386th Rifle Division

386th Rifle Division (August 19, 1941 – June 30, 1942) 386th Rifle Division (November 22, 1944 – 1946)
Active	1941 - 1946
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (2nd Formation)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Nikolai Filippovich Skutelnik Col. Kondratii Mikhailovich Pshenichnikov Col. Sergei Andreevich Tugolukov

The 386th Rifle Division was raised in 1941 as an infantry division of the Red Army, and served twice during the Great Patriotic War in that role. The division followed a very similar combat path to that of the 388th Rifle Division in both of its formations. It was first formed on August 19 in the Transcaucasus Military District. In late December it was shipped from the Black Sea ports to Sevastopol, which was under siege by the German 11th Army. The division arrived just as the second Axis assault on the fortress was ending and did not see any heavy fighting until the final offensive, Operation Störfang, began on June 2, 1942. On June 18 it came under attack from the Romanian Mountain Corps and put up a stiff fight but rapidly lost strength and cohesion before falling back towards the port in the last days of the month; it was officially disbanded just days before the final Axis victory. In the buildup to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria a new 386th was formed in the Far Eastern Front in late 1944. The new division fought with enough distinction that it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and continued to serve briefly into the postwar period.