| 172nd Rifle Division | |
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 Red Army insignia | |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | German-Soviet War 1st formation: 2nd formation: 3rd formation: |
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| Battle honours | Pavlograd (3rd formation) |
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The 172nd Rifle Division (Russian : 172-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II, formed thrice.
On 22 June 1941 it was part of the 61st Rifle Corps of the 20th Army in the Reserve of the Supreme High Command. [2] By 10 July the division transferred to the 13th Army of the Western Front with the corps. [3] It was officially disbanded on 19 September. [1]
It was formed on 10 October 1941 from the 3rd Crimean Motorized Division as part of the 51st Army. [4] By 1 November it transferred to the Coastal Army. [5] It was officially disbanded on 25 June 1942. [1]
The division was reformed again on 9 September in the area of the Dorokhovo railway station, part of the Moscow Defense Zone, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kostitsyn. The latter transferred to command the 183rd Rifle Division on 30 September. [6]
At the end of the war, it was part of the 102nd Rifle Corps of the 13th Army.
In mid-1945 it was withdrawn to Korosten in the Carpathian Military District with the army's 27th Rifle Corps. The division was disbanded in 1946. [7]
The division's first formation was commanded by the following officers:
The division's second formation was commanded by the following officer: [8]
The division's third formation was commanded by the following officers: [8]
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