▁ 9 4 th , ▁ 9 5 th , ▁and ▁ 9 6 th ▁Caval ry ▁Reg iments , ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Hor se ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Se par ate ▁S apper ▁Squadron , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Se par ate ▁Communic ations ▁Squadron . ▁Kom br ig ▁Py otr ▁Anton ov ▁commanded ▁the ▁division ▁from ▁its ▁formation ▁until ▁his ▁arrest ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Pur ge ; ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁Kom br ig ▁Py otr ▁Ak h ly ust in , ▁who ▁commanded ▁the ▁division ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Poland ▁The ▁division ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Poland ▁during ▁September ▁and ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Le pel sk aya ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Army . ▁ ▁Winter ▁War ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁S emy on ▁Tim os hen ko ▁as ▁an ▁honor ific ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁S . K . ▁Tim os hen ko ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁( ). ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁Trans c au cas us ▁Military ▁District ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁began . ▁