336th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 336th Rifle Division was formed in August, 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division in the Volga Military District. After additional training and equipping in the Moscow Military District it was assigned to 5th Army and went directly into the winter counteroffensive in mid-December. It fought in the battles around Rzhev in the summer and winter of 1942, taking heavy casualties for little gain. In spring of 1943 the division began shifting southwards, campaigning in southeastern Belorussia in the autumn and then moving into the northern Ukraine. On the last day of 1943 the 336th was recognized for its role in the second liberation of Zhitomir and was awarded that city's name as an honorific. During 1944 it continued to advance from western Ukraine into Poland, and in the last month of the war joined 4th Ukrainian Front's advance into Czechoslovakia, gaining additional honors along the way. The division continued to serve briefly into the postwar period.
336th 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 Battles of Rzhev Battle of Smolensk (1943) Battle of the Dniepr Battle of Kiev (1943) Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive Prague Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov 2nd class |
Battle honours | Zhitomir |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Grigorii Mikhailovich Shapovalov Col. Nikolai Nikolaievich Solovev Maj. Gen. Vladimir Stepanovich Kuznetsov Col. Maksim Arsentevich Ignachev Col. Lazar Vasilevich Grinvald-Mukho Maj. Gen. Mikhail Fyodorovich Borisov |