216th Motorized Division (11 March 1941 – 19 September 1941) 216th Rifle Division (29 September 1941 – 7 July 1956) | |
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Active | 1941–1956 |
Disbanded | 7 July 1956 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Battle of Uman |
The 216th Rifle Division was a division of the Red Army and Soviet Ground Forces. It was the successor to a motorized division of that same number that was destroyed during the Battle of Uman in August 1941. It fought at Kharkov and in Karelia, Crimea, and Kurland.