The Formation and Combat History of the 175th Rifle Division in Archival Documents and Memoirs

The article examines the history and combat path of the 175th Infantry Division of the 1st Formation on the basis of archival documents and narrative sources. On the basis of the analysis of the historiography of the topic, problems have been identified that require study. The processes of formation of personnel, issues of management and deployment of the division are revealed. The article examines the combat actions of the soldiers and commanders of the 175th rifle division in the Kiev defensive operation as part of the 64th rifle corps of the 26th and 37th armies of the Southwestern Front. Revealed the losses, heroism and courage shown by the soldiers and commanders of the 175th Infantry Division during the defense of Kiev. The further fate of the soldiers who emerged from the encirclement is considered.