| 34th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1920-1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Red Army |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Samara (as territorial division) |
| Engagements | Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
| Battle honours |
Middle Volga |
The 34th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army.
History[]
The 34th was originally formed as a territorial division of the Volga Military District. It was named "Middle Volga" on 13 February 1930.[1] In March 1934, it attained Cadre status and was transferred to the Far Eastern Military District. On 10 June 1935, it received the name "Valerian Kuybyshev".[1] It was part of the 15th Army and the 18th Rifle Corps [2] and fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. In the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the division participated in the offensive across the Sungari River.[3] It became part of the 5th Rifle Corps from 3 September 1945. For its combat service, it was awarded the Order of the Red Star on 14 September 1945.[1] However, Avanzini and Crowfoot say that it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.[4] It became the 11th Machinegun artillery division in November 1945.[4]
Commanders[]
- S.A. Spilnichenko (1925)
- Mikhail Khozin (1926-1932)
- V.Y. Rohi (?-1937) - arrested and shot during the Great Purge
- P.L. Romanenko (May 1940 – 1941)
- Colonel Aleksei Ivanovich Prilepskii (26 March 1941 – 7 February 1942)
- Major General Nikolai Alekseevich Kichaev (8 February 1942 – 27 April 1943)
- Colonel Ignat Andreevich Vetvitskii (28 April-14 December 1943)
- Colonel Stephen Vladimorovich Kolomiets (15 December 1943 – 3 September 1945) - promoted to Major General on 13 September 1944
Composition[]
- 83rd Rifle Regiment
- 134th Rifle Regiment
- 327th Rifle Regiment
- 63rd Artillery Regiment
- 145th Howitzer Artillery Regiment
- 75th Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion
- 478th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
- 7th Reconnaissance Company
- 59th Sapper Battalion
- 89th Separate Signals Battalion
- 12th Medical Battalion
- 14th Separate Chemical Defense Company
- 9th Repair and Reconstruction Company
- 58th Auto Transport Company
- 102nd Field Bakery
- 62nd Divisional Artillery Workshop Battalion
- 33rd Field Mobile Hospital
- 217th Veterinary Field Hospital
- 69th Field Postal Station
- 265th Field Cash Office of the State Bank
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "34-я Средне-Волжская Краснознаменная стрелковая дивизия им. В. Куйбышева". http://samsv.narod.ru/Div/Sd/sd034/default.html. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ "34-я Средне-Волжская Краснознаменная стрелковая дивизия им. В. Куйбышева". http://www.rkka.ru/handbook/reg/34sd.htm.
- ↑ Glantz, David (2004-08-02). The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945: 'August Storm'. Routledge. ISBN 9781135774998. https://books.google.com/books?id=epWRAgAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Avanzini, Michael; Crofoot, Craig (2004-10-01). Armies of the Bear. Tiger Lily Publications LLC. ISBN 9780972029629. https://books.google.com/books?id=GyI5ZBMApksC.
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