In November 1939 the division was relocated to the Far Eastern Front. On 16 July 1940 its designation was changed to the 3rd Rifle Division named for the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Crimean ASSR.
In November 1939, the division was transferred to the Far Eastern Front. On July 16, 1940, its designation changed to the 3rd Rifle Division, named after the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Crimean ASSR.