97th Rifle Division
The 97th Rifle Division was thrice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the prewar buildup of forces. The first formation was based on the pre-September 1939 shtat (table of organization and equipment) and the division was initially intended to serve in the fortifications along the border with Poland in western Ukraine. Beginning on September 17, 1939 it took part in the invasion of eastern Poland and then was moved north to join the 7th Army and later the 13th Army on the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War against Finland where it saw action in the latter part of the struggle. Following this it returned to western Ukraine where it was on the border at the time of the German invasion in June, 1941. At considerable cost it was able to retreat back to the Dnie
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97th Rifle Division
The 97th Rifle Division was thrice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the prewar buildup of forces. The first formation was based on the pre-September 1939 shtat (table of organization and equipment) and the division was initially intended to serve in the fortifications along the border with Poland in western Ukraine. Beginning on September 17, 1939 it took part in the invasion of eastern Poland and then was moved north to join the 7th Army and later the 13th Army on the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War against Finland where it saw action in the latter part of the struggle. Following this it returned to western Ukraine where it was on the border at the time of the German invasion in June, 1941. At considerable cost it was able to retreat back to the Dnie
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The 97th Rifle Division was th ...... ivision was disbanded in 1946.
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Vitebsk (3rd Formation)
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Vitebsk
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Col. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Shchennikov
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Col. Boris Semyonovich Rakov
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Col. Denis Protasovich Podshivailov
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Col. Fyodor Fyodorovich Shishov
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Col. Fyodor Vasilievich Maltsev
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Col. Gavriil Alekseevich Bulanov
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Col. Nikita Mikhailovich Zakharov
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Col. Samuil Ilich Tsukarev
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Kombrig Aleksandr Vasilevich Katkov
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Komdiv Yurii Vladimirovich Sablin
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The 97th Rifle Division was th ...... le to retreat back to the Dnie
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97-я стрелковая дивизия
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97th Rifle Division
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97th Rifle Division (December 8, 1941 - April 10, 1943)
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97th Rifle Division (February 1936 - December 27, 1941)
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97th Rifle Division (May 1, 1943 - 1946)
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