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| 10th Rifle Division | |
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| Active | 1922–1946 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg) Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |  Order of the Red Banner |
| Battle honours | On behalf of the Northern Krai |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mikhail Dukhanov |
The10th Rifle Division was amilitary formation of theRed Army. It existed by 1920, but was formally created on 20 June 1922, based on the 29th Infantry Brigade. It was then recreated atVladimir in September 1939, and fought in theSecond World War.
Around 1939, the division was stationed in theLeningrad Military District, Western Special Military District, and the Baltic Special Military District. It participated in the Polish campaign in 1939, and in the accession of Lithuania to the USSR in June 1940.
It was part of the10th Rifle Corps,8th Army on 22 June 1941.[1]
The division fought in northern Russia and the Baltic States. From April 1942 to December 1944 it was part of the23rd Army,Leningrad Front, engaged in thesiege of Leningrad. From June to August 1944 it took part in theVyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive as part of 115th Rifle Corps.
It was engaged in operations (in Russian terms, part of the 'operational army') during theEastern Front campaign against Germany, from June 22, 1941, to May 9, 1945.
The division was disbanded in spring 1946 with the6th Rifle Corps in theDon Military District.[2]
In July 1940, the 1st and 2nd Latvian workers regiments (the last later changed to76th Latvian Rifle Regiment) were formed inEstonia from Latvian workers guard battalions and other active duty soldiers, who at the beginning of German attack, fled fromLatvia to Estonia.1st Latvian Workers Regiment was formed on July 18, 1941. Their strength was about 900 men, and that was subordinate to8th Army (Soviet Union),10th Rifle Corps. In the beginning the regiment guarded the Corps rear lines and fought with Estonian and LatvianDestruction battalions, but later joined in battles against theArmy Group North (until July 29). The regiment suffered heavy losses, and at the end of July transferred toGogland Island and later toKotlin Island (Kronstadt). From the left over regiment was later formed (3rd through September 7)Latvian Battalion (commanderŽanis Grīva-Folkmanis), which was part of (Russian) 10th Rifle Division 62nd Regiment. The Latvian battalion had only 283 soldiers. By riflemen, Germans battalions destroyed them and the remaining part retreated toLeningrad, andPeterhof to be placed in76th Latvian Riflemen Regiment.[3]
