6th Sich Rifle Infantry Division

6th Sich Rifle Division
The division's parade in front of Symon Petlura, Berdychiv, April 1920
ActiveFebruary 1920–1921
CountryUkrainian People's Republic
TypeInfantry
EngagementsSoviet–Ukrainian War
Commanders
First and only commanderMarko Bezruchko

6th Sich Rifle Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Ukrainian People's Army. It fought in the Kiev offensive of 1920, garrisoned Kyiv, and later fought in further actions against the Red Army, including the Battle of Komarów.

The division operated as part of the Polish 2nd Army from April to May, and then as part of the Polish 3rd Army from May to August.

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