44th Rifle Division
| 44th Rifle Division 44th Mountain-Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
Soldiers and officers of the 44th Kievan Rifle Division, an elite unit of the Ukrainian SSR | |
| Active | 1918–1957 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army (1918-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1957) |
| Type | Rifle |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | 44th Kievskaya |
| Engagements | Ukrainian-Soviet War |
| Decorations | Order of Red Banner (1928) |
| Battle honours | Shchors Kievskaya (1920) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Alexei Vinogradov |
The 44th Kievskaya of the Red Banner Rifle Division of Nikolay Shchors, or 44th Kievskaya for short, was an elite military formation of the Soviet Union. Created during the beginnings of the Russian Civil War. It was destroyed during the Winter War, after being ordered to help the 163rd Rifle Division break a Finnish siege on the Raate road as part of the Special Rifle Corps 9th Army, together with the 54th Rifle Division. Afterwards it was levied and dissolved multiple times throughout the 40s and 50s until its final dissolution in 1959.