61st Guards Rifle Division
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61st Guards Rifle Division
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The 61st Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in January, 1943, based on the 2nd formation of the 159th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. The division was formed in the 3rd Guards Army of Southwestern Front and immediately continued operations in the Soviet winter counteroffensive. In the spring of the year the Front was forced over to the defensive, but by August the division was part of the 34th Gua
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Guards_Rifle_Division
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2023-02-07T17:38:29Z
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