337th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 337th Rifle Division was first formed in August 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Astrakhan. Like the 335th Rifle Division, this formation was assigned to the southern sector of the Soviet-German front during the winter counteroffensive, but was encircled and destroyed during the German spring offensive that formed the Izium Pocket. The division was formed again from July until August 13, 1942, serving in the Caucasus and along the coast of the Black Sea before being moved to the central part of the front to take part in the Soviet counteroffensive following the Battle of Kursk. As the front advanced towards the Dniepr River the 337th was recognized for its role in the liberation of the Ukrainian city of Lubny and was granted its name as an honorific. As the division continued to advance through northern and western Ukraine and into Hungary, it earned further honors before ending its combat path in western Austria.
337th Rifle Division | |
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Active | 1941–1946 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Battle of the Dniepr Battle of Kiev (1943) Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen Vienna Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2nd Formation) Order of Suvorov 2nd class (2nd Formation) Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (2nd Formation) |
Battle honours | Lubny |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Sergei Mikhailovich Bushev Maj. Gen. Ilia Vasilevich Vasilev Maj. Gen. Nikolai Ivanovich Dementev Maj. Gen. Grigorii Osipovich Lyaskin Col. Taras Pavlovich Gorobets |