347th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 347th Rifle Division began forming in mid-September 1941, as a Red Army rifle division, in the North Caucasus Military District. It was soon assigned to the 58th Army while both it and its Army continued to form up before entering combat in November, as part of the offensive that first liberated Rostov-on-Don. During the German summer offensive in 1942 the division retreated back into the Caucasus, fighting to defend the routes to the oil fields at Baku, until the German forces began to retreat after their defeat at Stalingrad. During 1943 and early 1944 it continued to serve in the southern part of the front, taking part in the liberation of Crimea, before being transferred to the Baltic States region, serving in Latvia and Lithuania for the duration of the war, compiling a distinguished record of service along the way. In 1946 it was reformed as a rifle brigade, and its several successor formations remained part of the Red (later, Soviet) Army until 1959, when it was finally disbanded.
347th Rifle Division (September 16, 1941 – 1946) | |
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Active | 1941–1946 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Donbas Strategic Offensive (August 1943) Melitopol Offensive Crimean Offensive Baltic Offensive Šiauliai Offensive Riga Offensive (1944) Memel Offensive Operation Kurland Pocket |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov |
Battle honours | Melitopol |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maj. Gen. Nikolai Ivanovich Seliverstov Maj. Gen. Aleksandr Kharitonovich Ukhimchuk |