  the soviet 2nd rifle division was a rifle division that served during the second world war. originally formed in 1919 from the 1st ryazansk rifle division, the division was twice destroyed and reformed during the war. the division contained two or three rifle regiments. formed at moscow, september 1918. fought at ufa on the eastern front, aprilâjuly 1919. fought against yudenich with the 7th army, octoberâdecember 1919. fought in the polish campaign in the western front, mayâaugust 1920, and against bulak-balakhovich, october 1920. ==second world war == during the war there were four distinct formations that bore the title of 2nd rifle division. ===1st formation === formed in 1919 in the belorussian military district. on 22 june 1941 the division was part of the 1st rifle corps, 10th army and took up defensive positions on the right flank of the army stationed in the bialystok "bulge". the division escaped from the bialystok pocket only to be annihilated by the german army in a pocket west of minsk in early july 1941. the division was removed from the soviet order of battle on 24 july 1941 and officially disbanded on 19 september 1941.sharp, charles c., red legions, soviet rifle divisions formed before june 1941, 1996crofoot, craig, journal of the soviet army, 2nd rifle division * 13th rifle regiment (originally 4th rifle regiment) * 200th rifle regiment (originally 5th rifle regiment) * 261st rifle regiment (originally 6th rifle regiment) * 164th light artillery regiment (originally 2nd artilllery regiment) * 243rd howitzer regiment (possibly formed after september 1939) * 70th antitank battalion * 94th antiaircraft battalion * 320th sapper battalion * 91st medical battalion * 87th decontamination platoon * 84th auto-transport battalion the full honorific title of the division was the 2nd belorussian red banner rifle division in the name of m.v. frunze. ===2nd formation === formed from the 2nd moscow milita division on 26 september 1941, the second formation served in the 32nd army. the division received new equipment to supplement the equipment issued by the moscow militia. with the start of the german offensive against the western front at the end of september the division was forced into combat before it was fully brought up to strength. by 10 october 1941 the division had been driven into the 19th army's and was encircled and destroyed by the germans in the vyazma pocket in october 1941. the division was destroyed by the end of october and officially removed from the order of battle on 23 november 1941. *
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