33rd Rifle Division
| 33rd Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1922–1947; 1955–1956 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch |  Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | World War II
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| Decorations |
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| Battle honours | Kholm (1st formation) Berlin (1st formation) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Trifon Shevaldin Ivan Gribov |
The 33rd Rifle Division was a rifle division of the
East Pomeranian Offensive and the Battle of Berlin
. The division remained in Germany postwar with the Soviet occupation forces and disbanded in 1947. In 1955, it was reformed from the 215th Rifle Division in the Far East and inherited that division's honorifics, but was disbanded in 1956.
History
First formation
The 33rd Rifle Division was formed on 29 May 1922 in the area of
Baltic Special Military District in 1940.[1]
Vasily Margelov served with the division's 99th Rifle Regiment as a machine gun platoon commander during 1931 and 1932.
With 16th Rifle Corps of 11th Army on June 22, 1941. Fought vicinity Stalingrad and Berlin. During the Battle of Berlin, it helped capture the Reichstag. With 3rd Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front May 1945.
During November and December 1946, the division was disbanded in Germany, still with the 3rd Shock Army.[2]
Second formation
The division was reformed briefly in the Far East by redesignation of
5th Red Banner Army with headquarters located at Krasny Kut. The division was disbanded on 25 July 1956.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Dvoinykh, Kariaeva & Stegantsev 1993, p. 114.
- ^ Feskov et al 2013, p. 397.
- ^ V.I. Feskov et al 2013, Table 4.1.5, pp. 151-152.
Bibliography
- Dvoinykh, L.V.; Kariaeva, T.F.; Stegantsev, M.V., eds. (1993). Центральный государственный архив Советской армии [Central State Archive of the Soviet Army] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Minneapolis: Eastview Publications. ISBN 1879944030.
- 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.