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96th Rifle Division, the Glossary

The 96th Rifle Division, also designated the 96th Mountain Division, was a division of the Red Army, active from 1923.^[1]

19 relations: Battle of Berlin, East Prussia, Hero of the Soviet Union, Ivan Shepetov, Kazan, Kazan Kremlin, Kiev Military District, Mikhail Linnik, Pavel Belov, Red Army, Soviet invasion of Poland, Volga Military District, Volochysk, 11th Army (Soviet Union), 14th Guards Rifle Division, 17th Rifle Corps, 3rd Belorussian Front, 48th Army (Soviet Union), 68th Guards Rifle Division.
Military units and formations established in 1923

Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.

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East Prussia

East Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia, until 1945.

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Hero of the Soviet Union

The title Hero of the Soviet Union (translit) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.

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Ivan Shepetov

Ivan Mikhailovich Shepetov (Иван Михайлович Шепетов; 11 July 1902 21 May 1943) was a Soviet infantry officer who enlisted in the Red Army as a Civil War volunteer in 1918 and rose to command the 96th Mountain Rifle Division in the months following the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

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Kazan

Kazan is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia.

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Kazan Kremlin

The Kazan Kremlin (Kazanskiy kreml; Казан кирмәне) is the chief historic citadel of Russia, situated in the city of Kazan.

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Kiev Military District

The Kiev Military District (abbreviated) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces.

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Mikhail Linnik

Mikhail Nikiforovich Linnik (Russian: Михаил Никифорович Линник; 25 October 1916 – 21 December 2007) was a Soviet Army captain and Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Pavel Belov

Pavel Alexeyevich Belov (Russian: Павел Алексеевич Белов; 18 February 1897 – 3 December 1963) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.

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Soviet invasion of Poland

The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war.

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Volga Military District

The Volga Military District (PriVO) was a military district of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation that existed from 1918 to 1989 and 1992 to 2001.

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Volochysk

Volochysk (Волочиськ, וואָלאָטשיסק) is a small city located on the left bank of the Zbruch River in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.

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11th Army (Soviet Union)

The 11th Army was an army of the Red Army during World War II.

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14th Guards Rifle Division

The 14th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in January, 1942, based on the 1st formation of the 96th Rifle Division, which was officially a mountain unit at the time, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. 96th Rifle Division and 14th Guards Rifle Division are infantry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II.

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17th Rifle Corps

The 17th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army, formed three times.

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3rd Belorussian Front

The 3rd Belorussian Front was a Front of the Red Army during the Second World War.

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48th Army (Soviet Union)

The 48th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army, active from 1941 to 1945.

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68th Guards Rifle Division

The 68th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in February 1943, based on the 1st formation of the 96th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. 96th Rifle Division and 68th Guards Rifle Division are infantry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Rifle_Division

Also known as 96th Motor Rifle Division, 96th Mountain Rifle Division, 96th Rifle Division (Soviet Union).