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3 unusual facts about 30th Rifle Division


30th Rifle Division

After being redesignated the 55th Guards Rifle Division in December 1942, the Second Formation of the division was recreated at Rossosh in April 1943.

On 6 August 1941, the division was transferred to the Separate Coastal Army, which was entrusted with the defense of Odessa, but before managing to link up with the Separate Coastal Army, the division was cut off, not connected to the main forces of the army, and was forced to withdraw to the Southern Bug River.

Then the division was involved in defensive and offensive battles on the Rostov axis, held abroad by the river Mius, in January 1942 forced the Mius, in March 1942 participated in the attack on Taganrog.



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