23rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
| 23rd Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | before 1932 - 1957 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Red Army |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
The 23rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II.
It was established in the North Caucasus Military District before August 1932.
The division was reformed on 2 May 1943 on the bаsе of the 7th Rifle and 76th Naval Infantry Brigades in the Steppe Military District, and disbanded by Stavka Directive No. 11095 оf 29 May 1945, creating the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.[1]
It was reformed in 1955 by redesignation of the 198th Rifle Division at Biysk.[2]
On 25.6.57 the 95th Motor Rifle Division was formed in Biysk, Altay Kray, Siberian Military District, from the 23rd Rifle Division. It was disbanded on 1 March 1959.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Stavka Order No. 11095
- ↑ V.I. Feskov et al 2013, Table 4.1.5, 150.
- ↑ Michael Holm, 95th Motor Rifle Division (I)
References
- Robert G. Poirier and Albert Z. Conner, The Red Army Order of Battle in the Great Patriotic War, Novato: Presidio Press, 1985. ISBN 0-89141-237-9.
- V.I. Feskov, Golikov V.I., K.A. Kalashnikov, and S.A. Slugin, The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II, from the Red Army to the Soviet (Part 1: Land Forces). (В.И. Слугин С.А. Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской (часть 1: Сухопутные войска)) Томск, 2013.[1] Improved version of 2004 work with many inaccuracies corrected.
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