Taganrog [SEP] inception
Greek historian Herodotus as Emporion Kremnoi. Taganrog was founded by Peter the Great on September 12, 1698. The first Russian Navy base, it hosted the Azov Flotilla of Catherine the Great (1770–1783), which subsequently became the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Taganrog was granted city status in 1775.
By the end of the 18th century, Taganrog had lost its importance as a military base after Crimea and the entire Sea of Azov were absorbed into the Russian Empire. In 1802, Tsar Alexander I granted the city
Matveyev Kurgan 1.43, fought at Taganrog, Brest, and Gumbinnen. With 28th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front 5.45.
Rifle Divisions list 131–140.
- 131st Rifle Division—established at Novograd Volynsky Nov 1939. Wiped out at Kiev Sep 1941. Recreated at Kirov Jan 1942. With 62nd Army at Stalingrad. With 8th Army of the Leningrad Front May 1945.
- 132nd Rifle Division—6,000 men (Training camp 1 June 1941, Kharkov MD); established at Poltava prior to 9.39, fought at Bryansk, Voronezh,