The 332nd Infantry Regiment was formed in November 1941 as part of the 241st Infantry Division, which was created by decision of the Supreme High Command Headquarters as part of the 34th Army of the North-Western Front by reorganizing the 28th Tank Division.
Under the command of Colonel (since May 5, 1942, Major General) Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, from January 7 to May 20, 1942, the division took part in the Demyansk offensive operation. On January 9, 1942, the division's regiments delivered the main blow in the direction of the village (now a tract on the site of the village) Zhabye, Demyansky district, Leningrad region (from July 5, 1944, Novgorod region), advancing on the ice of Lake Seliger. Fierce fighting took place on its icy plain. Under heavy enemy fire, the division's soldiers captured enemy strongholds on the opposite bank. Through deep snow they advanced another 12 kilometers, on the outskirts of the village of Monakovo (now a farm without a permanent population in the Ilyinogorsk rural settlement of the Demyansky district) on January 11, 1942 they captured the headquarters of an infantry regiment and completely captured the village at night.
On February 20, 1942, troops of the Northwestern Front surrounded the enemy group in Demyansk: 7 divisions of the 16th German army of Colonel General von Busch. For successful military operations to encircle units of the 16th German Army in the Demyansk region, many soldiers of the 241st Infantry Division were awarded orders and medals, the division commander, Colonel Chernyakhovsky I.D. was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
On April 21, 1942, the fascist German command managed to break through the defense front of the 34th Army and connect with the encircled group. Attempts by units to liquidate the so-called “Ramushevsky” corridor formed by the Nazis did not bring success.
In April 1942, the 241st rifle division became part of the 53rd army of the Northwestern Front and, moving over a wide area to rigid positional defense, until March 1943, under the command of Colonel Arabey Pavel Grigorievich (from June 26, 1942), took part in combat operations against 16th German army holding the Demyansk bridgehead. With the liquidation of the bridgehead on April 4, 1943, the 241st rifle division was withdrawn to the reserve of the Supreme High Command Headquarters, where, as part of the 27th Army of the Steppe Military District, until June 1943 it carried out reorganization, replenishment of people and weapons, training of young recruits and putting together units and subunits.
During the Battle of Kursk (July 5 - August 23, 1943), the 241st rifle division as part of the 27th Army of the Voronezh Front took part in the Kursk strategic defensive operation (July 5-23, 1943), fighting on the southern front of the Kursk salient, and the Belgorod-Kharkov strategic offensive operation "Rumyantsev" (August 3 - 23, 1943).
At the end of September 1943, the 241st Infantry Division as part of the 27th Army was transferred to the Bukrinsky bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnieper River, where it fought to expand it. Taking part in the Bukrin offensive operation (October 10 - 24, 1943), the division suffered heavy losses. As part of the 27th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, the 241st Infantry Division from the Bukrinsky bridgehead went on the offensive on November 1, 1943, during which the 40th and 27th Armies diverted significant enemy forces and played a major role in the success of the Kyiv offensive operation and the liberation of Kyiv on November 6, 1943 .
Upon completion of the liberation of Kyiv, the advance of Soviet troops slowed down, battle formations were stretched, and supplies deteriorated due to stretched communications. The Wehrmacht command took advantage of this and launched a series of counterattacks in the Fastov-Brusilov area and in the Chernyakhov-Radomyshl area in order to restore the defense line along the Dnieper. Taking part in the Kyiv defensive operation (November 13 - December 22, 1943), the 241st Rifle Division as part of the 27th Army fought south of the city, adjoining its left flank to the Dnieper, and from November 24, 1943, as part of the 17th Guards Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian The front fought defensive battles at the line between the villages of Yurovka and Veselaya Slobodka, Makarovsky district, Kyiv region.
During the Zhitomir-Berdichev offensive operation (December 24, 1943 - January 14, 1944) of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, carried out with the aim of destroying the Korsun-Shevchenko group of the enemy, the 241st rifle division of Major General Arabey Pavel Grigorievich, attached to the 1st tank army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, On December 24, 1943, she broke through the enemy’s defense line in the area between the town of Ruzhin and the village of Malaya Belilovka, Ruzhinsky district, Zhitomir region of the Ukrainian SSR and, covering the right flank of the army, from December 24 to 31, 1943, rapidly advanced, liberating the cities and villages of Right Bank Ukraine. On January 1, 1944, the division, returning to the 17th Guards Rifle Corps of the 38th Army, continuing to lead the offensive during the operations of the 1st Ukrainian Front, took part in the liberation of the city of Berdichev, Zhitomir region, on January 5, and the Golendra railway station in the Kalinovsky district of the Vinnitsa region on January 6. Since January 23, 1944, the 241st rifle division, consisting of the 101st rifle corps of the 38th army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, repelled the attacks of large enemy forces east of Vinnitsa.
During the Proskurov-Chernivtsi offensive operation (March 4 - April 17, 1944), the 332nd Infantry Regiment, consisting of the 241st Infantry Division of the 74th Infantry Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, broke through the previously prepared enemy defenses and quickly pursued him to the city of Vinnitsa, from March 18 to 20. In 1944 he took part in the battles for the city itself. After the liberation of Zamosc (a region of the city on the eastern bank of the Southern Bug) from the enemy, units of the 241st Infantry Division, which fought for the city, continued the offensive without stopping. By order of the Supreme High Command of March 20, 1944, the troops who participated in the liberation of Vinnitsa were thanked and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns. The 241st rifle division, among the most distinguished formations and units, was awarded the honorary name "Vinnitsa".
At the beginning of July 1944, the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, consisting of the 67th Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, was regrouped in the area west of the city of Tarnopol and from July 13 to August 29 took part in the Lvov-Sandomierz strategic operation, breaking through 14 July enemy defense at the line between the villages of Belkovtsy - Bogdanovka, Ezernsky district, Tarnopol region of the Ukrainian SSR (now Zborovsky district, Ternopil region of Ukpaina). In the offensive battles of the division since July 14, 1944, the 332nd Infantry Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Yasonovich Chipashvili, skillfully maneuvering, changing directions of attacks, inflicted sensitive blows on the enemy, causing him significant losses in manpower and equipment. On July 16, in the battle for the village of Volosuvka in the present Zborovsky district of the Ternopil region, the regiment repelled 2 subsequent fierce enemy counterattacks, killing up to 200 Nazis. On July 18, as a result of energetic actions, the regiment captured the village of Tustogolovy, Zborovsky district, killing up to 600 German soldiers and officers and destroying 5 enemy tanks. On July 20, as a result of a skillful outflanking maneuver and a night attack on the village of Pogrebtsy, the regiment captured the town of Zborov - now the regional center of the Ternopil region. From July 14 to July 20, 1944, the regiment fought over 200 km, liberating 38 settlements from the enemy, among them the villages of Mshana, Travotoloki, Lavrikevtsy, Ozeryany, Pomarzhany, Zborovsky district, the town of Dunaev, Kremenets district, Ternopil region and others.
During the operation, units and divisions of the division took part in the battles for the liberation of the city of Lviv, which was completely cleared of fascists on July 27. By order of the Supreme High Command dated July 27, 1944, the troops who participated in the liberation of Lvov were thanked and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
On August 7, 1944, the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division as part of the 38th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front took part in the liberation of the city of Sambir, Lviv region. The troops who participated in the liberation of Sambir were thanked by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of August 7, 1944, and a salute was given in the city of Moscow with 12 artillery salvoes from 124 guns. In commemoration of the victory, the 332nd Infantry Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Yasonovich Chipashvili, among the most distinguished formations and units in battle, was awarded the honorary name "Sambir".
On August 23, 1944, the 38th Army reached the Gliniki-Krosno front in what is now the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of Poland. From August 29, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front switched to a tough defense.
From September 8 to October 28, 1944, 241 Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Guard, Colonel Andrienko T.A. The 67th Rifle Corps, as part of the shock group of the 38th Army, reinforced by 25 tank, 1 Guards Cavalry and 1 Czechoslovak Army Corps, took part in an integral part of the strategic East Carpathian operation - the Carpathian-Dukla offensive operation of the 1st Ukrainian Front, which aimed to assist the Slovak uprising raised under the leadership of the Communist Party of Slovakia on August 29, 1944. The main blow was delivered from the area northwest of the city of Krosno (in the current Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland) along the Krosno-Presov highway (Presov Region, Slovakia), which passed through the Duklinsky Pass and was the shortest road to Slovakia.
On the first day of the operation, September 8, rifle units of the 38th Army broke through the enemy’s defenses on the 8-kilometer Neplya-Odzhikon section, wedged into its depth up to 12 kilometers. Especially fierce battles took place for the city of Krosno. The Germans, trying to hold Slovakia at all costs, began to pull up large forces to the area where their defenses had been broken through. After fierce battles, the troops of the 67th Rifle Corps on September 20 liberated the heavily fortified city of Dukla in the present Krosnensky district of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of Poland, and on September 26 they reached the Main Carpathian Ridge along the line of Glogow, Laisce, Myszkowskie, Gurki, Iwlya, Mszana, the southern outskirts of Barwinek, Lipovets in Krosnensky powiat.
