10th NKVD Rifle Division
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The 10th Rifle Division 'Stalingrad' of the Order of Lenin of the Internal Troops of the NKVD of the USSR (Russian: 10-я стрелковая Сталинградская ордена Ленина дивизия внутренних войск НКВД СССР) was a Soviet rifle division formed on 1 February 1942[1] prior to the Battle of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War and participated in heavy front-line actions which would significantly reduce its strength by the battle's end. It was under the jurisdiction of the Internal Troops of the NKVD but took strategic orders from the 62nd Army command. Later it converted into a regular Red Army division and was renamed the 181st "Order of Lenin" "Stalingrad" Rifle Division.
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10th Rifle Division VV NKVD | |
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Active | 1 February 1942 – 5 February 1943 |
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Type | Infantry |
Size | 7568 men in February 1942; approximately 200 men in October 1942 |
Part of | 62nd Army Stalingrad Front |
Garrison/HQ | Stalingrad, Chelyabinsk |
Nickname(s) | Stalingradskaya |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations | Order of Lenin |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alexander Andreyevich Sarayev |
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