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The 87th Guards Rifle Division was created on Apr. 16, 1943 from the remnants of the 300th Rifle Division, in recognition of that division's leading role in the penetration of the German/Romanian defenses south of Stalingrad in the opening stages of Operation Uranus, its subsequent defense against Army Group Don's attempt to relieve the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad, and later for its pursuit of the defeated German forces along the Don River to Rostov-na-Donu as far as the Mius River. The 87th Guards continued a record of distinguished service through the rest of the Great Patriotic War. == Formation == The 87th Guards was one of several Guards rifle divisions created in the aftermath of the fighting for Stalingrad. When formed, its order of battle was as follows: * 261st Guards Rifle Regiment from 1049th Rifle Regiment * 262nd Guards Rifle Regiment from 1051st Rifle Regiment * 264th Guards Rifle Regiment from 1053rd Rifle Regiment * 192nd Guards Artillery Regiment from 822nd Artillery Regiment * 94th Guards Antitank Battalion from 336th Antitank Battalion * 100th Guards Sapper Battalion from 591st Sapper Battalion * 120th Guards Signal Battalion from 756th Signal Battalion * 90th Guards Reconnaissance Company 〔Charles C. Sharp, ''"Red Guards", Soviet Guards Rifle and Airborne Units 1941 to 1945, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, Vol. IV'', 1995, p 80〕〔Russian Wikipedia〕 The division spent the rest of April and May rebuilding, in the 13th Guards Rifle Corps of the 2nd Guards Army. It remained in this Corps for the duration, and in this Army for the duration apart from two re-deployments late in the war. 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「87th Guards Rifle Division」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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