383rd Rifle Division
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The 383rd 'Miners' Rifle Division was a formation of the Red Army, created during the Second World War. The division was officially created on 18 August 1941. It was given the name Shakhterskaya, as i
Commemorative plaque honouring the 383rd Division in Donetsk, Ukraine, on the building of its first headquarters.
Riflemen of Captain Pyotr Podkidysh's 3rd Battalion, 696th Rifle Regiment conduct reconnaissance by fire during the Kerch–Eltigen operation, November 1943. Podkidysh died of wounds on 23 January 1944.
The 339th Rifle Division was first formed in late August, 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Rostov-on-Don. As it was formed in part from reservists and cadre that included members of the
Memorial plaque to the 1135th Rifle Regiment in Rostov-on-Don
