329th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 329th Rifle Division was first formed in September 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Voronezh. This formation was assigned to the Western Front in mid-December as the Soviet winter counter-offensive west of Moscow was developing, but had the misfortune to be cut off and destroyed behind German lines. The division was formed again nearly two years later, this time in 1st Ukrainian Front, and served with distinction with this Front during the final twelve months of the war, winning honors for its roles in the fighting in Poland, Breslau and Berlin before ending the war near Prague.
| 329th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Moscow Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive Silesian Offensives Battle of Berlin Battle of Halbe Prague Offensive |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov Order of Kutuzov 2nd class (all 2nd formation) |
| Battle honours | Kielce (2nd Formation) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Nikolai Matveevich Makovchuk Col. Kornei Mikhailovich Andrusenko Col. Nikolai Lavrentevich Soldatov Maj. Gen. Aleksey Aleksandrovich Yamanov Maj. Gen Zakhar Trofimovich Trofimov Col. Ivan Ivanovich Yaremenko Col. Aleksandr Alekseevich Shikita Col. Fyodor Fyodorovich Abashev |
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