18th Guards Motor Rifle Division
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The 18th Guards Insterburg Red Banner Order of Suvorov Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 18-я гвардейская мотострелковая Инстербургская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова дивизия, romanized: 18-ya gvardeyskaya motostrelkovaya Insterburgskaya Krasnoznamonnaya, ordena Suvorova diviziya), is an active division of the Russian Ground Forces.
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Quick Facts 133rd Rifle Division (I Formation)(1939–1942) 18th Guards Rifle Division(1942–1945) 30th Guards Mechanised Division(1945–1965) 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1965 – c. 2001, 2020 – present), Active ...
133rd Rifle Division (I Formation) (1939–1942) 18th Guards Rifle Division 30th Guards Mechanised Division 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1965 – c. 2001, 2020 – present) | |
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18-я гвардейская мотострелковая Инстербургская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова дивизия | |
Active | 1939–present |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia |
Branch | Soviet Army (until 1991) Russian Ground Forces |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | 11th Army Corps, Baltic Fleet |
Garrison/HQ | Gusev and Sovetsk |
Engagements | East Prussian Offensive |
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Battle honours | Insterburg |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Grigory Karizhsky |
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