In the area of ​​the Duklinsky pass, the Germans launched a series of strong counterattacks on Soviet units, which often had to go on the defensive (including when surrounded). Despite this, on October 1, 1944, troops of the 38th Army crossed the border of Czechoslovakia 5 kilometers northwest of the Dukla Pass. The first to cross the border of Czechoslovakia was the 264th Red Banner Rifle Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Markovich Bogach of the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division. The regiment captured the very important height 506 and, building on its success, captured the village of Sharbov in the Svidnik region of the Presov region of Slovakia. On October 6, the Czechoslovak Army Corps, with the assistance of the 67th Rifle and 31st Tank Corps of the 38th Army, captured the Duklinsky Pass, the 241st Infantry Division reached the border of the settlements of Vishna-Pisana, Medvedje in the Svidnik region. On October 12, divisions of the 67th Rifle Corps reached the Kruzhlov line, south of Nizhna Pisan, Mount Yavor, Mount Grabov. By October 28, the troops of the 38th Army advanced 25-30 kilometers from the Dukla Pass and on the approaches to the Ondava River valley, the offensive was suspended, as the autumn impassability paralyzed the movement of military equipment and transport. Deprived of powerful support from tanks and artillery, the infantry experienced enormous physical overload and suffered heavy losses. In just two months of the Carpathian-Dukla operation, which took place in extremely difficult and bloody battles in mountainous and wooded areas, formations of the 1st Ukrainian Front advanced only 40-50 kilometers. They were unable to get into the area of ​​partisan operations of the Slovak rebels. Despite the incompleteness, this operation still played its role. Fearing the loss of Slovakia, the German command transferred large forces here, which helped the Soviet offensive in Hungary and the defense of the Sandomierz bridgehead in Poland.
Taking part in the West Carpathian operation (January 12 - February 18, 1945), the 332nd Sambir Rifle Regiment under the command of Major Tyagney Petr Efimovich of the 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, Major General Ivanovsky Stanislav Antonovich, as part of the 67th Lviv Rifle Corps of the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front on January 15 In 1945, he successfully broke through a heavily fortified enemy defense line on the Wisłoka River in the area of ​​the village of Laisce, Jasle County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship of Poland and, pursuing the retreating enemy, on January 17, 1945, took part in the capture of the city of Gorlice in Krakow (now Lesser Poland Voivodeship) - an important stronghold of the German defense in the Krakow direction.
The troops who participated in the battles to break through the German defenses and liberate the city of Gorlice were thanked by Supreme Commander Order No. 229 of January 19, 1945 for their excellent military operations, and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns. To commemorate the victory, the formations and units that most distinguished themselves in the battles were presented with the honorary name “Gorlitsky” and awarded with orders. The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division, Major General Stanislav Antonovich Ivanovsky, was awarded the Order of the Red Star for these battles.
Developing the offensive, from January 15 to 20, 1945, units and units of the 241st Vinnitsa Infantry Division of the Order of the Red Star fought 80 km, crossed the Wisłoka and Dunajec rivers, liberated 96 settlements of the present Podkarpackie and Lesser Poland voivodeships, including the cities of Grybów and Nowy. Sącz, Nowosącz County, Krakow (now Lesser Poland) Voivodeship, destroying more than 12 guns of various calibers, 47 machine guns, 1,000 enemy soldiers and officers, and taking 138 prisoners, and capturing trophies: 11 guns, 24 machine guns, 20 mortars.
The troops who participated in the battles for the liberation of the city of Nowy Sacz and other cities were thanked by order of the Supreme High Command of January 20, 1945, and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
Acting boldly and decisively, the division liberated large settlements during the further offensive: on January 21 - Limanova, Kasina-Velka and the Tymbark railway station, on January 22 - Kasinka-Mala, Mszana-Dolna and others.
On January 23, 1945, units of the division repelled a strong enemy counterattack in the area of ​​the community (village) Kasinka-Mała, present-day Limanovsky district, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Continuing the offensive in the difficult conditions of mountainous and wooded terrain in the Carpathian belt, the 241st Infantry Division captured the city of Wadowice with battle on January 27, the city of Wieprz in the Wadowice County of Lesser Poland Voivodeship on January 28, and by February 6, from the north, they came close to the city of Bielsko-Biala - the administrative center of Bielsko-Biała. Biała Voivodeship (now Bielskie Powiat, Silesian Voivodeship).
During the offensive from January 15 to January 30, 1945, the 332nd Sambir Rifle Regiment under the command of Major P.E. Tyagney fought 250 km, liberated 46 settlements, destroying up to 350 Nazis, 2 guns, 4 vehicles, 3 mortar batteries, 30 machine guns and 40 rifles. The regiment's units captured 65 German soldiers and officers and captured trophies: 200 wagons and platforms, 7 warehouses with military equipment, 2 vehicles, 20 horses, 7 machine guns, 27 machine guns and 54 rifles. The regiment was noted three times in the orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, many of its soldiers were awarded government awards, and the regiment commander, Major Tyagney Petr Efimovich, was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
February 12, 1945 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star, Major General Ivanovsky S.A. As part of the 52nd Lvov Rifle Corps, the 38th Army took part in the liberation of the city of Bielsko-Biala - a large communications hub and a powerful stronghold of the German defense on the approaches to Moravian Ostrava, which was taken by storm.
The troops who participated in the battles for the liberation of Bielsko-Biala were thanked by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of February 12, 1945, and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
By February 18, 1945, the 52nd Rifle Corps was stopped by the enemy at the previously prepared defensive line of the cities of Strumen - Zywiec in the present Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star, part of the 52nd Lviv Rifle Corps of the 38th Army, took part in the Moravian-Ostravian offensive operation, carried out by the 4th Ukrainian Front from March 10 to May 5, 1945 with the aim of capturing the Moravian-Ostravian industrial region of Czechoslovakia.
Bad weather conditions, as well as measures taken by the German command, which revealed the front's preparations for the offensive and established the exact time of its start, did not allow them to break through the enemy's defenses. The fighting became protracted. On March 17, the offensive had to be stopped. On the morning of March 24, 1945, after a 45-minute artillery barrage, troops of the 38th Army resumed their offensive from the area of ​​the city of Sorau (now the city of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship of Poland) bypassing the Moravian-Ostravian region from the north. With the support of aviation, the attackers relatively quickly broke the enemy's resistance and in early April reached the Odra River, crossed it in certain areas and began battles to expand the bridgeheads. The stubborn resistance offered by German troops and the configuration of the front line that emerged in early April forced the Soviet command to adjust its plans. On April 5, the 38th Army was ordered to go on the defensive in preparation for a further offensive.
The offensive began on the morning of April 15 with artillery preparation. At the end of the artillery fire, the rifle units went on the attack. In the afternoon, under the pressure of Soviet troops, the German command began to withdraw its formations beyond the Odra River in order to gain a foothold on its southern bank, using previously prepared positions. On April 17, formations operating on the adjacent flanks of the 60th and 38th armies, together with the 31st Tank Corps, reached the Opava River near the city of Kravarze. Having crossed the river, they started fighting on its southern bank. The next day, the attackers expanded the bridgehead to 10 km along the front, and came close to a strip of long-term fortifications with a developed network of reinforced concrete pillboxes. After several days of heavy fighting to overcome the line of long-term fortifications, the front troops reached the city of Troppau (now Opava - the center of the region of the same name in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic) and on April 22 cleared it of the enemy.
The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of the Red Star, under the command of Colonel Vrutsky Valentin Apollinarovich, broke through the long-term enemy defenses on the southern bank of Opava at the border of the settlements of Gai ve Sileska and Habichov in the Opava region and, repelling all counterattacks of the enemy, who sought to delay the division’s advance, bypassing the city of Moravska-Ostrava with west, captured a number of settlements, including Studenka, Fulnek, Hermsdorf (now Gerzmanki) in the Nowy Jicin region of the Moravian-Silesian region.
On April 30, 1945, troops of the 38th Army completely liberated the city of Moravska Ostrava. The troops who participated in the battles for the liberation of the cities of Moravska-Ostrava and Žilina were thanked by order of the Supreme High Command on April 30, 1945, and a salute was given in Moscow with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
Having lost Moravska-Ostrava, German troops were no longer able to create a sufficiently strong and stable defense anywhere.
During the Prague offensive operation, troops of the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front captured the town of Sternberk in the Olomouc region on May 6, 1945 and reached the approaches to the city of Olomouc, the administrative center of the Olomouc region of the Czech Republic, which was completely liberated on May 8, 1945.
The troops who participated in the battles for the liberation of Olomouc were thanked by order of the Supreme High Command on May 8, 1945, and a salute was given in Moscow with 12 artillery salvoes from 124 guns.
For active participation in the battles at the final stage of the Great Patriotic War and mass heroism of the personnel, the 241st Infantry Division was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, the 332nd Infantry Regiment - the Order of Suvorov, III degree.
The 241st Rifle Vinnitsa Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky and the Red Star division completed combat operations on May 11, 1945 as part of the 52nd Infantry Lviv Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Corps of the 38th Red Banner Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
The 241st Vinnitsa Rifle Division of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky and the Red Star was disbanded in the summer of 1945.

