40th Rifle Division
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The 40th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II. It gained the honorific "named for Sergo Ordzhonikidze" on 14 April 1937. It fought in the engagements at Lake Khasan. On 22 June 1941, it was part of the 39th Rifle Corps, 25th Army, in the Far East Military District. The division fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945.[1] In 1957, it was converted into a motorized rifle division. From 1957 to 1989 it was based at Smolyaninovo-1, Primorskiy Krai. In 1989 it was transferred to the Pacific Fleet as a coastal defence division. It was disbanded in 1996.[2]
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40th Rifle Division (1930–1957) 40th Motor Rifle Division | |
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Active | 1930–1996 |
Country | Soviet Union (1925–1992) Russia (1992–1996) |
Branch | Red Army (1930-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991-1996) |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Lake Khasan |
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Battle honours | "named for Sergo Ordzhonikidze" |
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