17th Rifle Division
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For the Guards Rifle Division, see 17th Guards Rifle Division.
The 17th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II.
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17th Rifle Division | |
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Active | I Formation: 1918–1941 II Formation: 1941–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Winter War
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Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Moscow Rezkaja Bobruysk |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Georgy Sofronov (1922—1923, 1924—1930) Pyotr Filatov (1923-1924) Georgy Bondar (1932—1937) Terenty Batsanov (1938–1941) |
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