▁The ▁division ▁lost ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁T ank ▁Regiment ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁called ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁S TA V K A ▁Res erves ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁first ▁went ▁into ▁action ▁with ▁the ▁Kal in in ▁Front ' s ▁ 3 0 th ▁Army ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Caval ry ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁at ▁ 3 0 % ▁strength ▁the ▁division ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Caval ry ▁Corps ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁and ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁managed ▁to ▁surv ive ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁division ▁in ▁various ▁arm ies ▁of ▁the ▁Kal in in ▁Front . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁did ▁send ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁army ▁and ▁front ▁res erves . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁finally ▁assigned ▁to ▁S TA V K A ▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁division ▁received ▁any ▁rein for c ements ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁front ▁res erves , ▁out ▁of