72nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union)

The 72nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division was a formation of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II. It was part of the anti-aircraft artillery forces responsible for providing air defense to critical military assets and strategic locations.

Formed during the early years of the war, the division's primary role was to protect troops, supply lines, and industrial centers from Luftwaffe air attacks. Like other anti-aircraft artillery divisions, it was equipped with a variety of anti-aircraft guns, ranging from smaller caliber weapons used against low-flying aircraft to larger caliber guns capable of engaging targets at higher altitudes.

The 72nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division participated in numerous major battles and campaigns on the Eastern Front. Its specific operational history, including the units under its command, its commanders, and the battles it participated in, requires further research using Soviet military archives and secondary sources specializing in the Red Army's air defense forces. Information regarding its composition, equipment, and deployment throughout the war remains limited in publicly available English-language resources.

The division's contributions, along with those of other anti-aircraft units, were vital to the Soviet war effort, providing a crucial layer of defense against German air power. After the war, the division, like many Soviet military formations, may have been reorganized, disbanded, or redesignated.