2nd Rifle Division

Updated May 7, 2003
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1st formation

World War
Frontline forces June 22,1941 - Sp.19.1941
June 22, 1941 Joined the battle at 11 am June 22, 1941 15 km to the North from Osovets fortress
June 23-26 1941 Defended positions on Bobr river
June 26.1941 Been separated retreated to Knyshin-Volkovyssk direction laying down most of its heavy weapons
June 28 - July 04 1941 Almost all fell in battle

June 22,1941
Command 1st Rifle Corps, 10th Army Zapadnyj (Western) Front
Disposition Osovets fortress
  Osovets fortress vicinities. Rear units - Sokulka
Commander Col. M.D. Grishin (at June 22 had vacation time). As commander acted Col. Djukov
Structure
13 Rifle Regiment (Osovets Fortress) Commander - Leusov
200 Rifle Regiment (Graevo) Commander - Major G.D. Mavrin
261 Rifle Regiment (Osovets Fortress) Commander - Major Solodkov
164 Light Artillery Regiment (Knyshin) Commander Col. Radzivil
243 Howitzer Regiment (Vasilkov)
94 Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion (Osovets Fortress)
43 Separate Signals Battalion (Osovets Fortress)
91 Medical Battalion (Osovets Fortress)
84 Auto-Transport Battalion (Osovets Fortress) Commander - Capt. Sinichkin
70 Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, 320 mortar Battalion, 59 Repairing Battalion, 15 Field Engineering |Battalion, 87 Anti-Gas Platoon, 40 Field Bakery, 144 Field Post Station, 250 Field Bank Department

Subordination
June-July 1941 1st Infantry Corps, 10 Army, Zapadnij front (Western front)

Commanders
Nov. 29.1939 - July 24.1941 Col. M.D. Grishin
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