Its first formation was listed as part of the active army from 2 July to 19 September 1941.

The division was formed in the summer of 1939 at Kachinskoye in the Siberian Military District.

In March 1940, the 67th Rifle Corps was formed in the Kharkov Military District.

In August, the division was surrounded and destroyed in the Gomel area.

The division was recreated at Chimkent in the Central Asian Military District in January 1942.