172nd Rifle Division

172nd Rifle Division
172nd Rifle Division
	Red Army insignia
Active	1st formation: September 1939–July 1941; 2nd formation: October 1941–June 1942; 3rd formation: September 1942–1946;
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	German-Soviet War 1st formation: Siege of Mogilev; 2nd formation: Siege of Sevastopol; 3rd formation: Prague Offensive;
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (3rd formation); Order of Suvorov 2nd class (3rd formation);
Battle honours	Pavlograd (3rd formation)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Yakov Kreizer (1st formation); Mikhail Romanov (1st formation);

The 172nd Rifle Division (Russian: 172-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II, formed thrice.

172nd Rifle Division
Red Army insignia
Active	1st formation: September 1939–July 1941 2nd formation: October 1941–June 1942 3rd formation: September 1942–1946
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	German-Soviet War 1st formation: Siege of Mogilev 2nd formation: Siege of Sevastopol 3rd formation: Prague Offensive
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (3rd formation) Order of Suvorov 2nd class (3rd formation)
Battle honours	Pavlograd (3rd formation)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Yakov Kreizer (1st formation) Mikhail Romanov (1st formation)