Volga Military District
It was formed from 1 August to October 1941 at Ferghana in the Central Asia Military District, with the 212th, 218th, and 225th Cavalry Regiments. The division was part of the second wave of cavalry division formed during the war. The division spent almost three months in the rear before being deployed to the front. In October the division moved to the Volga Military District to join the 10th Army.