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The 284th Rifle Division began service as a standard Red Army rifle division shortly after the German invasion, but was soon destroyed in the encirclement of Kiev. A new division was formed in early 1942, and played a leading role in defending the central city and ''Mamayev Kurgan'' hill in the Battle of Stalingrad, for which it was raised to Guards status as the 79th Guards Rifle Division. A third 284th was raised a few months later and fought briefly against the Japanese in Manchuria in August 1945. == 1st Formation == The division began forming on July 10, 1941 at Romny in the Kharkov Military District. Its order of battle was as follows: * 1043rd Rifle Regiment * 1045th Rifle Regiment * 1047th Rifle Regiment * 820th Artillery Regiment.〔Charles C. Sharp, ''"Red Tide", Soviet Rifle Divisions Formed From June to December, 1941, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, Vol. IX'', 1996, p 61〕 Just three weeks after forming the 284th was railed to the Kiev Defense Sector. By Aug. 12 it was assigned to 37th Army of Southwestern Front, and helped to defend the direct approaches to the city for the next month, but this left it hopelessly trapped when the German forces linked up far east of Kiev in September. The division was effectively destroyed later that month, although it was not officially removed from the Soviet Order of Battle until Dec. 27.〔Sharp, ''Red Tide'', p 61〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「284th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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