The 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division was a division of the Soviet Ground Forces. Zelensky's Grandfather, Semyon Ivanovych Zelenskyy served in this division as rank of colonel.
It traces its history to the 57th Guards Rifle Division. The 57th Guards Rifle Division was formed from the 153rd Rifle Division (Second formation) on 31 December 1942. It was part of the 'operational army' (ru:Действующая_армия) from 31.12.1942 to 07.06.1944 and from 15.06.1944 to 09.05.1945. Its operations included:
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