305th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 305th Rifle Division was formed for the first time as a standard Red Army rifle division shortly after the German invasion. It was soon sent north to the Volkhov Front near Novgorod. In the winter of 1942 it participated in an offensive to try to break the siege of Leningrad which ended with it and most of the rest of the attacking force being cut off and gradually annihilated during the spring. A second 305th was raised a few months later in the southern part of the front, where it distinguished itself in the final liberation of Belgorod. It continued in combat through Ukraine and Poland before ending the war near Prague.
Quick Facts 305th Rifle Division (July 2, 1941 – July 7, 1942), Active ...
305th Rifle Division (July 2, 1941 – July 7, 1942) 305th Rifle Division (October 26, 1942 – 1945) | |
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Active | 1941–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Siege of Leningrad Lyuban Offensive Operation Operation Blue Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Prague Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner 2nd Formation Order of Suvorov 2nd Formation |
Battle honours | Belgorod (2nd Formation) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Dmitrii Ivanovich Barabanshchikov Col. Ivan Antonovich Danilovich Col. Aleksandr Fyodorovich Vasilev |
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