Active June 28, 1945 – 1946 Branch Red Army Role Infantry | Country Soviet Union Type Division Garrison/HQ Tartu | |
The 122nd Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army. It was formed in June 1945 from the 249th Estonian Rifle Division. The division was stationed in Estonia and disbanded in 1946.
History
The division was formed on June 28, 1945, from the re-designated 249th Estonian Rifle Division. On the same date the entire 8th Estonian Rifle Corps was raised to Guards status as the 41st Guards Rifle Corps. On its formation the 122nd Guards inherited the honorific title and decorations of the 249th, with its full title being 122nd Guards Rifle Estonian, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner Division.
This re-designation took place nearly two months after V-E Day, but before the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, so technically the 122nd Guards can be considered a wartime formation, although it did not see combat in Manchuria. The division was stationed in Tartu and was disbanded there in 1946.