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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) | |
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18-я гвардейская мотострелковая Инстербургская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова дивизия | |
Active | 1939–present |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia (1991–2001; 2020–) |
Branch | Soviet Army (until 1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991–2001; 2020–) |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | Leningrad Military District 11th Army Corps, Baltic Fleet |
Garrison/HQ | Gusev and Sovetsk |
Engagements | |
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Battle honours | Insterburg |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Grigory Karizhsky |
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.