103rd Rifle Division

103rd Rifle Division
Active1939–1946
Country Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Battle honoursKhingan (3rd formation)

The 103rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, formed three times. It was first formed in 1939. It was converted into a motorized division and fought in the Yelnya Offensive. After being converted back to a rifle division it was destroyed in the Battle of Vyazma. The division reformed in early 1942 but was destroyed during the Second Battle of Kharkov. It was reformed a third time in the Far East in summer 1942 and participated in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.