| 210th Motorized Division (March 1941 - July 14, 1941) 210th Rifle Division (October 8, 1941–1946) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1946 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Motorized Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
| Battle honours | Khingan |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Kombrig Feofan Agopovich Parkhomenko Col. Vasilii Afanasevich Burmasov Col. Nikolai Ivanovich Banyuk |
The 210th Rifle Division was formed as an infantry division of the Red Army after a motorized division of that same number was badly damaged and then redesignated as a cavalry division in the first weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It served through nearly the remainder of the war on a quiet sector in Transbaikal Front, entirely as part of 36th Army. During July 1945, in the leadup to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, it was transferred to the 86th Rifle Corps, still in 36th Army. This Army was in the second echelon of the invading forces and saw very little, if any, actual combat, but the division was nevertheless given a battle honor. It was transferred to 17th Army and was disbanded with it by mid-1946.