1st Moscow Rifle Division (c. 1926–27 – 1940) 1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division 1st Guards Moscow Motor Rifle Division 1st Guards Moscow Rifle Division 1st Guards Moscow Motor Rifle Division 7th Independent Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (2002–Present) | |
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Active | 1926–Present |
Country | Soviet Union (1918–1920, 1926–1991) Russia (1991–2002) |
Branch | Red Army (1918–1920, 1926–1946) Soviet Army (1946-1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991–2002) |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | 11th Guards Army (1945–1998) |
Engagements | World War II |
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Battle honours | Moscow Minsk |
The 1st Guards Proletarian Moscow-Minsk Order of Lenin, twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov (II) and Kutuzov (II) Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская мотострелковая Пролетарская Московско-Минская ордена Ленина, дважды Краснознаменная, орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия (2-е формирование)) was a division of the Red Army and Russian Ground Forces active from 1926 to 2002.