362nd Rifle Division

362nd Rifle Division (10 August 1941 – May 1945)
Active	1941–1945
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	Battles of Rzhev Operation Mars Operation Kutuzov Battle of the Dniepr Operation Bagration Vistula-Oder Offensive Battle of Berlin
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov  Order of Kutuzov
Battle honours	Upper Dniepr
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Ivan Poluektovich Arkhipov Col. Sergei Yakovlevich Senchillo Maj. Gen. Vasilii Nikitich Dalmatov Maj. Gen Mikhail Yenshin

The 362nd Rifle Division began forming on 10 August 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Omsk. It did not reach the front until March 1942, assigned to the 22nd Army in Kalinin Front. It served under these commands for the next year, then was pulled out of the line for rebuilding before being moved south to 3rd Army of Bryansk Front, and later Belorussian Front, for the 1943 summer offensive, during which it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. It served in 50th Army during Operation Bagration, and earned a battle honor during the crossings of the upper Dniepr River near Shklov, but was soon reassigned to 33rd Army, where it remained for the duration of the war. The 362nd ended the war deep into Germany with 1st Belorussian Front, but in spite of an exemplary record of service, including three unit decorations, it was disbanded shortly thereafter.