415th Infantry Division

1941

415 SD began to form in September 1941, according to the order of the troops of the 25th Army No. 0059 of September 6 of the same year. The formation took place in the area of ​​the Razdolnoye station of the Ussuri railway. The command, command and political structure was appointed from among the personnel of the 25th and 1st armies and partially from the reserve. The rank and file was staffed by the builders of Komsomolsk-on-Amur , coal miners Suchan , residents of Primorye and Amur .

On September 21, the entire personnel of the division was sworn in. A month later, on October 21, 415 SD received an order to be sent to the front, where she followed the route Razdolnoye - Khabarovsk - Novosibirsk - Kimel - Kuybyshev - Barybino . On November 7, in Kuibyshev, the division took part in the parade ^[2] . After arriving at the destination and unloading, she proceeded on a march to Kalugino ( Serpukhov district of the Moscow region ), where she concentrated to repel the Germans advancing in the direction of Serpukhov .

The baptism of fire took place on the night of November 13, 1941, when a 1321 joint venture near the village of Romanovka entered into battle with the advancing units of the German 263rd Infantry Division , preventing it from cutting the Moscow-Serpukhov highway. On November 14, 415 SD had the task of capturing the Barsuki-Komarovo-Pokrov border. She managed to push the enemy back and occupy several settlements, but the Germans launched a counterattack and again pushed her to the Burinovo junction, where she took up the defense.

In the period from November 25 to December 25, 1941 the division defended itself at the Burinovo-Stanki line. With the beginning of the counterattack near Moscow, the division, breaking the German defenses, began to advance in the direction of Maloyaroslavets . On December 31, she was reassigned to the 43rd Army and, changing direction, moved with battles to the city of Medyn .

1942

On January 23, 1942, 415 SD, regrouping, launched an offensive in the direction of Makarovo - Bolshaya Fatyanovka, with the task of capturing Art. Myatlevo , whom she successfully captured on January 30, after which she reached the Voronka - Yudino line . Here a new task was set for her, and, turning off the Warsaw highway , she fought in the direction of Mochalka - Kalinovka - Semenovskoye - Ukhovo - Belitsy - Agaryshi, then concentrating in the area of ​​Krapivka - Telelyui - New Village - Agaryshi. Under the village of Krapivka, she encountered a strong enemy resistance knot and suffered significant losses.

In April 1942, during the Rzhev-Vyazemsky operation, the 33rd Army was surrounded. To alleviate its situation, the 415th unit advanced in the direction of Zakharovo-Birch-Shelomets to meet the breaking army, but at the turn of the Birch-Shelomtsy it encountered strong resistance. As a result, the division fought in the area for several weeks.

On March 24, after a five-day rest, the 415th SD again entered the battle, advancing forward in the area of ​​Borisenka - Aksinino - Bolshoy Ustye.

In the summer, the division took part in the Pogorel-Gorodishchensky operation (August 4–23, 1942). It was located in the second echelon and after the start of the operation, after 354 sd, it began to advance to the river. Drive in the direction of Golyaevo . On August 6, turning around from the left flank of 354 SD, she took possession of Korolevo. By the end of August 7, the division, together with the 11th tank brigade, reached the Yelnya - Pushkino line . By the end of August 20, she, advancing on Karmanovo , reached Roshchino, and by the end of August 23 she was at the line of Subbotino - Pilepa - Chuikovo.

1943

On July 28, 1943, as a result of the successful conduct of the Oryol operation of 415 SD, together with other parts of the 61st Army, the city of Bolkhov was liberated.

In the autumn of the same year, the division participated in the Narovlyansk operation, during which on November 28 it crossed the river. Pripyat and, coming from the south to Narovla , soon liberated her.

1944

In January 1944, the division took part in the Kalinkovichi-Mozyr operation (January 8-30, 1944). On January 11, she took possession of the town of Yelsk and along the southern coast of Pripyat she continued her attack on Mozyr , which she, along with other units of the 61st Army, liberated on January 14. For the successful operation to liberate Mozyr, the division was given the honorary name Mozyr.

In the summer, during the Lublin-Brest operation, 415 SD participated in the liberation of Brest , which was cleared of the enemy on July 28.

1945

At the beginning of the year, the division was involved in the Warsaw-Poznan operation (January 14 - February 3, 1945), during which it liberated Sochaczew together with other parts of the Red Army on January 18. In late February, she, along with 212 SD, managed to capture the bridgehead on the river. Ine . During the February battles, she lost 2353 people (443 killed, 1805 wounded, 105 for other reasons) ^[3] .

On April 20, the 61st Army crossed the Alte-Oder, after which the 9th Guards Corps, using forces of 415 sd, captured the highway and railway junction of Bad Fraenwalde.

At the final stage of the war, 415 SD was part of the forces conducting the operation to capture Berlin . Acted north of the German capital. The end of the war met on the river. Elbe in the Havelberg area.

