100th Guards Rifle Division
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The 100th Guards Rifle Division was an elite Red Army airborne infantry division during World War II. The division fought in the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive and the Vienna Offensive. Postwar, it was designated as an airborne division and disbanded in 1955.
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Quick Facts 15th Guards Airborne Division (1943–1944)100th Guards Rifle Division (1944–1946), Active ...
15th Guards Airborne Division (1943–1944) 100th Guards Rifle Division (1944–1946) 100th Guards Airborne Division (1946–1955) | |
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Active | 1943–1955 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Army |
Type | Airborne infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Svir |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Vasilii Andreevich Leshchinin Ivan Alekseevich Makarenko |
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