the 316th Infantry Division of the Soviet Army, under the command of trainee political instructor Klochkov Diev, were in the outskirts of Moscow in 1941. In the Volokolamsk area, bravely resisted the German army that rushed to Moscow several times.
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Panfilov Division
The Soviet Union's outstanding infantry division (the 8th Guards Infantry Division) in the Soviet-German war. Named after its first division commander Panfilov (1893-1941). In July-August 1941, it was established in the city of Almaty. The number is the 316th Infantry Division, which has 3 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment. Incorporated into the Northwest Front Army. In mid-October of the same year, he was transferred to the Western Front Army), which belonged to the Sixteenth Army and participated in the Battle of Moscow. In the Volokolamsk region, fight against the German army that was rushing towards Moscow. On November 16, near the Dubosekovo station, 28 warriors thwarted German tanks and died heroically, and went down in history as a Panfilov-style hero. On the 18th, the division commander, Major General Panfilov, was killed. According to the decision of the National Defense Committee, the division was awarded the title of "Guardian Red Banner Panfilov Division". In 1944, he was awarded the title of "Liege Cha Division" by liberating Liege. In the Soviet-German war, more than 14,000 people in the division made military exploits, and 33 of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
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