On September 2, 1942, the division in the number of 10,600 men and officers were directed to the Western Front and arrived at the station Mozhaysk but then received another order to follow in the disposal of the 62nd Army in Stalingrad.

Having made a 40-km march, the division came to the left bank of the Volga in front of Stalingrad, to the ferriage of the 62nd Army.

The division received an order to drive out the enemy from Height 102.0 (Mamayev Kurgan) by using the available forces, and they engaged in the battle and captured the top of the hill, but could not advance further due to the big losses under heavy artillery and mortar fire.

During September 19–27 the division continued with bloody battles against superior enemy forces, supported by tanks and aircraft, but in spite of heavy losses, held the Mamayev Kurgan.

According to a report by the formation’s headquarters, from 19 through 25 September the division’s units lost 5,186 men in killed and wounded.

In early November, the division again kept the defense under the steep bank of the Volga, being pressed to the water.

The defense of the 241st Rifle Regiment was broken, and German troops reached the banks of the Volga in the width of 500 meters.

The counteroffensive of the Soviet troops (Operation Uranus) began on November 19, and the enemy was forced to reduce their activity of fighting in Stalingrad.

The northern group of enemy troops in the factory district of the city capitulated and the Battle of Stalingrad was over.

For excellent military operations to defeat the Nazi troops 398 men and officers of the 95th Rifle Division were awarded orders and medals.