Nickname(s) Type Leader(s) Equipment Size el>Headquarters Historical Information Established Fragmented Reformed Dissolved Notable Conflicts Affiliation [Source] The 87th Rifle Division and later in 1942, the 13th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry unit of the Red Army during WWII. The division was officially formed in 1929 though prior to the war, the division was built up and mobilized in 1937. Like many others at the time, it consisted of Soviet conscripts.