303rd Rifle Division
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The 303rd Rifle Division began service as a standard Red Army rifle division shortly after the German invasion, and in its first formation fought in the central part of the Soviet-German front for a few months, taking part in the first offensive success of the Red Army at Yelnya, before being encircled and annihilated in the fighting around Vyasma. A second 303rd was raised a few months later and fought on, mainly in the central sector of Ukraine. The men and women of the division first distinguished themselves during the summer offensive of 1943, making an assault crossing of the Dniepr River at Verkhnodniprovsk and gaining a battle honor for it. A second such honor was won in the spring of 1944 for the division's role in the liberation of the city of Beltsy in Moldova. It ended the war at Prague, after advancing through Romania, Hungary and Austria. The division was disbanded in 1946.
303rd Rifle Division (July 10 – December 27, 1941) 303rd Rifle Division (January 1, 1942 – 1946) | |
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Active | 1941–1946 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Operation Barbarossa Yelnya Offensive Operation Typhoon Operation Blue Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dniepr First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Siege of Budapest Prague Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Upper Dniepr Beltsy |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Nikolai Pavlovich Rudnev Col. Alexsandr Gavrilovich Moiseevskiy Col. Lev Ivanovich Ostroukhov Maj. Gen. Konstantin Stepanovich Fyodorovskiy Col. Ivan Dmitrievich Panov |