The 306th Rifle Division (Russian: 306-я стрелковая Рибшевская Краснознамённая дивизия) began its combat path under unusual circumstances. It was partly formed for the first time as a standard Red Army rifle division a few months after the German invasion, but the formation process appears to have been abandoned and the unit was never assigned to the front. A second formation began in April, 1942 and was completed on June 16, after which it was sent to the Kalinin Front. Assigned to 43rd Army, it remained in that Army until November, 1944, and in that Front (renamed 1st Baltic Front) until March, 1945. It ended the war in Leningrad Front, helping to contain the German forces trapped in the Courland Pocket.