50th Rifle Division

Updated May 7, 2003
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Before the War
since Jan.1941 Was disposed at Polotsk
The War
Front-line forces June 22.1941 - Feb. 4.1943, Mar 4.1943 - Sep. 05.1944, Oct 30.1944 - May 11.1945
July 23.1941 Leaved the battle and set for reinforcement to the region 12 km East from Vyazma
Aug 2.1941 included in the 19th Army
Aug 6.1941 Joined the battle
Aug 17.1941 Moved forward to 17km
Oct 4.1941 Leaved the battle and was transferred to Vyazma  escaped from encirclement. Was included in 16 Army

June 22.1941
Command Zapadnij Front (Western Front)
Commander Gen.-Major V.P Evdokimov
Structure
2nd Rifle Regiment  
49th Rifle Regiment  
359th Rifle Regiment  
202 Light Artileery Regiment  
257 Howitzer Regiment  
480 Mortar Battalion (since Nov 1.1941 till Oct 20.1942), 89 Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, 6 Recon Company, 68 Field Engineering Battalion, 81 Separate Signals Battalion (81, 1443 Separate Signals Companies), 614 (10) Medical Battalion, 107 Separate Anti-Gas Company, 41 (130) Auto-Transport Company, 125 (273) Field Bakery, 51 (219) Veterinary Field Hospital, 883 Field Post Station, 320 Field Bank Department

Commanders
Aug 08.1940 - Aug 01.1941 Gen.-Major V.P. Evdokimov
Aug 02.1941 - Oct 16.1941 Col. A.A. Borejko
Oct 17.1941 - Oct 18.1941 Col. S.I. Iovlev
Oct 19.1941 - Mar 12.1942 Gen.-Major N.F. Lebedenko
Mar 13.1942 - Apr 04.1942 Col. P.F. Berestov
Apr 05.1942 - Mar 07.1944 Gen.-Major N.F. Lebedenko
Mar 08.1944 - May 09.1945 Lt. Col., since Mar., 23, 1944 Col. N.A. Ruban

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