Regimental commanders:
- Major Nikolai Alekseevich Boyko (after 01/21/1942 - October 1942)
- Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Yasonovich Chipashvili (May 1944 - August 1944)
- Major Tyagney Petr Efimovich (January 1945 - 02/26/1945)

The 332nd Rifle Division began its formation according to the directive of the commander of the Moscow Military District No. 106069 dated August 18, 1941 in the city of Ivanovo.
By order of the NKO No. 0310 dated August 20, 1941, the division was given the name “332 Ivanovo Rifle Division named after M. V. Frunze.”
On September 7, the division's soldiers took the military oath.
When formed, units of the division were stationed in the vicinity of Ivanovo:

1115th joint venture, 1117th joint venture, anti-aircraft gunners and medical battalion - in Novotalitsky Park,
1119th joint venture - in the Kharinka camp,
891st AP - in the Kuvaevsky forest,
Shtadiv - Ivanovo, st. Dzerzhinsky, school No. 22.
The 608th separate engineer battalion is the only unit of the division formed outside Ivanovo.

Since September 4, persistent regular training began in units of the division. The training was conducted on the ground in conditions reminiscent of combat reality, with the utmost effort, which contributed to the division in the future successfully completing its tasks.
By September 26, 1941, the division had completed its formation and included: 1115th, 1117th, 1119th rifle regiments, 891st artillery regiment, 615th division. anti-aircraft artillery division, 608th separate sapper battalion, 779th department. communications battalion, 413th medical battalion, 390th department. reconnaissance company, one anti-aircraft gunner division, several separate companies and platoons.
On October 10, 1941, following the order of the Moscow Military District, the division embarked in echelons and went to defend the nearest southwestern approaches to Moscow and by the end of the day on October 24, 1941, occupied the defense line of Krasnoye, Chertanovo, Tsaritsyno, Broshlevo.
For the good work of the division in strengthening the defensive line and high levels of combat training, the division was awarded the honor of participating in the historical parade on Red Square in Moscow on November 7, 1941.

