/ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁ 0 5 / 0 9 / 1 9 4 5 ), ▁Major - General . ▁▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Army ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁- ▁ 6 th ▁Gu ards ), ▁ 3 rd ▁Sho ck ▁Army ▁( F ebru ary – M arch ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Sho ck ▁Army ▁( A pril – Oct ober ▁ 1 9 4 4 ); ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Sho ck ▁Army ▁( Nov ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁ 3 8 th ▁R if le ▁Corps , ▁ 3 rd ▁Sho ck ▁Army . ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁division ▁soldiers ▁were ▁decor ated ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁seven , ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁divis ional ▁commander , ▁awarded ▁the ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁Gu ards ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁R if le ▁Division ▁was ▁reform ed ▁again ▁at ▁Kal uga ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁and ▁ 8 6 th ▁R if le ▁Brig ades ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁It ▁fought ▁at ▁St aling rad , ▁Kur sk , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Off ensive . ▁With ▁ 5 th