| 37th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1918–1920, 1922–1941, 1941–1946, 1955–1957 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Winter War |
| Decorations |  Order of the Red Banner (2nd formation) |
| Battle honours | Novocherkassk (2nd formation) Named for Comrade A. Egorov (2nd formation) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Pavel Dybenko Ivan Konev |
The37th Rifle Division was aninfantry division of the Soviet Union'sRed Army during World War II.
It served in theNorth Caucasus Military District; established atNovocherkassk in 1919. In June–July 1939 it was atOmsk preparing for action against Japan in Mongolia, but did not see combat.[1]
In June 1941 it was part of the21st Rifle Corps in the Western Special Military District, directly underWestern Front control. ColonelAndrey Chekharin commanded the division at the time. Soon after the beginning ofOperation Barbarossa the division was effectively destroyed, though by 29 June 1941 a composite regiment (20th Rifle Regiment) formed mostly from division rear units (Tyl) was attached to the153rd Rifle Division.[1]
On 24 July 1941 thePetrozavodsk Rifle Division was formed from the 52nd and 1061st Rifle Regiments of the Red Army and the 15th Motor Rifle Regiment of theNKVD.[2] Two days later it was redesignated the 37th Rifle Division. Later fought atMolodechno andRiga. With22nd Army of theReserve of the Supreme High Command (RVGK) May 1945.[3] The division was disbanded on 22 October 1945 with the100th Rifle Corps in theOdessa Military District.[4]
In 1955 the division was reestablished from the261st Rifle Division but then finally disbanded by being redesignated the127th Motor Rifle Division atLeninakan,Armenian SSR, on 25 June 1957.[5][6]
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