359th Rifle Division
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The 359th Rifle Division was raised in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division, and served for the duration of the Great Patriotic War in that role. It took part in the costly battles around the German salient near Rzhev through 1942 and into 1943. Following this it served in the summer offensive towards Smolensk, also at considerable cost, but it won a battle honor for its role in the liberation of Yartsevo. After a brief rebuilding in the reserves, the division was moved south to the 1st Ukrainian Front, taking part in the liberation of Ukraine through 1944. Following the Vistula-Oder Offensive, the 359th gathered high honors during the fighting around Breslau in 1945, but along with many other distinguished Soviet formations it was disbanded with the coming of peace.
359th Rifle Division | |
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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) Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive Operation Siege of Breslau |
Decorations | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Yartsevo |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Filippov Col. Zalman Ionovich Khotimsky Maj. Gen. Vladimir Romanovich Vashkevich Col. Vasily Kuzmich Guryashin Col. Pyotr Pavlovich Kosolapov |