Operational report No. 31. Station 332. Katuarovskoe highway, building 16a 19.00 7.11.41

1. 332nd Infantry Division, occupying defenses in the strip of the former borders, continued defensive work throughout the day; Direct combat guarding of units occupying defensive areas is carried out. On the main directions of PO No. 1 in the Gorodnyakha - Drozhzhino area and PO No. 2 in the area of ​​​​the road junction 2 km. St. Petrovskaya - at the same time, increased patrolling was established at the location of the units and along the roads.
2. 1115 riflemen - from 8.00 7.11.41 The 2nd and 3rd riflemen and a combined company of machine gunners marched to Red Square in Moscow to participate in the parade; by 16.00 these units returned in full strength to their former defensive areas.
1117 joint venture - on the day of November 7, 1941, I completed the imperfections in removing trenches and communication passages and camouflaging them 100%.
1119 joint venture - carried out work on clearing trenches and communication passages from snow - 1695 linear meters (linear meters - approx.), wire fences were installed in 2 rows - 400 linear meters. Slingshots and hedgehogs were displayed - 150. Installed in dugouts - dugouts of heating iron stoves - 17 pcs.
3. There were no long-term interruptions in communication with units during the day.
779 dept. The communications battalion was assigned a pigeon station with 50 pigeons and 5 service personnel.

On December 20, 1941, based on the order of the commander of the Moscow defense zone dated December 19, 1941, units of the division moved to a new area along the route Moscow, Kimry, Likhoslavl, Torzhok, Ostashkovo.
Having completed a 400-kilometer march Moscow - Ostashkovo in off-road conditions, severe frosts and snowstorms, by December 26, 1941, the division concentrated in the Ostashkovo area and neighboring villages: Zalesye (division headquarters), Nikolskoye, Zameshye. The division's regiments concentrated on the eastern shore of Lake Seliger. The division was included in the 4th Shock Army and took part in the Battle of Moscow.
The transition was difficult. Frosts reached 30 degrees, heavy snowfalls covered the roads and created difficulties in the delivery of hot food. And then there are constant raids by fascist aircraft.
Simultaneously with the exit of the convoy of people, a horse-drawn transport convoy set out, transporting equipment from the rear units. But if the vehicles covered a 400-kilometer route in five days, then the horse column was on the road for 20 days, and arrived at its destination only on January 8, 1942, that is, on the eve of the division’s entry into battle.
After the Battle of Moscow, having made a victorious march at the beginning of 1942, the division was forced to linger for a long time under the walls of ancient Velizh, where it fought bloody battles for almost 17 months.

Combat report of the division for 02/17/42 (MoD archive data): “The division concentrated in the designated area by dawn. At 13:00 the order to attack was given: 1119 rifle regiments - Proyavino; 1115 rifle regiments - Mokrye Niva, Tivantsy; SD CP - Shakory ; 1117 joint venture received an order to capture the Milovidy state farm, suffered heavy losses and retreated to Selishche, Nikony.


Cover of the book by Larisa Danilovna Syromyatnikova.
Ivanovskaya Street in the city of Velizh, named after the 332nd Infantry Division.

"We light memorial candles every day."

From the evening message of the Sovinformburo dated April 26, 1943: “Prisoned corporal - orderly of the 11th company of the 335th regiment of the 205th PD Herman Westen Felder said: “In February 1942, our division was transferred to Russia from France. In one month of fighting near Velizh, she lost over 7 thousand people killed and wounded. The German army lost its best officers. Cemeteries in almost every Russian village testify to the losses suffered by the German army."
From the operational report of the 332nd SD of the 4th UA, June 1942: “German prisoners of war testify to the huge losses inflicted by our artillery on the Germans. A prisoner of war soldier of the 10th company of the 358th 205th Infantry Division said that our artillery brings them great losses and terrifies them. In the diary of the senior corporal of the 6th company of the 358th 205th PD, Rudolf Vokhle, on July 28, it was written: “A direct hit took out my machine gunners 1,2,3.” The corporal notes that he himself survived by a miracle. A prisoner of the same division, Adolf Schwald, reports that. on the very first day of their last offensive, only 3 mortar crews in his company were destroyed.”

The soldiers of this division liberated the cities and villages of the Tver (then Kalinin) and Smolensk regions.

Order of the Head of Administration of the Ivanovo Region dated September 22, 2004 N 1028-r.
On September 17, 2004, to hold the grand opening of the memorial complex to the soldiers of the 332nd Ivanovo-Polotsk Order of Suvorov II degree rifle division named after. M.V. Frunze in the village of Bolshoye Lokhovo, Ostashkovsky district, Tver region.

Memorial at the burial site of soldiers of the 332nd Ivanovo-Polotsk Rifle Division named after. M.V. Frunze in the region of the village of Bolshoye Lokhovo.


Later, the 332nd Rifle Division took part in Operation Bagration to liberate Belarus in the summer of 1944. For military services she was awarded the honorary title "Polotsk" and the Order of Suvorov, II degree.

At the final stage of the war, she participated in the liquidation of the Kurland group of Nazis.

In these battles, in Latvia, near the village of Kareli, Ezersky volost, Libavsky district, private 1115 rifle regiment Vasily Vasilyevich Trushkin was mortally wounded.

The combat path of the 332nd Infantry Division.

Glory to the soldiers of the formations, units, subunits of the 4th Shock Army who liberated the city of Velizh and the region from the Nazi invaders.

332 Ivanovo Rifle Division

September 7 1941 332nd infantry division, created in Ivanovo from cadets of the Moscow School named after. The Supreme Council of the RSFSR, residents of the Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, Vladimir regions, took the oath and on October 19, 1941 set off to defend the capital - Moscow.

1115 s.p. 332 s.d. after participating in the parade on November 7, 1941, he went to the front to the Davydkovo - Koshcheevo section.

A participant in this parade is a retired colonel Gilyarov V.P.lived in the Moscow region and died in October 2009.

In the Velikoluksky district of the Pskov region lived a veteran of the 332nd s.d. 1117s.p. A.A. Bolshakov,who became a famous artist after the war.

Colonel S.A. was appointed division commander. Knyazkov, military commissar - political instructor V.K. Loskutov, chief of staff - Lieutenant Colonel A.N. Colobutine.

People of different ages were drafted into the division, incl. and those who took part in the civil war, who held significant positions in the region: N.N. Veselov – head. agricultural department of the regional party committee, G.S. Filachev - Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ivanovo District Council of the Workers' Deputy, G.K. Nikolaichev is a teacher at the pedagogical institute and many others.

Former commander of the mortar company of the 1119th regiment. 332 s.d. IN AND. Anisimovin his poems he wrote:

“...Under the Buyanovskaya Grove

Found the third company

And then with the company together

That’s where I ended up in Velizh.

Occupied a point near Yastreby,

Fire - at the Dvina,

Velizh is all before your eyes

The front line of that war..."

