60th Rifle Division (RSFSR)
| 60th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic | |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | |
The 60th Rifle Division (Russian: 60-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.
Formed in mid-1919 as the 6th Consolidated Rifle Division but soon redesignated, it fought against the
24th Rifle Division
in April 1921.
History
The division was formed by orders of 20 and 25 July 1919 with the
Darnitsa, Brovary, and Kozelets during August. It left the 14th Army on 14 August, being reduced to a rifle brigade due to heavy losses in September. The brigade was restored to division strength on 16 September with the personnel of the 2nd Penza and Kiev Fortress Brigades, joining the 12th Army on 16 September.[1][2]
It fought against the Ukrainian People's Army on the
24th Rifle Division.[2]
Commanders
The following commanders led the division:[1]
- D.A. Gebel (acting; 25 July–15 August 1919)
- P.K. Marmuzov (15–20 August 1919)
- G.F. Martynenko (20 August–7 September 1919)
- A.K. Nikolayenko (acting; 7–11 September 1919)
- N.G. Krapivyansky (11 September 1919–18 January 1920)
- D.D. Pomazkin (18 January–7 March 1920)
- P.S. Ivanov (7 March–6 October 1920)
- L.F. Kryuchkovsky (6 October 1920–21 April 1921)
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Khromov 1983, p. 663.
- ^ a b Dvoinykh, Kariaeva, Stegantsev, eds. 1993, p. 166.
- ^ Dvoinykh, Kariaeva, Stegantsev, eds. 1993, pp. 436–437.
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 1-879944-03-0.
- Khromov, S.S., ed. (1983). Гражданская война и военная интервенция 1918—1922: Энциклопедия [The Civil War and Foreign Intervention, 1918–1922: Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Moscow: Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-23.