299th Rifle Division | |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Rifle division |
Engagements | World War II |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Gleb Baklanov |
The 299th Rifle Division (Russian: 299-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, formed twice.
The division was first formed in the summer of 1941 and was destroyed during the Battle of Moscow in the fall of that year. The division was reformed in June 1942 and fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation and the Belgrade Offensive, before being disbanded postwar in the summer of 1945.