Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: November 1941 kuumbwa kwe257th Rifle Division raive divi revanofamba netsoka reRed Army, chikamu chechipiri kutakura zita iri muHondo Yenyika II. Chikamu chacho chakabatanidzwa ne3rd Shock Army uye chakatumirwa kunorwa mu
Kurwisa kweToropets<unk>Kholm muna Ndira 1942. Kutevera kupera kwekurwisa, 257th yakadzivirira nzvimbo kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweguta reVelikiye Luki kwechikamu chikuru chegore. Nokuda kwokuzviratidza panguva yeHondo yeVelikiye Luki mukupera kwa1942 uye kutanga kwa1943, boka racho rakarongedzwazve se91st Guards Rifle Division muna April 1943.