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51st Guards Combined Arms Army

Not to be confused with 51st Army (Russia).

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]

51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army
51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия
Great emblem of the 51st Guards Donetsk Combined Arms Army
Active14th November 2014 – December 31st 2022 (as a breakaway state)
December 31st 2022 – present (as part of Russia)
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeCombined arms
SizeArmy
Part ofSouthern Military District
Garrison/HQDonetsk
Nickname(s)"Donetsk"
Engagements
Battle honoursGuards unit Guards
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov[1][2]
Insignia
Sleeve patch
Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic

History

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2014–2022

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Main article: Russian people's militias in Ukraine

2024

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The 1st Army Corps was reorganised into the 51st Combined Arms Army.[5]

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

Structure

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Полина Зорина (28 August 2024). "Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России". ura.news (in Russian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России - Лента новостей Донецка". news-donetsk.ru (in Russian). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin". Meduza. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР" (in Russian). РИА Новости. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Evocation.info". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ "51-й общевойсковой Донецкой армии присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейская»" [The 51st Combined Arms Donetsk Army was awarded the honorary title of "Guards"]. Президент России (in Russian). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ^ Нахимов, Сергей (15 November 2022). "1-я Славянская бригада ДНР: история создания и боевой путь". AmalNews (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2024" (PDF). ISW. 3 March 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 5, 2024". ISW Press. 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Батальон "Оплот" | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Consolidated TEXT: 32014R0269 — EN — 14.11.2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-25-2024
  15. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Гвардейцы 110-й бригады дронами доставили боеприпасы на головы солдат ВСУ". Красная весна (in Russian). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  17. ^ "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". Лента новостей ДНР. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Бойцы 132-й отдельной гвардейской мотострелковой Горловской ордена Республики бригады, показывают как можно и нужно бить укронацистов". Лента новостей ДНР. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  19. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 6, 2024". ISW Press. 6 August 2024.
  20. ^ Кава, Владислав (9 April 2023). "RV: Бригада "Кальмиус" продолжает громить врага, поддерживая наступление на Авдеевку". Общественная служба новостей (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Роман Косарев: 10-й отдельный танковый батальон 1-го армейского корпуса Вооружённых сил России продолжает кошмарить нацистов на Авдеевском направлении около Донецка". Лента новостей ДНР. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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  23. ^ "Батальон "Спарта" | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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  25. ^ a b "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  26. ^ "Patriot.donetsk.ua" Патриотические силы Донбасса (in Russian). Patriotic Forces of Donbas. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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