1st Mountain Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)

The 1st Mountain Cavalry Division was a division-sized unit of the Red Army that existed during the Great Patriotic War and during the Allied Invasion of Iran.

1st Mountain Cavalry Division
ActiveJuly 1941 – 1942
Country Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Army
TypeCavalry
RoleCavalry Support and Attack
SizeDivision
Part ofTanscaucasus Military District
45th Army
47th Army
Garrison/HQLeningrad
Commanders
ColonelVoldemar Frantsevich Damberg

History

The 1st Mountain Cavalry Division was formed originally as the "1st Mountain Cavalry Division" in July 1941 and immediately assigned to the 45th Army on the Iranian Border. In August of the same year the division was assigned to the 47th Army and in October as part of the Soviet Occupation Forces in Persia. In December it was re-designated to the "1st Cavalry Division" and was assigned to the 15th Cavalry Corps. It is unknown what happened after December 1942 but most sources show it being disbanded and units dispersed into Iran.[1][2]

Organization

The 1st Mountain Cavalry division's structure didn't change from its formation to the possible disbandment:[1]

  • Headquarters
    • 3rd Mountain Cavalry Regiment
    • 5th Mountain Cavalry Regiment
    • 7th Mountain Cavalry Regiment

References
  1. The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: Volume V - Book B Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. p. 648.
  2. "Боевой состав Советской Армии на 1 декабря 1942 г." www.teatrskazka.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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