222nd Rifle Division
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The 222nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, originally formed in the months just before the start of the German invasion, based on the shtat of September 13, 1939. It was formed
Operation Büffel. Note position of 33rd Army southeast of Vyazma ("Wjasma").
Monument to Col. A. N. Yurin in Minsk
144th Rifle Division
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The 144th Rifle Division was formed as an infantry division of the Red Army in September 1939 in the Moscow Military District, based on the shtat of later that month. It remained in the same District
Battle of Moscow. Note position of 5th Army during late November and early December.
Moscow counteroffensive and formation of the Rzhev salient. Note advance of 5th Army.
Gunners of the 144th with 76mm cannon and limber near Vyazma, March 1, 1943