The division had mostly a relatively quiet war on this defensive front, but later saw action against the German forces trying to hold northern Finland, being awarded the Order of the Red Banner for its services.

[5] Col. Fedor Ivanovich Korobko took command on June 24, but less than a month later Colonel Puzikov returned to his previous position.

[7] Colonel Puzikov was replaced on November 1, 1942 by Col. Nikolai Antonovich Chernukha, who would be promoted to Major General on May 18, 1943, and would remain in command until June 12, 1944.

[8] In these positions it faced elements of the German XVIII Mountain Corps over the next several months,[9] while to the south Finland was being driven out of the war in the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.

The Wehrmacht High Command (OKW) had reviewed the German position in Finland and, after being assured by Speer that Germany had sufficient stockpiles of nickel on hand, dropped the plan to hold Pechenga and instead evacuate to Norway in Operation Nordlicht.

[13] On November 14 the division was recognized for its part in the taking of the town of Nikel and the surrounding area with the award of the Order of the Red Banner.

[14] The 367th Rifle, Order of the Red Banner Division (Russian: 367-я стрелковая Краснознамённая дивизия) settled down as a garrison unit in the high Arctic until after the end of the war in Europe.

[17] The division was active until 1994, and then became the 20th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, which became a Weapons and Equipment Storage Base between January 1997 and June 1998.