36th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
| 36th Rifle Division (1946–1956) 36th Motor Rifle Division 36th Motorized Division 36th Rifle Division (1919–1937) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1919–1956 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
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| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements |
Russian Civil War |
| Decorations |
 Order of Lenin
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| Battle honours |
Transbaikal Khingan |
36th Motor Rifle Division
(1940–1946)
36th Motorized Division
(1937–1940)
Russian Civil War
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
World War II
Transbaikal
The 36th Rifle Division was a division of the Red Army and then the Soviet Army. The division was formed in 1919 as the 36th Rifle Division and fought in the Russian Civil War and the Sino-Soviet conflict of 1929. In 1937 it became the 36th Motorized Division. The division fought in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol. It was converted into a motor rifle division in 1940 and fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in World War II. Postwar, it became a rifle division again before its disbandment in 1956. The division spent almost its entire service in the Soviet Far East.
The division was first formed as the 36th Rifle Division (ru: 36-я стрелковая дивизия) based on the 9th Army's expeditionary division on 19 July 1919. It fought in the Russian Civil War and was part of the 9th Army between 1919 and 1920. In summer 1921, the division participated in the campaign against Roman von Ungern-Sternberg's forces in Mongolia. On 4 June 1923, the division was given the honorary designation "Transbaikal".
The Special Far Eastern Army was formed on 6 August 1929, and the 36th RD became part of then newly formed army. In the second half of August, alleged Chinese provocations on the border of the Soviet Far East increased. The commander of the troops of the army ordered elements of the division to positions on the border. The division, without the 106th Rifle Regiment, was positioned in Borzya. Due to the tense border situation, the 108th Rifle Regiment was transported to the site of a possible incident. On 16 August, one platoon of the regiment repulsed a Chinese attack near the village of Abagaytuevsky. A major incident occurred on 18 August in the 108th Rifle Regiment sector. During the early morning hours of that day, Chinese artillery reportedly began shelling Soviet territory. By 1100, three companies of Chinese infantry were attacking. To aid Soviet border guards, infantry and artillery were sent in. Soviet troops attacked the Chinese trenches on the other side of the border and reportedly captured them. With Soviet troops in their rear, the attacking Chinese troops were reportedly routed and the Soviet troops returned to the border.
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