Motor Rifle Division. When the district was disbanded in January 1958, the 44th transferred to the Turkestan Military District, and was disbanded on 1 March 1959. Commanders The division's first formation was led by the following officer: Colonel (promoted to Major General 27 March 1942) Zaki Kutlin (10 July 1941–killed 25 May 1942) The division's second formation was commanded by the following officers: Colonel Adam Dashkevich (11 October–19 December 1942) Lieutenant Colonel (promoted to Colonel 14 February 1943) Nikolai Polyatkov (20 December 1942–20 February 1943) Colonel Ivan Belyayev (26 February–wounded 28 October 1943) Colonel Tikhon Yegoshin (29 October–28 November 1943) Colonel (promoted to Major General 3 June 1944) Ivan Belyayev (29 November 1943–9 May 1945) Notes References 270 Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1955