The 354th Rifle Division was raised in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division, and served for the duration of the Great Patriotic War in that role. It took part in the defense of Moscow and the wi
Maj. Gen. Vladimir Dzhandzhgava, Hero of the Soviet Union
Pavel Ivanovich Batov was a senior Red Army general during the Second World War and afterwards, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Batov fought in World War I, where he was awarded the Cross of St. Georg
Pavel Batov in 1916
Batov (furthest right) in XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War