53rd Rifle Division

53rd Rifle Division
53rd Rifle Division
Active	1931–1946 (1st Formation) ; 1955 (2nd Formation)
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	World War II First Battle of Smolensk; Battle of Moscow; Battle of the Dnieper; Uman–Botosani Offensive; Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive; Budapest Offensive; Prague Offensive; ;
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (1st formation); Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (1st and 2nd formations);
Battle honours	Novoukrainka (1st formation); Named for Friedrich Engels (1st formation); Novorossiysk (2nd formation);

The 53rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army that served from the early 1930s to the immediate postwar period following World War II.

53rd Rifle Division
Active	1931–1946 (1st Formation) 1955 (2nd Formation)
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	World War II First Battle of Smolensk Battle of Moscow Battle of the Dnieper Uman–Botosani Offensive Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Budapest Offensive Prague Offensive
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (1st formation) Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (1st and 2nd formations)
Battle honours	Novoukrainka (1st formation) Named for Friedrich Engels (1st formation) Novorossiysk (2nd formation)