The 57th Cavalry Division (russian: 57-я кавалерийская дивизия) was a
cavalry division of the
Red Army
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during
World War II
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History
It was formed between 1 August and October 1941 at
Ferghana
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in the
Central Asian 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.
The division, along with the
41st and
75th Cavalry Divisions, was assigned to
Mishulin's Cavalry Group, the mobile group for the 10th Army. The group minus the 41st Cavalry Division was assigned to attack the flank of the German
2nd Panzer Army
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Organisation
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south of
Tula
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. Before it was fully committed, the group was assigned to the
1st Guards Cavalry Corps
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.
It was then transferred to the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps of the
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– January 1942 to 21 March 1942. Then the division participated in one of the greatest cavalry raids of the war. On the night of 26–27 January 1942, the corps slipped across the lines into the German
4th Army's rear areas and began what would be a six-month operation against the German supply lines.
The division was dissolved on 3 February 1942, and portions were used to replenish the
1st Guards Cavalry Division
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Composition
* 212th Cavalry Regiment
* 218th Cavalry Regiment
* 225th Cavalry Regiment
Commanders
The following officer commanded the division during its existence:
* Colonel
Ivan Murov
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(1 August 1941 – 3 February 1942)
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