The division included 1115, 1117, 1119 rifle regiments, 891 artillery regiment, 608 separate engineer battalion, 615 separate anti-aircraft battalion and other units and units.

After the battles for Moscow, all personnel of the division were awarded medals “For the Defense of Moscow.”

December 20, 1941 332 s.d. became part of the 4th Shock Army and relocated to the city of Ostashkov, Kalinin Region, where they arrived only on January 8, 1942, to immediately enter the battle.

On January 9, troops of the 3rd and 4th Shock Armies of the Northwestern Front launched an offensive in the Peno - Andriapol - Toropets sector. The fighting was stubborn in conditions severe frost, deep snow, off-road, wooded areas. It was especially difficult for the artillerymen. In addition, supplies have deteriorated.

On January 15, 1942, Andriapol was taken, on January 20, the city of Western Dvina, Kalinin Region.

On February 2, 1942, the division approached the town of Demidov, Smolensk region, but could not take it “due to the lack of artillery shells” (Marshal A.I. Eremenko).

While the battles for Demidov were going on, the situation in the Surazh-Velizh direction became more complicated, where units of the 332nd Rifle Division were sent. On February 16, 1942, the division replaced units of the 358th infantry division. in the area of ​​the villages of Malye Koryaki, Krutoye, Ugory and began an attack on Malaya Rzhava, Velizh region.

The enemy not only held the city of Velizh, but also built up forces here. On February 15, the Germans occupied M. Rzhava, on February 16 - Tivantsy, Shchetkino, Proyavino.

Entering the battles for Velizh 332 s.d. stopped the enemy's advance. On February 17, the Nazis were defeated in the Vasyuki area - M. Rzhava (1119 rifle regiments), Krutoye, Zarechye, Staroe Selo (1115 rifle regiments). Within three days, Kurbatovshchina, Shchetkino, O(A)chistka, Proyavino, Tivantsy, and Gypsies were liberated. February 22 - Wet Niva, for which particularly stubborn battles were fought. She was liberated by the 2nd battalion under the command of Art. Lieutenant Svintsov (Honorary Citizen of Velizh) and the artillery battery of the regiment under the command of Lieutenant Pasechnik.

In February - March, Ivanovo soldiers fought at the Belyaevo - Milovidy line in the Velizh region.

Intense battles were fought for the villages of Cleaning, Tivantsy, Shchetkino, Nikon. In all battles, the Ivanovo soldiers demonstrated their bravery and courage. Many of them died. So, during a hand-to-hand fight in the village of Shchetkino, the party organizer of the 1117th regiment died. Y. M. Sysko.

The party organizer more than once raised fighters to attack 1115 s. senior political instructor Falichev, former chairman of the Ivanovo district executive committee.

The offensive battles carried out by the division from January 9 to March 5, 1942 were quite effective. About 300 km were covered, 935 settlements were liberated.

The battles for Belyaevo - Milovidy became protracted. Just like Velizh, they were liberated only in September 1943.

In March 1942, a delegation of representatives from the region came to the division. This will not be the last visit of fellow countrymen to maintain the spirit of Ivanovo residents. First-hand information about how the Ivanovo region lives and works gave the soldiers confidence in victory over the enemy.

The delegation traveled from Ivanovo to Velizh for 20 days by train, trucks, sleighs, under bombing and shelling. Ivanovo residents received gifts from their native places and gave an amateur concert.

"Live in peace,

Work honestly

And we will come back to you

With victory and song"

The soldiers of the 332nd SD saw off their fellow countrymen with this song. In April 1942, Colonel Knyazkov S.A. was recalled to the headquarters of the 4th Shock Army. Lieutenant Colonel T.N. was appointed in his place. Nazarenko. Loskutov V.K. remained the Commissioner. The artillery was commanded by Colonel N.I. Taranov, chief of staff - Major S.A. Vrublevsky. Shelves - 1115 pp. - Major A.T. Samarsky, 1117th regiment - Lieutenant Colonel A.I. Serebryakov, 1119 rifle regiment - Major V.T. Gnedin, 891st artillery regiment - Colonel S.A. Birkalov.

During this period, the division occupied the defense at the line Starye Niva - Selishche - Lapeshki - Zabolotye - Zalesye - Yamnoye - Trus - Bordadyn. The division's command post was located in the village of B. Rzhava, Velizh district.

On April 18, the division launched an offensive in the area of ​​​​the village of Nikony - Belyaevo, trying to cut the Velizh - Surazh highway.

At the beginning of May 332 s.d. replaced units of the 48th Infantry Brigade and occupied a new line - the northern outskirts of Velizh - Lavrentyevo - Lyakhovo - Borovlevo - Ryabinka - Cleaning - Proyavino - Tivantsy - Starye Niva - Selishche - Ananchino - Staroe Selo - Zalesye - Yamnoye - Trusovshchina - Osinovtsy.

17 months 332 s.d. fought for Velizh land.

On June 22, 1942, 300 recruits born in 1924 arrived in the division from Ivanovo.

The command post was moved to the village of Dadony, closer to Velizh.

On July 24, 1942, the Germans launched a major offensive, trying to push our troops away from the Velizh-Smolensk highway. 332 s.d. was forced to leave. On July 26 - 28, the enemy resumed an offensive attempt. Our people stubbornly resisted. On July 29, the enemy launched a new offensive with tank support. It was especially hard for S.P. The 1st and 2nd battalions were surrounded. The 3rd battalion of newcomers - machine gunners took up defense in the village of Zhigalovo. Company commander Kravtsov died. The wounded political instructor Zhuravlev took command. For 5 days, a company of recruits held off superior enemy forces. ON THE. Zhuravlev was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

332 s.d. took up the defense of Velizh - Overnight - Ledinniki - Zhguty - Malyutino - Komary - Trikovo. The command post was located in the village of Mikhalovo.

On August 19, an operation was carried out to capture the village of Saxony. It was a gift to the division for its anniversary. She was noted in the village of Maklok, where the commander of the 4th Shock Army, General V.V., arrived. Kurasov, member of the Military Council General M.V. Rudakov, regimental commissar Tsinev G.K. and artillery commander of the 4th Shock Army N.M. Khlebnikov.

Rudakov presented government awards to the soldiers who distinguished themselves in battle. 113 people received them V this day. By this time, more than 400 Ivanovo soldiers had been awarded government awards. The celebration took place with great excitement, which further raised the spirit of Ivanovo residents.

There was a calm at the front. The division began to receive reinforcements from the liberated regions of Kalinin and Smolensk, incl. and Velizhans (Nikitin M.N., Konyukhov S.S., Marmashev P.A. , Vitina E.S. etc.), as well as partisans. During one of the reconnaissance missions in the Surazh area of ​​the Vitebsk region, the scouts met an eleven-year-old boy, Yura Zhdanko. Near Velizh, the boy fought bravely, went on reconnaissance missions and was awarded the medal “For Courage.” Yura was not the only son of the regiment. To the assistant commander for software support of the 1117th rifle regiment. P.A. Leontyev’s sons Yura (13 years old) and Sasha (16 children) came to the front. A.P. Leontyev now heads the Veterans Council of the 4th Shock Army. He is an Honorary Citizen of Velizh. With his help, a branch of the Moscow Electrical Mechanisms Plant appeared in Velizh, where he still works in Moscow.

