279th Rifle Division

279th Rifle Division
Battle flag of the 279th Rifle Division (2nd formation)
Active	1st formation: July–November 1941 2nd formation: June 1942 – May 1946
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Rifle division
Engagements	World War II
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (2nd formation)
Battle honours	Lysychansk (2nd formation)

The 279th Rifle Division (Russian: 279-я стрелковая дивизия) was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, formed twice.

The division was first formed in the summer of 1941 and was in the Bryansk pocket. The division was reformed in June 1942 and served until the end of the war. Post-war, it was converted into a rifle brigade, which became the 473rd District Training Center after several redesignations.