137th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 137th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army in World War II. Raised in 1939 as a standard Red Army rifle division, it served for the duration of the Great Patriotic War in that role. The division fought in the central part of the Soviet-German front. It shared credit with other formations for the liberation of Bobruisk during Operation Bagration, and ended the war in the conquest of East Prussia.
| 137th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 1939 – August 1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Operation Bagration Lublin-Brest Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive East Prussian Offensive |
| Decorations | Order of Suvorov 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Bobruisk |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mjr. Gen. Ivan Grishin Mjr. Gen. A. I. Alferov Mjr. Gen. F. N. Zhabrev |
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