335th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 335th Rifle Division was first formed in September 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Stalingrad. It was a "sister" unit to the 341st Rifle Division, which was formed at about the same time and place and shared a very similar combat path in its first formation. The division was assigned to the southern sector of the Soviet-German front during the winter counteroffensive, but took severe losses during the German spring offensive that formed the Izium Pocket, and it was all but destroyed in the opening phase of Case Blue. The division was formed again nearly two years later, this time in the Far Eastern Front, and spent the rest of the war mainly on coastal defense duties. The 335th had one of the shortest and least distinguished careers of any Soviet rifle division.
| 335th Rifle Division (September 9, 1941 – November 28, 1942) 335th Rifle Division (May 25, 1944 - 1945) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive Operation Second Battle of Kharkov Case Blue Battle of the Caucasus Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Ivan Grigorevich Fofanov Lt. Col. Pavel Mikhailovich Volosatykh Col. Ivan Afanasevich Shevchenko Col. Ivan Ivanovich Malinovskii |