22nd Motor Rifle Division "Atamyrat Niyazov"

22nd Motor Rifle Division
(After 2010)

58th Motor Rifle Division
(1957–1990s)


58th Rifle Division
(1955–57)


344th Rifle Division
(1941–55)
Active1941–1990s
Since June 1992
Country Soviet Union
 Turkmenistan
Branch Red Army (1941-1946)
 Soviet Army (1946-1991)
 Turkmen Ground Forces (1991-present)
TypeDivision
RoleMotor rifle
Garrison/HQSerdar
DecorationsOrder of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner
Battle honoursRoslavl

The 22nd Motor Rifle Division named for Atamyrat Niyazov (Military Unit Number 01123[1]) is a division of the Turkmenistan Ground Forces. It traces its history to the 344th Rifle Division (Russian: 344-я стрелковая дивизия), an infantry division of the Red Army and the Soviet Ground Forces during World War II and the Cold War.

  1. ^ "Ашхабада в войсках артиллерии после. Армии мира".