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The 109th Rifle Division was a Red Army infantry division that was formed three times, briefly in 1939, during 1942, and again from 1942 to 1946. The first formation of the division was converted to a mechanized division after about nine months.
20th Mountain Rifle Division — Transcaucasus Military District (former 3rd Caucasus) Formed as 20th Infantry Division 1919 (Ruwiki). Fought at Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, Krimskaya, and near Berlin. With the 28th Army (Soviet Union) of the 1st Ukrainian Front in May 1945.
In military terms, 109th Division or 109th Infantry Division may refer to: 109th Infantry Division (France) 109th Infantry Division (German Empire) 109th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 109th Division (People's Republic of China) 109th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
This officer would remain in this position for the duration of the war, becoming a Hero of the Soviet Union on September 8, 1945 and being promoted to the rank of major general on the same date. [4] The 109th Guards did not inherit the Order of the Red Banner from the 6th Guards Brigade which it had won on December 13, 1942. [5]
On June 18, advance elements of the division had reached Berdichev and Proskurov in western Ukraine and began de-training. Most of 5th Corps' other elements had been diverted to the Western Front once the invasion began, so the 109th was the only division under the Corps' command when it first went into combat at Ostrog on June 26.
1st Cavalry Division (1st RSFSR (pre-Soviet Union) formation) — Formed 28.12.1920 from the Moscow Cavalry Division. Fought in the Russian Civil War. Converted into a cavalry brigade of the 12th Cavalry Division 31 December 1920. [13] 1st Cavalry Division (2nd RSFSR formation, 1st USSR formation) — Renumbered 6 May 1922 from 8th Cavalry ...
DUKW amphibious vehicle as used by Soviet forces in this operation Troops of the 109th Rifle Division landing on Saaremaa, 14 October. The Red Army units assigned to the attack were the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps and 109th Rifle Corps.
The 304th Rifle Division had its roots in the 109th Mechanized Division, which served before the Great Patriotic War as a mixed armor and infantry formation. Soon after the German invasion it was reorganized as a standard rifle division and renumbered as the 304th.