49th Rifle Division (RSFSR)
The 49th Rifle Division (Russian: 49-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, formed twice.
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| Country | Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Russian Civil War |
Formed in mid-1919 on the Eastern Front as the Orenburg Rifle Division, it was soon redesignated as the 49th Rifle Division. It fought in the defeat of White troops in west Kazakhstan and on the southern Ural River. In early 1920 it was transferred west to the North Caucasus and participated in the offensive that defeated the Armed Forces of South Russia, before being disbanded. A second formation was formed in December 1920 as the 20th Rifle Division of the Internal Service Troops and redesignated as the 49th in March 1921, but itself disbanded in April.
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