204th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 204th Rifle Division was twice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the buildup of forces shortly after the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The first formation was based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of July 29, 1941 and it then remained for nine months in the far east of Siberia training and organizing before it was finally sent by rail to the Stalingrad region in July 1942 where it joined the 64th Army southwest of the city. During the following months it took part in the defensive battles and later the offensive that cut off the German 6th Army in November. In the last days of the battle for the city it took the surrender of the remnants of a Romanian infantry division. Following the Axis defeat the division was reco
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204th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 204th Rifle Division was twice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the buildup of forces shortly after the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The first formation was based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of July 29, 1941 and it then remained for nine months in the far east of Siberia training and organizing before it was finally sent by rail to the Stalingrad region in July 1942 where it joined the 64th Army southwest of the city. During the following months it took part in the defensive battles and later the offensive that cut off the German 6th Army in November. In the last days of the battle for the city it took the surrender of the remnants of a Romanian infantry division. Following the Axis defeat the division was reco
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The 204th Rifle Division was t ...... s disbanded in February, 1946.
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Vitebsk (2nd Formation)
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Vitebsk
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Col. Andrei Pavlovich Karnov
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Maj. Gen. Aleksandr Vasilevich Skvortsov 10px
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Maj. Gen. Ksaverii Mikhailovich Baidak
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The 204th Rifle Division was t ...... s defeat the division was reco
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204-я дивизия
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204th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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204th Rifle Division (May 29, 1943 - February, 1946)
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204th Rifle Division (October 1, 1941 - March 1, 1943)
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