31st Rifle Division | |
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Active | before 1932 - Unknown |
Country | Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Red Army |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Division |
The 31st Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II.
The division was established at Yerevan before 1941. Started war in the Transcaucasus Military District's 40th Rifle Corps alongside the 9th Rifle Division. Fought at Taganrog, Rostov, Stalingrad, Kursk, and in the Iasi-Kishinev Offensive and Vistula-Oder operation. With 52nd Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front in May 1945.
References[]
- Robert G. Poirier and Albert Z. Conner, The Red Army Order of Battle in the Great Patriotic War, Novato: Presidio Press, 1985. ISBN 0-89141-237-9.
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