Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Iri brigade rakatanga basa se1st kuumbwa kwe38th Rifle Brigade, yakaumbwa se "mudzidzi" brigade muCentral Asia Military District munaNovember 1941. Muna December yakatumirwa kuMoscow Defense Zone isati yabatana ne2nd Guards Rifle Corps mumatare eKalinin Front muna Ndira 1942. Yakaona hondo mu
Toropets <unk> Kholm kurwisa sechikamu che3rd Shock Army uye yakakonzera kurasikirwa kwakanyanya pamauto eGerman akatenderedza Kholm munaKurume; musi waKurume 17 yakatumidzwazve se4th Guards.