199th Rifle Division (April 4, 1941 - August 15, 1942) 199th Rifle Division (May 20, 1943 - June 18, 1945)
Active
1941–1945
Country
Soviet Union
Branch
Red Army
Type
Infantry
Size
Division
Engagements
Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Case Blue Smolensk operation Orsha offensives (1943) Operation Bagration Mogilev offensive Osovets offensive Vistula–Oder offensive East Prussian offensive East Pomeranian offensive Battle of Berlin
Decorations
Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov 3rd class Order of Kutuzov (all 2nd formation)
Battle honours
Smolensk (2nd formation)
Commanders
Notable commanders
Col. Aleksandr Nikolaevich Alekseev Kombrig Dmitrii Vasilevich Averin Col. Fyodor Andreevich Verevkin Col. Vasily Mikhailovich Larin Col. Vasilii Yakovklevich Poyarov Maj. Gen. Matveii Prokofevich Kononenko
Military unit
The 199th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, originally formed as part of the prewar buildup of forces, based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of September 13, 1939. After being formed in the far east of the USSR just months before the German invasion but was very soon moved to the Kiev Special Military District, where it was soon assigned to the 49th Rifle Corps in the reserves of Southwestern Front. In fighting west of Kyiv it was separated from its Corps and suffered heavy casualties in early July. Later in the month it was subordinated to 26th Army as it retreated toward the Dniepr River, but after crossing south of Kyiv it was reassigned to 38th Army. It remained in this Army for the rest of its existence, retreating past Kharkiv during October and November. During the spring of 1942 it remained on the defense during the offensive near that city, but was forced to retreat in front of the German summer offensive. In early July it was encircled near Chertkovo and destroyed, although it remained on the books until mid-August.
A new 199th was formed in May 1943, based on a pair of rifle brigades, in the Moscow Military District. It was soon assigned to 68th Army in the Reserve of the Supreme High Command, which was then assigned to Western Front. During August and September it fought in Operation Suvorov and won a battle honor for the liberation of Smolensk. Following this victory it advanced westward and took part in the grinding battles of attrition east of Orsha for the remainder of the year. When 68th Army was disbanded in early November the 199th was moved to 5th Army, and then soon to 33rd Army. When these offensives proved futile the 33rd was shifted north and spent the winter and early spring of 1944 in the equally futile efforts to encircle Vitebsk from the southeast. When Western Front was disbanded in April the division was reassigned to 2nd Belorussian Front where it spent some weeks rebuilding before being assigned to 49th Army, where it remained for the duration. In the opening stages of the summer offensive it was involved in the fighting for Mogilev and the crossing of the Dniepr River, for which it was awarded the Order of Suvorov (unusually for a division, this was in the 3rd Degree) and later in the offensive it won the Order of the Red Banner for the liberation of Osovets Fortress. After the first phase of the Vistula-Oder Offensive in 1945 the division attacked into East Pomerania toward Gdańsk and two of its rifle regiments were also awarded the Red Banner. During the Berlin Offensive the 199th crossed both branches of the Oder River near Stettin before advancing through northeastern Germany and linking up with British forces. It received further honors after the German surrender, but was soon disbanded.
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Global Information
Soviet Union
Red Army
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 3rd class
Order of Kutuzov (all 2nd formation)