394th Rifle Division
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The 394th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army 1941-45. It was formed in August in the Transcaucasus Military District as a Georgian National division. It saw its first action in August 1942 with 46th Army in the Battle of the Caucasus, blocking some of the passes of the High Caucasus against the advance of the German Army Group A. Following the German retreat in the winter of 1943, the division was assigned to Southwestern Front (after 20 October the 3rd Ukrainian Front) in 46th Army until August 1944, winning a battle honor and the Order of the Red Banner on the way. At the end of that year it was assigned to the 37th Army, which was detached from the Front to serve as a garrison unit in the Balkans after the German forces were driven north into Hungary. It remained in this relatively inactive role for the duration of the war, being disbanded shortly thereafter.
394th Rifle Division (19 August 1941 – 1 October 1945) | |
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Active | 1941 - 1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of the Caucasus Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943) Battle of the Dniepr Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy-Kishinev Offensive |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Krivoi Rog |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Valerian Sergeevich Dzabakhidze Col. Semyon Pavlovich Storozhilov Col. Timofei Ivanovich Volkovich Lt. Col. Ivan Georgievich Kantariya Col. Pavel Ivanovich Belekhov Maj. Gen. Aleksandr Ivanovich Lisitsyn Col. Ilya Samsonovich Titov |