col. mikhail konstantinovich zubkov was assigned as commanding officer on the day the division began forming. note that as a mountain rifle division it had one more rifle regiment than a standard rifle division. the 302nd was the only mountain rifle division formed from reservists in the early months of the war, and spent until november forming up, an unusually long time in this period of crisis, probably due to lack of specialized training and/or equipment. its reconnaissance unit included some bt-5 and t-26 light tanks which implies, at least, that it was being equipped with what was available rather than what was authorized.