Commanded by Major General Semyon Sakhnov, its first formation was destroyed while serving with 4th Rifle Corps by July 1941.
It received the honorific Pushkin and the Order of the Red Banner for its actions during the war.
In September, with the 122nd Rifle Corps, the division was relocated to the Western Siberian Military District at Omsk.
The corps was soon disbanded and the division directly subordinated to the district headquarters.
[5] On 27 March 1967 it received the honorific Leningrad in recognition of its actions in World War II.