51st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 51st Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, stationed at Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volyn Oblast, on the border with Poland.
The Brigade drawns its history from the 51st Guards Rifle Division, which was formed from the 76th Rifle Division mid way through the Second World War. In late 1942 the 76th Rifle Division decimated the German force holding and protecting Kletskaya, a key industrial city with numerous metal works factories. For it, the division was promoted to Guards (Советская Гвардия) status on November 23, 1942 and became known as the 51st Guards Rifle Division.
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