295th Rifle Division | |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Rifle division |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations | 2nd formation: |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alexander Dorofeyev |
The 295th Rifle Division (Russian: 295-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army and later the Soviet Army, formed twice.
The 295th's first formation was formed in the summer of 1941 and destroyed within months during the Battle of Kiev. Reformed in October, the 295th fought in the North Caucasus, the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, Poland, and Germany during the rest of the war. The 295th was downsized into a brigade after the end of the war and was relocated to the North Caucasus. It was reformed from the brigade in 1953 and renumbered in 1955.