79th Guards Rifle Division
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79th Guards Rifle Division
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The 79th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II. It was created on 1 March 1943 from the remnants of the 284th Rifle Division, in recognition of that division's stalwart defense against the German Sixth Army in the Battle of Stalingrad, in particular the Mamayev Kurgan hill and parts of the city's center. The 79th Guards continued a record of distinguished service through the rest of the Great Patriotic War, and continued to serve postwar, in several r
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Military unit
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2023-12-01T19:47:48Z
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