413th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
| 413th Rifle Division (6 August 1941 – 1946) | |
|---|---|
Major General Alexey Tereshkov
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| Active | 1941–1946 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
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| Branch |
 Red Army
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| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Moscow Defense of Tula Battle of the Dniepr Operation Bagration Vistula-Oder Offensive Battle of Berlin |
| Decorations |
 Order of Kutuzov 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Brest |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Mjr. Gen. Alexey Tereshkov Mjr. Gen. Ivan Stepanovich Khokhlov |
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
The 413th Rifle Division was formed as a standard Red Army rifle division in the summer of 1941 in the Far Eastern Front. It was considered to be a "sister" division to the 415th, and was one of the divisions of Siberians sent west to help defend Moscow during the winter of 1941-42. It spent much of the next year in the same general area, southwest of the capital, before slowly pushing westward as part of 50th Army. In the latter stages of Operation Bagration the division was given special recognition for its role in the liberation of Brest. The 413th had a distinguished career as a combat unit, ending its combat path north of Berlin.
The 413th Rifle Division began forming on Aug. 6, 1941, entirely from assets in the Far Eastern Front. Soldiers and officers came from the South Kazakhstan and Blagoveshchensk Infantry Schools, the Khabarovsk Infantry and Military-Political Schools, and the Vladivostok Artillery Academy. Command cadre came from the staffs of the 1st and 2nd Red Banner Armies, and included many veterans of the Lake Khasan and Khalkhin-Gol fighting. Its order of battle was as follows:
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