93rd Rifle Division (1936 formation)
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The 93rd Rifle Division (Russian: 93-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army that fought in World War II. Formed in 1936, the division served in the Transbaikal region before the war began. In October 1941, it was transferred west to fight in the Battle of Moscow. For its actions in the Soviet counteroffensive during the battle, the division became the 26th Guards Rifle Division in April 1942.
History
The 93rd Rifle Division was formed in May 1936 in the military garrison of Antipikha near Chita with cadre from the 106th Rifle Regiment of the 36th Rifle Division of the Transbaikal Military District. The division included the 277th, 278th and 279th Rifle Regiments. 35th Rifle Division assistant commander Kombrig Aleksey Meshkov was appointed division commander. The division received the East Siberian honorific on 31 October 1936. Meshkov was relieved of command in October 1937, arrested during the Great Purge, and died in prison. His successor, Kombrig Nikolay Ivanovich Nikitin, shot himself on 14 July 1938 to avoid arrest. Other division officers repressed included assistant commander Colonel Tikhon Davydov, imprisoned, and chief of artillery Colonel Sergey Figurin, dismissed from the army for political reasons.
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