277th Rifle Division
| 277th Rifle Division | |
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| Active |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Rifle division |
| Engagements | World War II |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Viktor Chernov |
The 277th Rifle Division (Russian: 277-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army and later the Soviet Army, formed twice.
First formed in the summer of 1941, the division was destroyed in the
History
First Formation
The 277th began forming on 10 July 1941 at
Second Formation
The division was reformed on 25 December from the 468th Rifle Division, stationed at
The 277th was withdrawn to the RVGK in late January and moved north to the
In April, the 5th Army was withdrawn from the front and became part of the RVGK, beginning its move to the Far East in preparation for the Soviet invasion of Manchuria during the summer. During the invasion of Manchuria from 8 August to 3 September, the 277th was part of the army's 72nd Rifle Corps.[3] Postwar, the division was stationed at Iman with the 5th Army. In 1955, it was renumbered as the 47th Rifle Division.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ Sharp 1996a, p. 58.
- ^ Goff 1998, p. 197.
- ^ a b c Sharp 1996b, pp. 105–106.
- ^ Feskov et al 2013, p. 151.
Bibliography
- Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.
- Goff, James F. (December 1998). "The mysterious high-numbered Red Army rifle divisions". Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 11 (4): 195–202. doi:10.1080/13518049808430368. – via Taylor & Francis(subscription required)
- Sharp, Charles C. (1996a). The Soviet Order of Battle World War II: An Organizational History of the Major Combat Units of the Soviet Army. Vol. 9. West Chester, Ohio: George F. Nafziger. OCLC 258366685.
- Sharp, Charles C. (1996b). The Soviet Order of Battle World War II: An Organizational History of the Major Combat Units of the Soviet Army. Vol. 10. West Chester, Ohio: George F. Nafziger. OCLC 39214254.