▁division . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Gor ish ni i ▁Vas ily ▁Ak im ov ich ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁commander , ▁while ▁military ▁Political ▁comm iss ar ▁Division ▁Senior ▁Battalion ▁Comm iss ar ▁I ly a ▁Ark hip ov ich ▁V las en ko . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁The ▁remaining ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Motor ized ▁R if le ▁Division ▁NK VD ▁In ternal ▁Tro ops ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁division ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁R if le ▁Division . ▁( The ▁ 6 3 rd ▁Mountain ▁R if le ▁Division ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Georg ian ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 3 7 ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ). ▁The ▁division ▁then ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aling rad . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁R if le ▁Division ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁R iga - Ber lin ▁Gu ards ▁R if le ▁Division ▁for ▁military ▁mer it . ▁From ▁April ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 ▁the ▁division , ▁in ▁constant ▁fighting ▁took ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁km , ▁ 1 2 0 ▁blocks ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 nd ▁alone , ▁Division ▁soldiers ▁captured