3rd Guards Airborne Division

After capturing Oster, the division crossed the Desna River and fought to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnieper to Hornostaipil.

In November and December 1943, the 3rd Guards Airborne thwarted German counterattacks in the Kiev defensive operation.

Fighting in the Uman–Botoșani Offensive, the division crossed the Southern Bug, the Dniester and the Prut, capturing Trostianets, Ladyzhyn, Tulchyn and Mohyliv-Podilskyi.

On 20 August, in concert with the 104th Rifle Corps, the division attacked in the direction of Bacău, Vaslui and Huși, seeking to destroy Army Group South Ukraine.

The division attacked Hill 155 in cooperation with the 27th Guards Tank Brigade, capturing the first and second trenches.

The 8th Guards Airborne captured Hill 177, a center of German resistance, within 8 hours.

On 25 August, the division captured Bârlad, which forced the Germans back to Focșani and Ploiești.

The 3rd Guards Airborne became part of the Southern Group of Forces on 15 June and returned to Tulchyn on 13 August.