 | It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled 209th Motorized Division. (discuss) (October 2023) |
| 209th Motorized Division (March 1941 - September 19, 1941) 209th Rifle Division (October 8, 1941 - 1946) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1946 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Motorized Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
| Battle honours | Khingan |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Aleksei Ilich Muravyov Col. Ivan Terentevich Chalenko Maj. Gen. Vladimir Mikhailovich Akimov Lt. Col. Vasilii Stepanovich Elikhov Col. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dubovik |
The 209th Rifle Division was formed as an infantry division of the Red Army after a motorized division of that same number was destroyed in the first weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It served through nearly the remainder of the war on a quiet sector in Transbaikal Front, mostly as part of 36th Army. During July 1945, in the leadup to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, it was transferred to 17th Army, still in Transbaikal Front. This Army was in the second echelon of the invading forces and saw very little, if any, actual combat, but the division was nevertheless given a battle honor. It had been disbanded by mid-1946.