91st Rifle Division
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The 91st Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army and Soviet Army, formed twice. The division was first formed in 1939, fought in the Winter War, and was destroyed in the Vyazma Pocket during the Battle of Moscow. It was reformed in December 1941 and fought in the Battle of Stalingrad and the Crimean Offensive, earning the honorific "Melitopol" and the Order of the Red Banner. The division was downsized into a brigade postwar but became a division again in 1953. It became a motor rifle division in 1957.
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91st Rifle Division | |
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Active | First Formation: 1939–1941 Second Formation: 1941–1953 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army (to 1946) Soviet Army (after 1946) |
Engagements | World War II First Formation: Second Formation: |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (Second Formation) |
Battle honours | Melitopol (Second Formation) |
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