89th Guards Rifle Division
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The 89th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in April 1943, based on the 1940 formation of the 160th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. It would fight its way into the heart of Berlin prior to the German surrender.
89th Guards Rifle Division troops in Belgorod 5 August 1943
Colonel Seryugin (center, in darker uniform) with his regimental commanders near Gostishchevo, July 13, 1943. Note use of captured German Kübelwagen.
62nd Guards Rifle Division
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The 62nd Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in January, 1943, based on the 2nd formation of the 127th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War.