Another son of the regiment was named Kolya Petukhov. His adopted by division topographer Captain V.V. Pozdersky.

Participants of the Civil War A.Ya. Okunev and A.M. Timofeev were propagandists at the front.

The division published the newspaper “Frunzevets”. Correspondence was conducted with residents of Ivanovo. Not only individual, but also collective.

On November 5, 1942, the secretary of the Ivanovo region, Zhukov, and the commissar, Loskutov, went to the area of ​​the village of N. Vzvoz to present party cards to the soldiers of the 1115th regiment.

Until the end of 1942, the division did not conduct major combat operations.

On the night of December 31 to January 1, 1943, the Ivanovo soldiers were ordered to obtain the “tongue,” which was done. For this, the scouts received from a member of the Military Council Tevchenkov awards.

In January 1943, the division received an order to recapture the northern part of Velizh from the Nazis. Velizh was a powerful stronghold of the Nazis. It was defended by units of the 251st Infantry Regiment, two battalions of the 277th Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, and the 205th Artillery Division with 150 guns. The assault plan was carefully developed. From in the area of ​​the village of Yastreb-1, it was planned to make excavations under the city hospital and a bunker in the cemetery area. 9 assault groups were created from all divisions of the 4th Shock Army, which underwent special training.

By January 16, 1942, the tunnel, about 200 m long, was ready. Each group consisted of a rifle platoon, a machine gun squad, a sapper squad, a T-34 tank and anti-tank weapons.

The assault was scheduled for January 17. One of the assault groups was commanded by Major V. Svintsov (Honorary Citizen of Velizh).

The operation to storm the northeastern part of the city was successful. Going out to the river. Velizhka, the fighters began to strengthen their positions. 22 quarters of the city were occupied, and 2 enemy battalions were defeated. The participants in the assault were thanked, and 187 soldiers were presented with awards. To develop the situation, the units did not have reserves,

The January operation became a turning point in the battles for Velizh. By March there was a temporary lull at the front.

The division occupied the defense at the line Velizh - Ledinniki - Zhguty - Trikovo (31 km).

An operation was planned for May 30, 1943, to capture one of the heights on the left flank of the division, which would make it possible to take a more advantageous position during the offensive. But the enemy launched an offensive and broke through the defenses, capturing the village of Doronino, Nochevki approached Kurmely. Within 3 days, the situation in the area of ​​these villages was restored. For this purpose, the 358th Rifle Division was called to help.

The Germans lost up to 4,000 people during the fighting from May 30 to June 5. On June 29, 1943, Ivanovo sent another 850 machine gunners to the front. They arrived at the division on July 20, 1943. The Ivanovo soldiers began to prepare for the 2nd anniversary of their division. V.D. was appointed head of the Ivanovo delegation. Doketova is the secretary of the party organization of the Ivanovo manufactory. From Art. Staraya Toropa Ivanovo residents with gifts were delivered to the division in cars.

On August 26, a solemn meeting took place. It was attended by soldiers of the division, member of the Military Council of the Army N.A. Kuznetsov, deputy. Commander of the 4th Shock Army N.I. Kutuzov.

“1720 soldiers of the 332nd rifle division. were awarded government awards for their military exploits,” said division commander Nazarenko.

On September 1, 1943, the division became part of the 92nd Rifle Corps and its units began to move along the defense line, misleading the enemy. An attack was being prepared.

September 15-17, 1943 332nd rifle division moved to the area of ​​the villages of Krivka, Kolotovshchina, Zagoskino. On the left flank of the Kalinin Front, the Dukhovshchina operation was successfully carried out. 332 s.d. was supposed to break through the enemy’s defenses in the direction of Kopylniki - Lemeshi - Pechenki - B. Rzhava - Gypsies - Staroe Selo.

Fearing encirclement, the Nazis left Velizh and on September 20, 1943, units of the 358th Rifle Division entered it. and 101st Rifle Brigade. Retreating, the Nazis left barriers from large mobile detachments with mortars, artillery, tanks, and mined roads and bridges. At the forefront are 332 s.d. was 1119 s.p. he had to take all the blows. 1115 s.p. had to take on the blow called from Vitebsk by the 14th Infantry Division, which was 5 times superior in strength.

In the Kasplyansky district, partisan formations joined the division. On October 6, 1943, the Kalinin Front launched an attack on Vitebsk. A 332 s.d. was transferred in the direction of Polotsk.

The memory of the Ivanovites who fought on Velizh land will forever remain in the name of Ivanovskaya Street in Velizh.

And the Ivanovo people immortalized Velizh, for which they fought for 17 months, in the name streets in Ivanovo. There is a memorial plaque at the entrance to the Ivanovo House of Physical Education. It is carved on it: “A talented teacher, master of sports of the USSR in boxing, Fyodor Petrovich Klimov, worked here in 1933-1941. He died at the front during the Great Patriotic War.” In February 1942, Klimov’s detachment stormed the village of Chepli in the Velizh region and was mortally wounded. For a long time, veterans of the 332nd infantry division, students of GPTU-2 in Ivanovo, and relatives of the division’s soldiers who died for the Velizh land came and continue to come to Velizh for meetings. The Velizh Museum of History and Local Lore contains a large amount of materials related to the 332nd infantry regiment, these are the memoirs of the division commander, Major General T.N. Nazarenko, officer of the 1117th infantry regiment. Nikonova M.M. (Nikonov’s book “On the Banks of the Western Dvina” was published), officer of the 891st ap. Raka A.K., the book by L. Taleporovsky “In the name of Frunze” and others, a large number of photographs of veterans of the 332nd infantry division, as well as photographs of fallen soldiers and officers of this division.

