46th Guards Rifle Division
The 46th Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in October, 1942, based on the 2nd formation of the 174th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. It was in the 6th Army of Voronezh Front when it won its Guards title, but was immediately moved to the Reserve of the Supreme High Command for rebuilding, where it was soon assigned to the 5th Guards Rifle Corps. In mid-November it moved with its Corps to join the 3rd Shock Army in Kalinin Front and played a leading role in the Battle of Velikiye Luki, both in the encirclement of the German garrison of that city and then in fighting off several relief attempts. It remained in the area through the spring and summer of 1943 before taking part in the breakthrough battle at Nevel and the subsequent operations to expand the salient and pinch off the German positions that 3rd Shock had partly surrounded. In June of 1944 the 46th Guards was reassigned to the 6th Guards Army of 1st Baltic Front in preparation for Operation Bagration and made a spectacular advance into Luthuania through the "Baltic Gap" between Army Groups Center and North. The division would continue to serve in the Baltic states in 6th Guards for the duration of the war, winning the Order of the Red Banner in the process and ending on the Baltic coast in 22nd Guards Rifle Corps helping to contain the German forces trapped in the Courland Pocket. Despite a creditable record of service the division was disbanded shortly after the end of hostilities.
Q251395
Red Army
ORG
Q4553580
174th Rifle Division
ORG
Q2651982
6th Army
MEDIA
Q1469561
Voronezh Front
MEDIA
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Reserve of the Supreme High Command
MEDIA
None
5th Guards Rifle Corps
UNK
Q2424428
3rd Shock Army
MEDIA
Q1421194
Kalinin Front
MEDIA
Q165773
Nevel
LOC
Q4031957
6th Guards Army
MEDIA
Q2344621
1st Baltic Front
MEDIA
Q337463
Order of the Red Banner
ORG
None
22nd Guards Rifle Corps
UNK
Q18234863
46th Guards Rifle Division
UNK
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