KRASNOYARSK RIFLE DIVISIONS IN THE LUBAN OFFENSIVE OPERATION (JANUARY 7 — APRIL 30, 1942)

One of the important events of the Great Patriotic War is the Luban offensive operation, carried out from January 7 to April 30, 1942 in order to break the blockade of Leningrad. The purpose of the article is to reveal the role and place of the 374th, 378th and 382nd Krasnoyarsk rifle divisions in the Luban offensive operation. The scientific research was carried out on the basis of the principles of objectivity, the scientific nature of historicism using general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, historical methods proper: chronological, historical-comparative, retrospective, historical-systemic. The 374th, 378th and 382nd Rifle Divisions formed on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory became part of the 59th Army of the Volkhov Front. The offensive of the troops of the Volkhov Front in the direction of Gruzino, Siverskaya, Solsovo, which began on January 7, 1942, in which the 378th division dealt the main blow in cooperation with other formations, did not bring success. After the regrouping of troops, the troops of the front achieved certain successes. The 59th Army was advancing in the Luban and Chudovsky directions. The 378th division, having broken through the enemy's line of defense, entrenched itself in the Vodose region, and the 378th division in the Olkhovka region. The 382nd division was advancing on Spasskaya Polist. By the end of April 1942, active hostilities were suspended. Krasnoyarsk rifle divisions entrenched themselves in the area of Spasskaya Polist. In the battles of the Luban offensive operation, the 374th, 378th and 382nd rifle divisions, suffering heavy losses, showed stamina, courage and dedication in carrying out the assigned combat missions.