3rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 3rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Army. It was formed in 1921 in Crimea. The division relocated to Svobodny in the Far East during 1939 and moved to Blagoveshchensk soon after. The division fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and was disbanded in 1946.
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3-я стрелковая Краснознамённая дивизия имени Президиума Верховного Совета Крымской АССР | |
Active | 1918–1946 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | 2nd Red Banner Army |
Engagements | Russian Civil War |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (1945) |
Battle honours | named after the Praesidium of the Supreme Council of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |
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