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I strongly welcome you! And suddenly it turns out that it practically never occurs there, but for some reason you, citizens of the so-called. neo-pagans, choose for yourself a strictly Nazi symbol, memorized by the Nazis once and for all. This autonomy was headed by Josef Tiso, who was not a Nazi; he was even part of the Czechoslovak government at the end of the 20s, and he was the Minister of Health and Sports there, i.e. one might say, such a local Mutko, but then the situation simply turned out to be such that if you, Slovaks, want to get an independent state, then you need to be friends with Hitler, because you can get it from him. The strength of this army corps was somewhere a little more than 40 thousand people, i.e. , in principle, for such a small state this is quite a lot. As Major General of the Wehrmacht Müller-Hillebrand writes about this, who, as you know, is the author of such a monumental work on the German Ground Forces, which, by the way, was translated and published in our country back in such a shameful Soviet era, even in the 50s years. But this is not the whole story, because after the Red Army went west and approached the borders of the former Czechoslovakia, then in Slovakia on August 29, 1944, this famous Slovak uprising began, when the partisans who were there by that time began They acted actively, but in fact almost the entire Slovak army went over to their side. After 800 people went over to the partisans, the Germans reorganized these battalions into construction units and used them, so to speak, without weapons. Those. here is the contribution. On the territory inhabited by Croats, the Independent Croatian State was created, which, by the way... well, naturally, there was very severe ethnic cleansing, i.e. there the Serbs were simply destroyed en masse, but at the same time, as soon as the Germans started the war against our country on June 22, the next day the head of Croatia, as he was called there - the head of the Independent Croatian State Ante Pavelić, he turned to his fellow tribesmen with an appeal that let's form a volunteer a legion that will go to the Eastern Front to defeat this Bolshevik infection. But in the end, then the Red Army simply came there on a return visit, and there we had to deal with: firstly, with the 13th SS Division “Handzhar”, which was also from Bosniaks and Croats, which we beat on the territory of Yugoslavia, and then, when she retreated to Hungary, they finished her off there. But on August 30, 1940, Hungary was able to grab such a very good piece from Romania, and in a completely peaceful way, i.e. there they again turned to Hitler for mediation, and the so-called. As a result, 30 people were killed and 285 wounded. ...who were engaged, as the name implies, in the fight against partisans. If we take it purely organizationally, it turned out that just at the moment when Horthy tried to leave the war, but he failed, there were already 3 armies fighting against us from the Hungarian side, which included 7 infantry divisions, 1 light an infantry division, a Jaeger brigade, 2 mountain rifle brigades, a cavalry division, and an army cavalry division - they also had an SS division, then 2 tank divisions, well, there were several more reserve divisions. this is today's Moldova. And then, again, we, as you know, now have a conflict in Transnistria, there is an unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic there. Well, we didn’t have time here. But then, nevertheless, the German command thought and decided that it was not worth entrusting such a responsible matter to such a virtually untermensch, albeit with ambitions. those people who were captured but not yet sent to the rear. not to enter the Second World War after all, but to limit ourselves to sending a volunteer division to us. But here it should be noted, in fairness, that some of the Spaniards fought on our side; naturally, these were ideological people - the same Spanish communists who, after the defeat in the civil war, were forced to emigrate here. Yes, because during the time of Napoleon, in 1812, several tens of thousands of Italians also came here to us, and almost all of them remained here. And they did not pay us reparations, but they paid in favor of Yugoslavia and in favor of Greece, since after all they took part in the war on the wrong side. Yes. As a result, at the end of the war, about 60 thousand Poles and about 70 thousand Czechs and Slovaks were in our captivity, but since, if we take into account that almost all of the Slovaks fought as part of the Slovak army, and there were about 5 thousand of them captured in our captivity, then , again, these are mostly Czechs. Well, as for the Swiss, they had volunteers who served in the SS, there were about half a thousand of them there in 1944, and in the end there were probably up to a thousand people there.

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Formation

On July 24, 1941, the State Defense Committee, at the request of the workers of the city of Ivanovo and the Ivanovo region, issued a resolution to form the Ivanovo Rifle Division. On August 18, by Directive of the commander of the Moscow Military District No. 106069, the formation of the 332nd Infantry Division began. On August 20, the 332nd Rifle Division was given the honorary names “Ivanovskaya” and “im. M. V. Frunze ". When formed, units of the division were stationed in the vicinity of Ivanovo: in Novotalitsky Park, in the Kharinka camp, in the Kuvaevsky forest, Division Headquarters - Ivanovo. On October 10, 1941, following the order of the Moscow Military District, the division embarked in echelons and departed for the defense of the nearest southwestern approaches to Moscow and by the end of October 24 occupied the defense line of Krasnoe, Chertanovo, Tsaritsyno, Broshlevo.

Participation in hostilities

The division was included in the 4th Shock Army of the Kalinin Front and took part in the Battle of Moscow. In the Battle of Moscow, and the subsequent offensive at the beginning of 1942, the division participated in the liberation of populated areas: Andreapol, Western Dvina, Demidov. By February 1942, the division reached the Velizh area, where, as part of the 4th Shock Army, it fought bloody battles for almost 17 months. In August 1943, the division became part of the 92nd Rifle Corps. Since October 1943, as part of the 43rd Army of the 1st Baltic Front, from November to December it participates in offensive battles in the Vitebsk direction.

Since February 1944, the division has been part of the 91st Rifle Corps of the 4th Shock Army, since March - the 60th Rifle Corps, and has been participating in the liberation of the Byelorussian SSR - in the Vitebsk and Polotsk offensive operations. Since July 1944, as part of the 83rd Rifle Corps, she participated in the liberation of the city of Polotsk - on July 4, for the difference in battles, the 332nd Ivanovo Rifle Division named after M.V. Frunze was given the honorary name “Polotsk”.

The division took part in the Rezhitsa-Dvina, Riga and Memel offensive operations. For excellent military operations against the German invaders, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the SSR, the 332nd Ivanovo-Polotsk Rifle Division named after. M. V. Frunze was awarded the Order of Suvorov, II degree. Since January 1945, the division as part of the 84th Rifle Corps participated in the liquidation of the enemy’s Kurland group. The division ended the war as part of the Leningrad Front in the Priekule region. Disbanded in 1946 in the PribVO.

Compound

  • 1115th Infantry Regiment
  • 1117th Infantry Regiment
  • 1119th Infantry Regiment
  • 891st Artillery Regiment
  • 268th separate anti-tank fighter division
  • 330th anti-aircraft artillery battery
  • 390th separate reconnaissance company
  • 608th separate engineer battalion,
  • 779th Separate Signal Battalion
  • 413th Medical Battalion
  • 406th separate chemical protection company
  • 303rd Motor Transport Company
  • 182nd field bakery
  • 751st Divisional Veterinary Hospital,
  • 1407th Field Postal Station
  • 769th field cash desk of the State Bank

Subordination

  • on 09/01/1941 - Moscow Military District;
  • on 01.11.1941 - Moscow Defense Forces;
  • as of 01/01/1942 - SZF - 4 UA;
  • on 02/01/1942 - Kalinin Front - 4 UA
  • on 11/01/1943 - 1st Baltic Front - 43 A - 92 SK
  • on 02/01/1944 - 1 Baltic Front - 4 UA - 91 SK
  • on 03/01/1944 - 1 Baltic Front - 4 UA - 60 SK
  • on 07/01/1944 - 1 Baltic Front - 4 UA - 83 SK
  • on 02/01/1945 - 1st Baltic Front - 6th Guards. A - 14 SK
  • on 03/01/1945 - 2nd Baltic Front - 6th Guards. A - 23rd Guards. SK
  • on 04/01/1945 - Leningrad Front - Courland Group of Forces - 42 A - 122 SK
  • on 05/01/1945 - Leningrad Front - 67 A - 23 Guards. SK

