43rd Rifle Division

43rd Rifle Division
Active	1924–1946; 1953–1957
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army (1924-1946)  Soviet Army (1946-1957)
Type	Infantry Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	Winter War World War II Battle of Krasny Bor Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive Baltic Offensive Courland Pocket
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (2)
Battle honours	Tartu
Commanders
Notable commanders	Vasily Sokolovsky Ilya Smirnov Andrei Bondarev Vladimir Kirpichnikov Andrey Matveyevich Andreyev

The 43rd Rifle Division was a formation of the Red Army, which took part in the Second World War, known to the Soviets as the "Great Patriotic War".