In formation in the Volga Military District alone on 1 September 1941 were the 334, 336, 338, 340, 342, 344, 346, 348, 350, 352, 354, 356, 358, 360th Rifle Divisions, plus the 46th, 89th, and 91st Cavalry Divisions [REF].
During the war, the city of Kuybyshev (now Samara) served as the alternate capital of the Soviet Union, and the Urals area became the biggest arsenal in the country, with many factories relocated from the west.