Grivnik Brigade

The Grivnik Brigade also called "Murmanskaya Rifle Brigade" was an independent Soviet brigade during World War II. This brigade fought alongside the Soviet 88th Rifle Division against the Finnish J-Group of the Finnish III Corps and the German SS North during Operation Barbarossa. They beat back both forces, forcing the Finno-German troops to retire to the city of Kestenga, near Lake Topozero in September 1941. The brigade consists of some local militia, the 242nd infantry regiment of the 104th Infantry Division and probably an artillery battalion of the same division.

Sources

• Mann, Chris and Christer Jorgensen. Hitler's Arctic War. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002.
• ru:5-я стрелковая бригада (1-го формирования)