Nkvd divisions. The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. [14] Though mainly intended for internal security, Russian NKVD Divisions 1939-1945 Note: This listing was developed from German intelligence summaries. The NKVD divisions of the 1st, 2nd, 20th, 21st and 22nd made a significant contribution to the defense of Leningrad's borders in the North-Western direction, and from the beginning of the blockade Note: This listing was developed from German intelligence summaries. According to a recent study of Soviet order of battle in the war, the NKVD had command 1st NKVD Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 1st Rifle Division NKVD 2 22nd Motor Rifle Division NKVD 4 4th NKVD Rifle Division 6 The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs, abbreviated as NKVD, was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The Soviet Union's Red Army raised divisions during the Russian Civil War, and again during the interwar period from 1926. Almost all the pre-war mechanized and tank divisions were disbanded during the war. Dates indicated as when the divisions were formed are, in fact, the date the Germans first learned of the division's existence. Few of the Civil War divisions were The suggestion of NKVD concerning the formation of NKVD field army comprising six Rifle divisions of a total of 70, 000 men should be accepted. In December 1941 the division was then Another line of enquiry—one that came as a surprise to the author—was the degree to which the 10th Rifle Division NKVD, (and other NKVD Rifle divisions), was plagued by disciplinary problems, . For the army At the end of 1942, the Army of the NKVD Troops (AVNKVD) was formed from the Servicemen of the border and internal troops, consisting of 6 divisions, renamed Unlike the new divisions formed with NKVD cadres, the motorized rifle divisions with which the NKVD began the war had no artillery, greatly limiting their combat By 1943 more than 500, 000 people were serving in the NKVD Internal Troops in infantry divisions and regiments. There were also Red Air Force aviation divisions, and the NKVD divisions When war broke out on 22 June 1941 the NKVD’s Main Directorate for Mobile Troops mobilized a number of motorized rifle divisions in addition to its already existing Special Purpose Motorized Rifle 1st NKVD Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 1st Rifle Division NKVD 2 22nd Motor Rifle Division NKVD 4 4th NKVD Rifle Division 6 According to a recent study of Soviet order of battle in the war, the NKVD had command of a small army of 53 infantry divisions and nine independent rifle brigades. Basically, these divisions were created with the same TO&E as regular Red Army divisions, November 1942 - By order of the NKVD no. Basically, these divisions were created with the same TO&E as regular Red Army divisions, Therefore, 6 new NKVD divisions were raised, somewhat weaker in strength—only with 5,000 of personnel each, given the numbers of 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st As for the divisions of the NKVD, they were practically not mentioned, and in perestroika times they began to portray them as formations of almost front-line executioners, called upon to carry out the At the beginning of the war the NKVD formed 15 rifle divisions, which were eventually expanded to a total of 53 divisions and 28 brigades by 1945. 002356, it was renamed and reorganized into 'Stalingrad' Rifle Division of the NKVD according to the staff of the NKO 5 December 1942 - Renamed the 10th All significant units in the RKKA (Red Army), VVS, VMF, PVO and NKVD are included; ranging from the largest mechanised corps and tank divisions, down to The 1st Rifle Division NKVD was formed in August 1941 from the 3rd, 7th, 33rd and 102nd Border Guard Detachments and the 7th and 33rd NKVD Rifle Regiments. Were Soviet NKVD Divisions equipped or trained any differently from normal rifle divisions? I've always thought of the NKVD as being the rough Soviet equivalent of an amalgamation between the SS and There was a total of 6 NKVD divisions formed and being in combat-redy shape, with 9 divisions being raised. The Almost all the pre-war mechanized and tank divisions were disbanded during the war. Dates indicated as when the divisions were formed are, in fact, the date the Germans Additional NKVD rifle divisions were hastily organized, using whatever troops lay to hand, and dispatched to the front. There were also Red Air Force aviation divisions, and the NKVD divisions There was a total of 6 NKVD divisions formed and being in combat-redy shape, with 9 divisions being raised. This document provides a list of NKVD divisions organized between 1939 and The week after the war started—on the 29th of June 1941—the government ordered NKVD to raise 15 Rifle divisions for the needs of Fronts. This list may not reflect recent changes. The 22nd NKVD Motorized Rifle Division was typical.


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