53rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
| 53rd Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active |
I Formation: 1931–46 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
|
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
 Order of Suvorov 2nd class (1st and 2nd formations) |
| Battle honours |
Novoukrainka (1st formation) |
I Formation: 1931–46
Order of the Red Banner (1st formation)
Novoukrainka (1st formation)
named for Friedrich Engels (1st formation
The 53rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, active during World War II.
The division was formed in 1931. It was stationed in the Volga Military District. On 8 July 1937 it received the honorific "named for Friedrich Engels". Before the war it became part of the 21st Army in the Gomel Region of the Western Special Military District.
Poirer and Connor, in their 1985 Red Army Order of Battle, say that the division fought at Yelnya, on the Dnieper River, at Uman and Targul Frumos. The division was with 46th Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in May 1945.
The division was disbanded in late June 1946 in the Odessa Military District with the 34th Rifle Corps of the 40th Army.
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