• The 242nd Rifle Division was the lowest-numbered infantry division of the Red Army to be formed from scratch following the German invasion of the USSR...
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  • The 242nd Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army. The division existed from 1972 to 1988 and was based in Abakan. The...
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    redesignated as the 242nd Rifle Division. 466th Rifle Division — became the 248th Rifle Division (II) January 1942 467th Rifle Division — began forming in...
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  • The 164th Rifle Division was originally formed as an infantry division of the Red Army in the Byelorussian Military District, based on the shtat (table...
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    began, as seen on the example of the 900th Rifle Regiment, which was part of the 242nd Rifle Division. Rifle Regiment attacking village of Svity was composed...
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  • Counties) Division (United Kingdom) 44th Infantry Division (United States) 44th Airborne Division (India) (British Indian Army during World War II) 242nd Training...
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    the division was completely withdrawn from Chechnya. In 1999 key units included the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment; 242nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment;...
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    The 150th Guards Motor Rifle Idritsa-Berlin Order of Kutuzov Division (Russian: Russian: 150-я гвардейская мотострелковая Идрицко-Берлинская ордена Кутузова...
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  • The division first formed from July 1 to Aug. 28, 1940, at Mogilev in the Western Special Military District based on cadres from 143rd Rifle Division and...
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  • Order of Battle, volume 2: 291st – 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole...
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