| 49th Guards Rifle Division (13 October 1942 – 22 October 1945) | |
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| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg) Red Army |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Stalingrad Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Siege of Budapest Vienna Offensive |
| Decorations |
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| Battle honours | Kherson |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Vasily Margelov |
The49th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of theRed Army. The division was formed in October 1942 from the2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division.
The 49th Guards Rifle Division was formed in the Western Front reserves near Moscow on 13 October 1942 from the remains of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division. The unit was immediately assigned to the newly formed13th Guards Rifle Corps in the2nd Guards Army. They were sent south to the Stalingrad area in December 1942 and went into action south of Stalingrad.When formed, its order of battle was as follows:
Later the division helped liberateKherson (the name "Khersonskaya" was conferred on the division). It took part in the liberation of Romania and Hungary.
The division ended the war in Austria. By this time the division had the following honorifics: Khersonskaya,Order of the Red Banner,Order of Suvorov 2nd Class.
After the end of the war the division became a part of theSouthern Group of Forces, being reorganised as the 33rd Guards Mechanised Division.[1] In September 1949 the 33rd Guards Mechanized Division[2] arrived inTimișoara from theOdessa Military District, becoming part of theSpecial Mechanized Army. The 33rd Guards Mechanized Division was detached to theSpecial Corps and fought in Operation Whirlwind, the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.[3] After the end of the operation, the division became part of the newly reformedSouthern Group of Forces. On 4 June 1957, the division became the 33rd Guards Motor Rifle Division.[4] The division was based atGyőr with the38th Army. In 1958 it moved toKishinev and became part of the14th Army. The division was disbanded there on 8 October 1960.[5]
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