 Two senior Soviet military leaders served with the division in its early years;
Vasily Konstantinovich Blucher, later famous for his commands in the Far East, commanded the division from 22 September 1918 to 15 January 1919, and Konstantin Rokossovsky, later Marshal of the Soviet Union, commanded one of the division's regiments in 1919–1920.In 1939, based on 30th Rifle Division units, the 132nd Rifle Division and 176th Rifle Division were created.Subsequently, the division was reformed as the 30th Mountain Rifle Division and began World War II under this name.