sentences:  Due to its skill in defending the vital port of Murmansk the 52nd Rifle Division became one of the first and few formations raised to Guards status in the Arctic, as the 10th Guards Rifle Division on Dec. 26.The division remained in that region until late 1944, when it was transferred to 2nd Belorussian Front and took part in the invasion of Germany.A new 52nd Rifle Division formed on Mar.