142nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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The 142nd Rifle Division began service in August 1939 as a standard Red Army rifle division, which participated in the Winter War against Finland. It remained on the Karelian Isthmus and had a relatively uneventful war facing the Finns until the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive began on June 10, 1944, from which point it saw much more active service. Following the end of the Continuation War, the division was transferred to 2nd Shock Army in 2nd Belorussian Front. Its soldiers distinguished themselves in the capture of the German city of Graudenz and ended the war fighting through Pomerania.
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142nd Rifle Division (August 1939 – 28 May 1945) | |
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Active | 1939–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Winter War Siege of Leningrad Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Battle honours | Graudenz |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Kombrig Pyotr Pshennikov Col. G. L. Sonnikov |
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