The 171st Rifle Division was originally formed as an infantry division of the Red Army in the North Caucasus Military District on September 18, 1939, based on the shtat of that same month. It was in t
Memorial plaque in Zlatoust which lists the 2nd Formation of the 171st near the top
Demyansk Pocket, February 1943. Note position of the 171st north of Ramushevo in 27th Army's sector.
German PoWs march through Rēzekne in July 1944.
The Reichstag in ruins, June 1945