170th Rifle Division (Soviet Union): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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== Into Poland and East Prussia ==

Тhe 170th was withdrawn to the 48th Army reserve on August 1 for rebuilding and concentrated in the vicinity of the settlement of Koronnoe. In reserve, the division trained and was brought back up to strength before returning to the 42nd Rifle Corps on September 18, taking defensivesdefensive positions on the line of Napyurki, Ladne, Grabnik, and Yavoren relieving the 194th, 137th, and 399th Rifle Divisions. At this time the army was transferred to the 2nd Belorussian Front. The division numbered 6,611 officers and men on September 26. Its transport included 1,230 horses and 125 trucks. Infantry weapons included 3,153 rifles, 1,369 submachine guns, 236 light machine guns, 65 medium machine guns, 18 [[DShK]] heavy machine guns, and 155 anti-tank rifles. Division artillery included twelve 122 mm howitzers, 25 76 mm divisional guns, eleven 76 mm regimental guns, 25 45 mm guns, sixteen 120 mm mortars, 55 82 mm mortars, and 37 50 mm mortars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 1944 |title=Краткий боевой путь 170 сд |url=https://pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=454717883 |website=Pamyat Naroda}}</ref>

In October the division was moved to 29th Corps, but returned to 42nd Corps in November.<ref>[http://www.soldat.ru/files/f/boevojsostavsa1944.pdf Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, 1944], pp. 255, 284, 314, 343</ref> In preparation for the Vistula-Oder offensive 48th Army was moved into the bridgehead over the Narew at [[Różan]]. It was tasked with launching the Front's main attack in conjunction with [[2nd Shock Army]] on a 6km front with the immediate goal of reaching Mława. The Corps was deployed along the sector from the Army's right boundary line as far as the [[Orzyc (river)|Orzyc River]] and had two divisions in the first echelon. The Corps had been reinforced with the 35th Howitzer Brigade, 16th Guards Howitzer Regiment, 18th Mortar Brigade (all of [[15th Artillery Division (Soviet Union)|15th Artillery Division]]), and the 286th Mortar Regiment.<ref>Soviet General Staff, ''Prelude to Berlin'', ed. & trans. R. W. Harrison, Helion & Co., Ltd., Solihull, UK, 2016, pp. 129, 185, 290</ref>