136th Rifle Division explained

Unit Name:	136th Rifle Division
Dates:	1939–1945
Allegiance:	Red Army
Branch:	Infantry
Size:	Division

The 136th Rifle Division was a division in the Red Army during World War II. It was formed three times.

1st Formation

1939 – February 1942: On 22 June 1941 it was part of the 23rd Rifle Corps of the Transcaucasian Military District.^[1] Redesignated 15th Guards Rifle Division in 1942.

2nd Formation

See main article: 63rd Guards Rifle Division.

• February 1942 – January 1943: Formed from the 8th Rifle Brigade. Redesignated 63rd Guards Rifle Division on January 19, 1943.

3rd Formation

February 1943 – May 1945: Formed February 1943. The division disbanded in summer 1945 as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. ^[2]

References

1. Dr Leo Niehorster, Administrative Order of Battle, Transcaucasus Military District, 22 June 1941
2. Web site: Стрелковые 136-150 . myfront.in.ua. 2016-01-24. Russian. Rifle 136-150. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131131405/http://myfront.in.ua/krasnaya-armiya/divizii/strelkovye-136-150.html. 2016-01-31. dead.