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The 4th Artillery Berlin Red Banner Breakthrough Corps of the RGK — (4 акп РГК) was a military formation, artillery breakthrough corps Reserve of the Supreme High Command of the Red Army during the Second World War.

History

The 4th Artillery Corps of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command (RVGK) was formed on April 24, 1943, and on the basis of the resolution of the State Defence Committee (GKO) of April 12 1943.

During the war it fought as part of the Central Front; 1st Belorussian Front; and 2nd Belorussian Front.

The corps' formations, units, and awards included:

On 9 May 1945, at the end of the war in Europe, the corps was made up of the 5th Breakthrough Artillery Division; the 12th Breakthrough Artillery Division; the 5th Guards Mortar Division (multiple rocket launchers); the 1002nd Communications Battalion; the 821st Separate Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion; and the 2355th military postal station.[2]

The 34th Artillery Division was formed within the corps in 1945. By that time the corps was part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. In 1953, the 4th Artillery Corps was disbanded.[3]

References

  1. ^ Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 11, 1945 - for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles by the German invaders during the capture of the capital of Germany the city of Berlin and shown during this valor and courage (Collection of orders of the RVSR, Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR, and Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding units, formations and institutions of the USSR Armed Forces with orders of the USSR. Part II. 1945-1966, pp. 343-359)
  2. ^ A listing of artillery units in 1st Belorussian Front on 1 May 1945 includes 4 акп: 5th Breakthrough Artillery Division (23 гв. лабр, 24 пабр, 9th Gun Artillery Brigade, 86th Heavy Gun Artillery Brigade (тгабр), 100 габр БМ [~Gun Artillery Brigade of High Power], 1 минбр), 821 орадн, 136 пабр, 89th Heavy Gun Artillery Brigade (12th Artillery Breakthrough Division), 118 тгабр (6th Artillery Breakthrough Division), 104 габр БМ (12 адп), 8, 40 иптабр, 163 гв. иптап, 203 гв. минп, 5th Guards Mortar Division (16, 22 и 23 гв. мбр), 19, 49, 50, 93 гв. мп, 19th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (зенад) (1332, 1338, 1344, 1350 зенап), 1622 зенап. BSSA at http://www.teatrskazka.com/Raznoe/BoevojSostavSA/1945/19450501.html.
  3. ^ Holm, Michael. "34th Artillery Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-08.