2nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 2nd Rifle Division was a rifle division of the Red Army that served from the Russian Civil War to the Second World War. Originally formed in 1919 from the 1st Ryazansk Rifle Division, the division was twice destroyed and reformed during the war. The division contained two or three rifle regiments.
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2nd Rifle Division | |
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Active | I Formation: 1919–19 September 1941 II Formation: 26 September–23 November 1941 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Russian Civil War |
Decorations | Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner (1st formation) Order of Kutuzov (3rd formation) |
Battle honours | Belorussian (1st formation) named for M.V. Frunze (1st formation) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Aleksandr Loktionov Vladimir Vashkevich |
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