270th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 270th Rifle Division (Russian: 270-я стрелковая дивизия) was a Red Army infantry division formed twice during World War II, in 1941 and 1942.
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Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army (later Soviet Army) |
Type | Rifle division |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2nd formation) |
Battle honours | Demidov (2nd formation) |
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The division was first formed in July 1941 and was destroyed in the Second Battle of Kharkov. Reformed in the summer of 1942, the division fought on the Eastern Front for the rest of the war. Postwar, it was relocated to the south Urals and downsized into a brigade. The brigade was briefly expanded back to a division in 1953, but was renumbered in 1955.