Assault Engineering Brigades
Assault Engineering Brigades (
History
Sapper-engineering assault units were formed in 1943. By 30 May of that year, the formation of the first 15 brigades was completed. Most of these units were formed from existing combat battalions, well-proven in battle. In August 1943, assault engineer-sapper brigades arrived at the front. These were each composed of:
- Brigade Command (40 people)
- Command Company (87 people)
- Motorized Engineer-Scout Company (101 people)
- 5 Assault Engineer-Sapper Battalions (388 people each)
- Light Bridging and Crossing Equipment Crew (36 people)
During the formations of assault engineering brigades, all soldiers over 40 years of age were reassigned. The most distinctive piece of individual equipment used by soldiers of the assault engineering brigades was the SN-42 (Russian: СН-42) steel breastplate.
In December 1943, a procedure was developed for the combat utilization of assault formations. Assault brigades were sent into battle to facilitate key breakthroughs in fortified defensive lines by means of
In the spring of 1944 the assault engineering brigades were supplied with
By May 1945, the brigades pushed through the city of
Over the course of the Second World War 20 assault engineer-sapper brigades were formed, performing admirably in combat operations, and especially distinguishing themselves in the storming of cities, which was their intended purpose.
Legacy
Structure
- 1st Guards Assault Engineering Sapper Brigade
- 1st Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 2nd Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 3rd Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 4th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 5th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 6th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 7th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 8th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 9th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 10th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 11th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 12th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 13th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 14th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 15th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 16th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 17th Assault Engineering and Combat Engineer Brigade
- 18th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
- 19th Assault Engineering and Sapper Brigade
See also
References
- ^ "Assault brigade of the red army: the red army elite". csef.ru.
- ^ "Red Army engineers at Stalingrad". www.stalingrad.net.
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