27th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
| 27th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active |
I Formation: 1918–1941 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry division |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner (2) (1st formation)  Order of the Red Banner (2nd formation) |
| Battle honours |
Omsk (1st formation) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Kuzma Podlas |
| 27th Rifle Division | |
 27th Rifle Division in 1920
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I Formation: 1918–1941
Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner (2) (1st formation)
Omsk (1st formation)
Named for the Italian Proletariat (1st formation)
The 27th Rifle Division (Russian: 27-я стрелковая дивизия) was a tactical unit in the Red Army of Bolshevist Russia and then the USSR, active between 1918 and 1945. First formed during the Russian Civil War on November 3, 1918, as part of 5th Red Army. Commanded by Vitovt Putna, it was transferred to the 16th Red Army in 1920, and took part in the Polish-Bolshevist War. Defeated in the battles of Radzymin and Ossów (collectively known as the Battle of Warsaw), it practically ceased to exist.
Reformed in Russia, it returned to Poland in 1939 and took part in the joint Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland as part of the 3rd Army's 4th Rifle Corps, reaching Parafianów and the line of Serwecz River on September 18, 1939. It was then stationed in Soviet-occupied Poland with its headquarters in Suchowola and regiments stationed in Augustów, Grajewo and Suchowola. By 2 October 1939, the division had been subordinated to the 16th Rifle Corps of the 11th Army.
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