Command

Commanders

  • Colonel Knyazkov, Sergei Alekseevich from August 28, 1941 to April 8, 1942
  • Lieutenant Colonel Nazarenko, Tikhon Nikolaevich from April 9, 1942 to December 2, 1943
  • Major General Yegoshin, Tikhon Fedorovich from December 3, 1943 to July 30, 1944 (died of wounds on August 1, 1944, buried in Daugavpils)
  • Colonel Savchenko, Ivan Ivanovich from August 2, 1944 to November 23, 1944
  • Colonel Ivanov, Sergei Sergeevich from November 24, 1944 to May 9, 1945

Commissars (chiefs of the political department) of the division

  • 08/15/1941-11/17/1942 - regimental commissar Vasily Karpovich Loskutov
  • from 11/24/1942 until disbandment - Colonel Bulashev Valentin Nikolaevich

"Polotsk" Troops land Type of army infantry Formation 1941 Disbandment (transformation) 1946 Predecessor not available Successor not available Battle path The Great Patriotic War
participation in the battles near Moscow, in the liberation of the Kalinin and Smolensk regions, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia, in the Rezhitsa-Dvina, Riga and Memel offensive operations; fought on the territory of East Prussia in the liquidation of the enemy’s Courland group.

332nd Rifle Volunteer Ivanovo-Polotsk Order of Suvorov Division named after M.V. Frunze- military unit of the USSR Armed Forces in the Great Patriotic War. Period of hostilities: from October 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945.

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Formation

On July 24, 1941, the State Defense Committee, at the request of the workers of the city of Ivanovo and the Ivanovo region, decided to form the Ivanovo Rifle Division. On August 18, by Directive of the commander of the Moscow Military District No. 106069, the formation of the 332nd Infantry Division began. On August 20, the 332nd Rifle Division was given the honorary names “Ivanovskaya” and “im. M. V. Frunze ". When formed, units of the division were stationed in the vicinity of Ivanovo: in Novotalitsky Park, in the Kharinka camp, in the Kuvaevsky forest (unavailable link)(now the Park named after the 1905 Revolution). Division headquarters - Northwestern Front (from January 22 - Kalinin Front) Ivanovo.

On October 10, 1941, following the order of the Moscow Military District, the division embarked on echelons and departed for the defense site of the nearest southwestern approaches to Moscow; by the end of October 24, it occupied the defense line of Krasnoye, Chertanovo, Tsaritsyno, Broshlevo.

On November 7, 1941, the division was honored to participate in the historical parade on Red Square in Moscow.

Participation in hostilities

As part of the 10th Army, she took part in the Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow. On December 6, the division went on the offensive from the Zaraysk area to Serebryanye Prudy, which was liberated the next day, December 7. Large trophies of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht were captured. On December 9, units of the division entered Venev, Tula Region, abandoned by German troops.

On December 10, 1941, the division was subordinated to the cavalry-mechanized group of General P. A. Belov and then operated in its combat formations. Suffered heavy losses in the battles on December 13-14 north of the village. Dedilovo with retreating units of the German 3rd Panzer Division.

On December 20, 1941, based on the order of the commander of the Moscow defense zone dated December 19, 1941, units of the division moved to a new area along the route Moscow, Kimry, Likhoslavl, Torzhok, Ostashkov. Having completed a 400-kilometer march, by December 26, 1941, the division concentrated in the Ostashki area and neighboring villages: Zalesye (division headquarters), Nikolskoye, Zameshye. The division's regiments concentrated on the eastern shore of Lake Seliger.

The division was included in the 4th Shock Army of the North-Western Front (from January 22 as part of the Kalinin Front) and took part in the Toropets-Kholm offensive operation. At the beginning of 1942, the division took part in the liberation of populated areas: Andreapol, Western Dvina, Demidov. By February 1942, the division reached the Velizh area, where, as part of the 4th Shock Army, it fought bloody battles for almost 17 months. In August 1943, the division became part of the 92nd Rifle Corps.

Since January 1945, the division as part of the 84th Rifle Corps participated in the liquidation of the enemy’s Kurland group. The division ended the war as part of the Leningrad Front in the Priekule region.

Compound

  • 1115th Infantry Regiment
  • 1117th Infantry Regiment
  • 1119th Infantry Regiment
  • 891st Artillery Regiment
  • 268th separate anti-tank fighter division
  • 330th anti-aircraft artillery battery
  • 390th separate reconnaissance company
  • 608th separate engineer battalion
  • 779th Separate Signal Battalion
  • 413th Medical Battalion
  • 406th separate chemical protection company
  • 303rd Motor Transport Company
  • 182nd field bakery
  • 751st Divisional Veterinary Hospital
  • 1407th Field Postal Station
  • 769th field cash desk of the State Bank

Subordination

date Front (district) Army Frame
09/01/1941 Moscow Military District
01.11.1941 Moscow Defense Troops 10th Army
01/01/1942 Northwestern Front 4th Shock Army
02/01/1942 Kalinin Front 4th Shock Army
01.11.1943 1st Baltic Front 43rd Army 92nd Rifle Corps
02/01/1944 1st Baltic Front 4th Shock Army 91st Rifle Corps
03/01/1944 1st Baltic Front 4th Shock Army 60th Rifle Corps
07/01/1944 1st Baltic Front 4th Shock Army 83rd Rifle Corps
01/01/1945 1st Baltic Front 4th Shock Army 84th Rifle Corps
02/01/1945 1st Baltic Front 6th Guards Army 14th Rifle Corps
03/01/1945 2nd Baltic Front 6th Guards Army 23rd Guards

rifle corps
04/01/1945 Leningrad Front 42nd Army 122nd Rifle Corps
05/01/1945 Leningrad Front 67th Army 23rd Guards

rifle corps

Command

Commanders

  • Colonel Knyazkov Sergey Alekseevich from August 28, 1941 to April 8, 1942
  • Lieutenant Colonel Nazarenko Tikhon Nikolaevich from April 9, 1942 to December 2, 1943
  • Major General Yegoshin Tikhon Fedorovich from December 3, 1943 to July 30, 1944 (died of wounds on August 1, 1944, buried in Daugavpils)
  • Colonel Savchenko Ivan Ivanovich from August 2, 1944 to November 23, 1944
  • Colonel Ivanov Sergei Sergeevich from November 24, 1944 to May 9, 1945

Commissars (chiefs of the political department) of the division

  • 08/15/1941-11/17/1942 - regimental commissar Vasily Karpovich Loskutov
  • from 11/24/1942 until disbandment - Colonel Bulashev Valentin Nikolaevich