The 295th Khersonskaya order of Lenin Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division (Russian: 295-я мотострелковая Херсонская ордена Ленина Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия) (Military Unit: 39486) was a
division of the
Soviet Ground Forces
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After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...
. It was based in Baku for its entire existence.
The division had gained the honorific "Kherson" by ''Prikaz'' of the VGK No. 67 of 23 March 1944.
After the end of the Second World War, the
295th Rifle Division
The 295th Rifle Division () 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. Refo ...
(Second Formation) was initially part of the
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
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with the 32nd Rifle Corps in the summer of 1945. However, it was soon relocated to
Stavropol
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E ...
in the
North Caucasus Military District
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with the
23rd Rifle Corps, where it became the 30th Separate Rifle Brigade in 1946. In October 1953, the brigade was upgraded into the 295th Rifle Division. In 1955 it was renumbered the
49th Rifle Division
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.
On 25 June 1957 the division was reorganized as the 49th Motor Rifle Division. In November 1964 it was renamed as the 295th Motor Rifle Division, restoring its historic
Second World War
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numerical designation.
It formed part of the
4th Army. Comprised 298th Tank Regiment (
Gyuzhdek), 135th Motor Rifle Regiment (with
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); 139th MRR (with
BMP), both based in
Baku
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; the 140th Motor Rifle Regiment (
Kusary); and the 1090th Artillery Regiment.
It was disbanded in June 1992 and the equipment was handed over to Azerbaijan.
Commanders
*Dorofeev, Alexander Petrovich (01.10.1941-27.03.1942), Colonel wounded;
*Sklyarov, Sergey Fedorovich (28.03.1942 — 11.06.1942), Colonel;
*Safaryan, Nver Georgievich (15.06.1942-28.12.1942), Colonel;
*Petukhov, Viktor Ivanovich (29.12.1942 — 08.01.1943), Colonel;
*Filatov, Alexander Alekseevich (09.01.1943-06.04.1943), Major General;
*Krasnovsky, Serafim Andrianovich (07.04.1943 — 10.06.1943), Colonel;
*Dorofeev, Alexander Petrovich (11.06.1943-08.07.1947), Colonel, from 03.06.1944 Major General.
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Motor rifle divisions of the Soviet Union
Military units and formations established in 1965
Military units and formations disestablished in 1992