89th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 89th Rifle Division-Tamanskaya Division (Russian: 89-я стрелковая дивизия; Armenian: 89-րդ Հայկական հրաձգային դիվիզիա) was a distinguished division in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War. The division was primarily remembered for its second formation, composed primarily of ethnic Armenians and fought in numerous battles during the war.
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