During August, 80th Corps was moved to 61st Army which was back in the Reserve of the Supreme High Command.Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, 1944, pp. 223, 270 By mid-September 61st Army was part of 3rd Baltic Front, and was advancing into southeastern Estonia. In early October the division fought west past Valmiera, Latvia as its Army pushed on towards Riga, helping to seal off the Courland pocket following the liberation of that city.The Gamers, Inc., Baltic Gap, Multi-Man Publishing, Inc., Millersville, MD, 2009, pp. 29, 36 On October 13 the division received its second battle honor:On October 31 it was further honored for its role in the battle for Riga with the award to the Order of Suvorov, 2nd degree.
