 The division was recreated at Ssucho Lug in February 1942 and fought near Bryansk and at Kursk.The division fought in the Battle of the Dnieper.Division personnel Major Fyodor Bruy, Junior lieutenant Alexander Bondarev, Sergeant major Arkady Chepelev, Senior sergeant Alexey Gabrusev, Sergeant Andrian Zhuravlev and Private Dmitry Yemelyanov, among others, were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for their actions during the battle.