In 1945, the division was disbanded ^[4] .

During the years of existence of 415 sd, the divisional newspaper “In Battles for the Homeland” was published there.

• 1321st rifle regiment
• 1323rd Infantry Regiment
• 1326th Rifle Regiment
• 686th artillery regiment
• 292nd separate anti-tank fighter division
• 311st anti-aircraft artillery battery (until 30/30/1943)
• 208th reconnaissance company
• 687th Engineer Battalion
• 611th separate communications battalion (772th separate communications company)
• 346th Health Battalion
• 348th (211st) separate chemical protection company
• 329th (4th) motor transport company
• 529th (336th) field bakery
• 172nd Division Veterinary Hospital
• 38th (15315th, 15262nd) field postal station
• 3rd box office of the State Bank ^[1]

• Latyshev, Georgy Alexandrovich (September 16 - November 17, 1941), Colonel.
• Alexandrov, Pyotr Alekseevich (November 17, 1941 - February 27, 1942), Major General.
• Kanachadze, Grigory Ivanovich (February 27, 1942 - April 1942), lieutenant colonel.
• Aces, Nikolai Ivanovich (April - May 1942), Colonel.
• Krymsky, Nikolai Alekseevich (May - June 1942), lieutenant colonel.
• Zatylkin, Vasily Nikitovich (June - August 1942), Colonel.
• Samoilenko, Vasily Filippovich (August - December 1942), Colonel
• Golovanov, Alexander Ivanovich (December 1942 - January 1943), Colonel
• Tsitaishvili, Gerontiy Nesterovich (January - June 1943), lieutenant colonel
• Maslennikov, Nikolai Kuzmich (June - July 1943), Colonel
• Moshchalkov, Pavel Ivanovich (August 1943-1945), Colonel

1321 cn

• Dubovitsky Maxim Ivanovich (September 1941 - March 7, 1942), major.
• Kositsyn Sergey Nikolaevich (June 1943 -?), Lieutenant Colonel.
• Piratov Nikolay Pavlovich (04/20 - 06/10/1945) lieutenant colonel

1323 cn

• Smetankin (September 1941 -?), Major.
• Barminov Nikolay Andreevich (December 1941 - February 14, 1942), captain (acting, then regiment commander).
• Molchanov Georgy Andreyevich (February 1944 -?), Major (Acting Commander, then Regiment Commander).

1326 cn

• Danilov Georgy Mikhailovich (September - November 14, 1941), major.
• Emelyanov Ivan Fedorovich (? - March 6, 1942), captain.
• Golovachev Alexander Alekseevich (March - September 1942), major.
• Lapshin Serafim Stepanovich (01/31/1945 - 11/17/1945), lieutenant colonel.
• Piratov Nikolay Pavlovich (07/05/1944 - 01/12/1945), lieutenant colonel

686 ap

• Komandrin Mikhail Alexandrovich (September - November 18, 1941), major.
• Filimonov Peter Andreevich (November 1941 - January 9, 1942), captain.

Heroes of the Soviet Union: ^[5]

• Boldun, Ivan Korneevich , foreman, commander of the intelligence department of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.
• Zelenev, Vladimir Klavdievich , senior lieutenant, commander of a communications platoon of the 1323rd infantry regiment.
• Ivlev, Dmitry Danilovich , foreman, foreman of a company of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.
• Kamyshev, Vladimir Nikolaevich , a Red Army soldier, shooter of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.
• Kirenkov, Timofey Petrovich , foreman, commander of the ammunition department of the 1323rd infantry regiment.
• Kovtun, Pavel Maksimovich , Red Army soldier, platoon commander of the 7th battery of the 686th artillery regiment.
• Lobanov, Victor Ivanovich , Red Army soldier, scout of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.
• Makhmudov, Ravshan , a Red Army soldier, shooter of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.
• Moskalenko, Yakov Romanovich , a Red Army soldier, shooter of the 1323rd Infantry Regiment.

  Knights of the Order of Glory of three degrees ^[6] .

• Kalinichenko, Lavrenty Vasilievich , senior sergeant, commander of the rifle division 1323 rifle regiment.
• Koskin, Alexei Vasilievich , sergeant, commander of the 687 detachment of the separate combat engineer battalion.
• Saltykov, Arkady Alekseevich , foreman, assistant commander of a platoon of foot reconnaissance 1326 rifle regiment.
• Tukhfetullov, Betertdin Sadretdinovich , sergeant, commander of a company of machine gunners 1323 rifle regiment.
• Chernov, Vladimir Petrovich , sergeant, commander of the calculation of 82-mm mortar 1323 rifle regiment.

Mikheenkov S.E. Serpukhov. The Last Frontier. 49th Army in the Battle of Moscow. - M.: Tsentrpoligraf, 2011.254 s. ISBN 978-5-227-02802-0 .

• A brief history of the 415th Infantry Division .