384th Rifle Division
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The 384th Rifle Division was raised in 1941 as an infantry division of the Red Army, and served twice during the Great Patriotic War in that role. It was first formed on August 10 in the Siberian Military District. It joined the fighting front in February, 1942 with the 11th Army in the fighting north of the German force that was encircled at Demyansk. The division continued to take part in several savage battles in this area into the summer and autumn of that year, gradually being worn down in this attritional struggle on a secondary front until it was disbanded in December to provide replacements for other units. In the buildup to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria a new 384th was formed in the Far Eastern Front in late 1944. The new division fought with enough distinction that it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and continued to serve briefly into the postwar period.
384th Rifle Division | |
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Active | 1941 - 1946 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Demyansk Pocket Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2nd Formation) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Andrei Yakovlevich Mironov Col. Ivan Danilovich Morozov Col. Mikhail Emmanulovich Moskalik Maj. Gen. Pyotr Antonovich Mamaev |