14th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)

14th Rifle Division
Active1922–1944
Country Soviet Union
Branch Red Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsWorld War II
Battle honoursPechenga
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Kirill Meretskov
Filipp Gorelenko

The 14th Rifle Division (Russian: 14-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Red Army. Formed in Moscow in 1922, the division spent most of the interwar period at Vladimir. After moving to the Kola Peninsula during the Winter War, the division fought on that front during the Continuation War. After the end of the Continuation War it became the 101st Guards Rifle Division.


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