50th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)

50th Rifle Division
Active	1936–1947
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army / Soviet Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Winter War Eastern Front Battle of Smolensk Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive Berlin Offensive
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov  Order of Kutuzov
Battle honours	Zaporizhia Kirovograd
Commanders
Notable commanders	Arkady Boreyko

The 50th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army from 1936 to 1946. The division took part in the Soviet invasion of Poland and the Winter War. After Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the 50th fought in the Battle of Moscow, the Battles of Rzhev, the Donbass Strategic Offensive, the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive, the First and Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, the Vistula–Oder Offensive and the Berlin Offensive.^[1]