305th Artillery Brigade (Russia)

The 305th Artillery Brigade traces its history back to the Great Patriotic War, being the successor of the 20th Special Power Cannon Artillery Regiment (20 pap OM).

In turn, the regiment was created on December 14, 1944 on the basis of the 406th separate heavy cannon artillery division (406th otpadn) and the 8th separate cannon battery (8th OPBATR).

During the Gumbinnen-Gołdap operation in 1944, the 406th otpadn received the honorary name "Gumbinnen", which was transferred to the 20th pap during the reorganization.

The regiment served in the Active Army from December 14, 1944 to May 9, 1945 and from August 9 to September 3, 1945.^[2]

The 20th Pap ended the war in the Far East, where it participated in the Soviet-Japanese War as part of the 5th Army.^[3]

In the 1960s, the 20th Cannon Artillery Regiment was reformed into the 305th Artillery Brigade.

The unit's anniversaries are celebrated annually on December 28.^[4]

On August 11, 2011, the brigade was presented with a new-style banner.^[5]

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• Феськов В. И., Голиков В. И., Калашников К. А., Слугин С. А. (2013). Вооружённые Силы СССР после Второй мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской. Часть 1: Сухопутные войска (in Russian). Томск: Издательство Томского университета. ISBN 978-5-89503-530-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)