30th Rifle Division
| 30th Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active |
I Formation: October 1918 – 18 December 1942 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Decorations |
 Order of Suvorov (3rd formation) |
| Battle honours |
Irkutsk (1st formation) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Vasily Blyukher |
I Formation: October 1918 – 18 December 1942
II Formation: 1943–1945
Order of Lenin (1st formation)
Order of the Red Banner (2nd, and 3rd formations) (2; 1st formation)
Irkutsk (1st formation)
Kiev (2nd formation)
Zhitomir (2nd formation)
Zaporizhia (3rd formation)
The 30th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union, formed three times. The final full name of its first formation was the 30th Rifle Irkutsk Order of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Banner of Labour Division of the name of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. After being redesignated the 55th Guards Rifle Division in December 1942, the Second Formation of the division was recreated at Rossosh in April 1943. The division was formed a third time in 1955.
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