322nd Rifle Division
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The 322nd Rifle Division was a standard Red Army rifle division during World War II. It is most notable for liberating Auschwitz concentration camp as part of the 60th Army on January 27, 1945, in the course of the Vistula-Oder offensive. Prior to this the division also distinguished itself during the second liberation of Zhitomir on the last day of 1943. It received further distinctions for its service in western Ukraine and in Poland. Along with many other distinguished Soviet formations it was disbanded with the coming of peace.
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322nd Rifle Division (August 1941 – July 1945) | |
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Active | 1941–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of Kiev (1943) Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive Vistula-Oder Operation Prague Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov |
Battle honours | Zhitomir |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Pyotr Isaevich Filimanov Maj. Gen. Gurii Nikitich Terentev Col. Nikolai Ivanovoch Ivanov Maj. Gen. Pyotr Nikolaievich Lashchenko Maj. Gen. Pyotr Ivanovich Zubov |
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