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The 140th Rifle Division was a Red Army rifle division of the Great Patriotic War. Originally formed before the War, the 140th might be regarded as the unluckiest division in the Army, as it had to be completely, or almost completely, re-formed three times between 1941 and 1943. In spite of this, the fourth formation of the 140th went on to have a distinguished record in combat, a testament to the resiliency of the Red Army in WWII. == 1st Formation == The division was first organized on Aug. 16, 1939 at Uman in the Ukrainian (later: Kiev Special) Military District. On June 22, 1941, it was still in that District, and comprised: * 445th Rifle Regiment * 637th Rifle Regiment * 798th Rifle Regiment * 309th Light Artillery Regiment * 371st Howitzer Regiment * 181st Reconnaissance Battalion〔Charles S. Sharp, ''"Red Legions", Soviet Rifle Divisions Formed Before June 1942, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, Vol. VIII'', Nafziger, 1996, p 70〕 When the German invasion began, the 140th was assigned to the 36th Rifle Corps in Kiev District reserves, and by June 27 it was in 6th Army, fighting off German armor. By late July it was in 49th Rifle Corps in that same army then it was relocated to South Front. In early August the division was trapped in the encirclement at Uman, and was destroyed by the middle of the month. The division number was finally deleted from the Soviet order of battle on Sept. 19.〔Sharp, ''"Red Legions", p 70〕 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「140th 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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