157th Rifle Division
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The 157th Rifle Division was first formed as an infantry division of the Red Army in August 1939 in the North Caucasus Military District, based on the shtat that would become official the following mo
Soviet artillery firing near Odesa
Rear 180mm gun turrets of Krasny Kavkaz
Red Army defenses on the Parpach Isthmus, May 1942
Monument in Kirov containing the name of Hero of the Soviet Union P. G. Timshin
138th Rifle Division
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The 138th Rifle Division was twice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the buildup of forces immediately after the start of World War II in Europe. The first formation was
157th Rifle Division
…to break out of its bridgehead at Tsimlianskaya on the morning of July 25, but was stymied by strong counterattacks delivered by the 157th, 91st, and 138th Rifle Divisions. On July 31 the panzers began an advance on the Abganerovo axis. This struck the 157th and 138th Divisions, tearing apart their defenses east of the…
Attack on the "Pharmacy" and the "Commissar's House"
Modern-day ruins of the "Red House"