8 9 th ▁Infantry ▁R if le ▁Division ▁( ; ▁), ▁or ▁the ▁Tam any an ▁Division , ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Red ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁primarily ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁second ▁formation , ▁composed ▁primarily ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Armen ians ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁numerous ▁batt les ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁First ▁Form ation ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Kur sk ▁prior ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁ 3 3 rd ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁O rel ▁Military ▁District . ▁Fight ing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Army , ▁it ▁was ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁at ▁V y az ma ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Second ▁Form ation ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁re - formed ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁SS R , ▁Y ere van , ▁following ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁red es ignation ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 7 4 th ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ren umber ed ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁R if le ▁Division ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁period , ▁the ▁division ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁command