155th Rifle Division

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155th Rifle Division
Active1939-1945
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Branch Red Army flag.svg Red Army
TypeInfantry
Engagements World War II

The 155th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army of the Soviet Union. It was established in Opotschka in 1939. In December 1939, it fought in the Winter War and attacked the town of Lieksa. [1] In October 1941, it was destroyed in Bryansk.

On October 28, 1941 the 1st and 2nd Moscow Worker's Brigades were in Moscow formed using Destroyer Battalions' troops, similar to the earlier People's Militia formations. On November 14, 1941, they were upgraded in status to the 4th and 5th Moscow Rifle Divisions respectively. On January 20, 1942 the 4th Moscow Rifle Division was redesignated the 155th Rifle Division (Second Formation). [2]

During the rest of the Second World War, it fought in Kalinin, Kursk, the Carpathians, and Budapest. By May 1945, it served with the 27th Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. In the summer of 1945, the division was disbanded and the soldiers then served with the Southern Group of Forces. [3]

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References

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  2. Irregular Units of the RKKA, January 5, 2004.
  3. Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской[The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. p. 422. ISBN   9785895035306.