 James Goff writes that the new division was reformed from the briefly active 462nd Rifle Division, which was only active from 22 December 1941 –to 1 February 1942 before being redesignated the 102nd Rifle Division (Second Formation).The division was again reformed from Far East NKVD Division at Khabarovsk in June 1942 and joined the 70th Army.It fought at the Battle of Kursk, Operation Kutuzov, Operation Bagration, the East Prussian Offensive, and the East Pomeranian Offensive.