65th Rifle Division

65th Rifle Division
Active 1939-1944
Country  Soviet Union
Branch Red Army
Type Infantry
Engagements

World War II

Decorations

Order of the Red Banner

Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Battle honours Novgorod
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pyotr Koshevoy

The 65th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army.

It fought in World War II. Poirer and Connor say it was established at Chita in February 1941. Began Barbarossa with the 12th Rifle Corps, Transbaikal Military District.[1] Fought near Leningrad and in the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation.

Became the 102nd Guards Rifle Division on 29 December 1944.[2]

Components

The division included the following units.[2]

References

  1. Combat composition of the Soviet Army, 1941, p. 20.
  2. 1 2 "65 СТРЕЛКОВАЯ ДИВИЗИЯ" [65th Rifle Division]. bdsa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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