The division was formed in September 1943 in the Moscow Military District, commanded by Azerbaijani Colonel Habibullah Huseynov from 1 October.
[7] During the East Prussian Offensive between January and April 1945, the division provided anti-aircraft cover for military units.
The division fought in the Battle of Königsberg and for its actions was awarded the honorific "Koenigsberg" after the city's capture on 9 April.
[11] During the Samland Offensive in April, the division advanced its guns to provide fire support to the infantry of the army.
[6] On 17 April, Colonel Konstantin Kunikov took command of the division, leading it until after the end of the war.