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The 72nd Mountain Rifle Division was formed as a specialized infantry division of the Red Army in the spring of 1941, based on the which had previously been the 4th Turkestan Division. At the time of the German invasion on June 22 it was located on the San River west of Lviv as part of the 8th Rifle Corps of 26th Army in the Kiev Special Military District. After having about half of its complement removed to Army reserves or transferred to other divisions it was forced to fall back through western Ukraine under pressure from the German 17th Army until early August when it was encircled as part of 12th Army near Uman. After about five more days of fighting the 72nd Mountain had been effectively destroyed and it was officially disbanded a month later. It was never reformed.

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  • The 72nd Mountain Rifle Division was formed as a specialized infantry division of the Red Army in the spring of 1941, based on the which had previously been the 4th Turkestan Division. At the time of the German invasion on June 22 it was located on the San River west of Lviv as part of the 8th Rifle Corps of 26th Army in the Kiev Special Military District. After having about half of its complement removed to Army reserves or transferred to other divisions it was forced to fall back through western Ukraine under pressure from the German 17th Army until early August when it was encircled as part of 12th Army near Uman. After about five more days of fighting the 72nd Mountain had been effectively destroyed and it was officially disbanded a month later. It was never reformed. (en)
  • 72-га гірськострілецька дивізія (72-га гсд) — військове з'єднання Збройних сил СРСР, що брало участь у Німецько-радянській війні. (uk)
  • 72-я горнострелковая дивизия (72 гсд) – воинское соединение Вооружённых сил СССР, принимавшее участие в Великой Отечественной войне. Боевой период – с 22 июня по 19 сентября 1941 года. (ru)
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  • Maj. Gen. Pavel Ivanovich Abramidze (en)
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  • The 72nd Mountain Rifle Division was formed as a specialized infantry division of the Red Army in the spring of 1941, based on the which had previously been the 4th Turkestan Division. At the time of the German invasion on June 22 it was located on the San River west of Lviv as part of the 8th Rifle Corps of 26th Army in the Kiev Special Military District. After having about half of its complement removed to Army reserves or transferred to other divisions it was forced to fall back through western Ukraine under pressure from the German 17th Army until early August when it was encircled as part of 12th Army near Uman. After about five more days of fighting the 72nd Mountain had been effectively destroyed and it was officially disbanded a month later. It was never reformed. (en)
  • 72-га гірськострілецька дивізія (72-га гсд) — військове з'єднання Збройних сил СРСР, що брало участь у Німецько-радянській війні. (uk)
  • 72-я горнострелковая дивизия (72 гсд) – воинское соединение Вооружённых сил СССР, принимавшее участие в Великой Отечественной войне. Боевой период – с 22 июня по 19 сентября 1941 года. (ru)
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  • 72nd Mountain Rifle Division (en)
  • 72-я горнострелковая дивизия (ru)
  • 72-га гірськострілецька дивізія (uk)
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