101st Rifle Division
| 101st Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1938–1948 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry Mountain Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | 2nd Red Banner Army |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Decorations | Order of Lenin |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Ivan Pavlovich Pichugin Maj. Gen. Semyon Fyodorovich Mozhaev Maj. Gen. Porfirii Ivanovich Dyakov |
The 101st Rifle Division was a unit of the Soviet Red Army initially formed as a mountain rifle division on 28 August 1938 within the 2nd Separate Red Banner Army in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city.