89th Rifle Division

89th Rifle Division-Tamanskaya Division
ActiveDecember 1941 – 1956
Country Soviet Union
Branch Red Army
TypeRifle Division
RoleTactical attack and defense combat operations
Sizeca. 5-7,000 men
50-100 guns and mortars
Nickname(s)Taman
EngagementsBattle of the Caucasus
Battle of the Crimea (1944)
Battle of the Baltic (1944)
Vistula-Oder Offensive
Battle of Berlin
DecorationsOrder of Kutuzov 2nd Class, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star
Battle honoursTaman
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Nver Safarian

The 89th Taman Red Banner Orders of Kutuzov and the Red Star Rifle Division (Russian: 89-я стрелковая Таманская Краснознамённая орденов Кутузова и Красной Звезды дивизия; Armenian: 89-րդ հրաձգային Թամանյան կարմրադրոշ, Կուտուզովի և Կարմիր Աստղի շքանշանակիր դիվիզիա), or the Tamanyan Division, was a distinguished division in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War. The division was primarily remembered for its second formation, composed primarily of ethnic Armenians and fought in numerous battles during the war.