Battalion Sparta)
• Guards "Somalia" Assault Battalion "M. S. Tolstykh" (MUN 08828) (formerly Battalion Somalia)
• International Brigade "Pyatnashka" (affiliated to 87th Rifle Regiment)
• Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery Battalion (MUN 08817)
• Repair and Recovery Battalion "Congo" (MUN 08813)
• 51st HQ and HQ Services Battalion "Pautina" (MUN 08804)
• Material Support Battalion (MUN 08812)
• Signals Battalion (MUN 08804)
• Special Purpose Unit "Typhoon"
• "Okhotnik" Spetsnaz Detachment^[23]
• 56th Spetsnaz Battalion^[24]
• ”Rodnya” Battalion
• Patriotic Forces of Donbass^[25]
• Reserve units:
  • 103rd Rifle Regiment
  • 105th Rifle Regiment
  • 107th Rifle Regiment
  • 109th Rifle Regiment
  • 111th Rifle Regiment
  • 123rd Rifle Regiment
  • 125th Rifle Regiment
  • 127th Rifle Regiment

See also

• 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army, formerly the 2nd Guards Army Corps
• 3rd Army Corps

References

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2. Web site: Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России - Лента новостей Донецка. ru. news-donetsk.ru. 2024-08-28. 2024-09-10.
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11. Web site: Consolidated TEXT: 32014R0269 — EN — 14.11.2022 . 2023-07-09 . eur-lex.europa.eu.
12. Web site: RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023 . 22 December 2023.
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15. Web site: 2023-04-24 . Гвардейцы 110-й бригады дронами доставили боеприпасы на головы солдат ВСУ . 2023-07-09 . Красная весна . ru.
16. Web site: 2023-03-12 . 114-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Енакиевско-Дунайская бригада в кровопролитных боях освободила н.п. Красногоровка западнее Донецка, выбив оттуда 35 бригаду морпехов ВСУ. В настоящий момент западные окраины н.п. — серая зона . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
17. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Бойцы 132-й отдельной гвардейской мотострелковой Горловской ордена Республики бригады, показывают как можно и нужно бить укронацистов . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
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19. Web site: Кава . Владислав . 2023-04-09 . RV: Бригада "Кальмиус" продолжает громить врага, поддерживая наступление на Авдеевку . 2023-07-09 . Общественная служба новостей . ru-RU.
20. Web site: 2023-04-04 . Роман Косарев: 10-й отдельный танковый батальон 1-го армейского корпуса Вооружённых сил России продолжает кошмарить нацистов на Авдеевском направлении около Донецка . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
21. Web site: Народная милиция ДНР .
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25. Web site: Patriot.donetsk.ua . ru:Патриотические силы Донбасса . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413010524/http://patriot.donetsk.ua/cgi-bin/p-s/m1.cgi . usurped . 13 April 2014 . Patriotic Forces of Donbas . ru.