70th Guards Rifle Division
The 70th Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in February, 1943, based on the 1st formation of the 138th Rifle Division in recognition of that division's actions during the battle, and served in that role until well after the end of the Great Patriotic War. The 70th Guards later became part of the Soviet Army as a motor rifle division and took part in the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. The division was finally disbanded in 1991.
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138th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)35th Guards Rifle Corps38th Army (Soviet Union)3rd Rifle Corps70th Division70th Guards Motor Rifle Division75th Guards Rifle Division8th Tank ArmyBattle of Kursk order of battleCarpathian Military DistrictIvan LyudnikovList of Soviet Army divisions 1989–91List of infantry divisions of the Soviet Union 1917–1957Western Carpathian offensive
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70th Guards Rifle Division
The 70th Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in February, 1943, based on the 1st formation of the 138th Rifle Division in recognition of that division's actions during the battle, and served in that role until well after the end of the Great Patriotic War. The 70th Guards later became part of the Soviet Army as a motor rifle division and took part in the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. The division was finally disbanded in 1991.
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Col. Leonid Ivanovich Gredinarenko
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Col. Timofei Andronikovich Andrienko
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Maj. Gen. Ivan Andreevich Gusev 10px
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Maj. Gen. Ivan Ilich Lyudnikov 10px
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70th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1991)
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70th Guards Rifle Division (February 7, 1943 – 1957)
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