| 2nd Guards M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division | |
|---|---|
| 2-я гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия имени М. И. Калинина | |
 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division Emblem | |
| Active | 1941–2009 2013–present |
| Country |  Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Red Army (1941–1946) Soviet Army (1946–1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991–present) |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Mechanized infantry |
| Size | 12,000–14,000 soldiers[citation needed] |
| Part of | Moscow Military District 1st Guards Tank Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Kalininets, Moscow Oblast |
| Nickname(s) | Tamanskaya Division Taman Division Taman Guards |
| Patron | Mikhail Kalinin |
| Motto(s) | "Rodina, chest, slava" (Motherland, Honour, Glory) |
| Equipment | T-72B3,[1] T-90, BMP-2,[2] BMP-3,[3] BTR-80, Msta-S, Grad MLRS, Tunguska, Tor, Osa,[2] T-14 Armata |
| Engagements | World War II 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt 1993 Russian constitutional crisis Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War[4] Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Decorations |
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| Battle honours | Taman |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel (Guards) Sergey Viktorovich Medvedev |
The 2nd Guards M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division[a] is a Guards mechanised infantry division of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number is 23626.
The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division was formed in 1941, seeing extensive combat during World War II for which it became one of the most famous and decorated formations in the Soviet military. It was named in honor of Mikhail Kalinin and the town of Taman, remaining intact until it was disbanded in 2009, before being reformed in 2013. Since 2016, it is part of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District, and most of its units are based in the town of Kalininets, Moscow Oblast, 45 kilometers (28 mi) south-west of Moscow.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, units of the division invaded Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, and engaged in combat near the city of Trostianets.
- ^ "Экипажи Т-72Б3 и БМП-2 Таманской мотострелковой дивизии выполнят упражнения учебных стрельб в Подмосковье". Пресс-служба Западного военного округа (in Russian). 2016-12-07. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ a b "Таманская дивизия отметила 75-ю годовщину со дня формирования". Пресс-служба Западного военного округа (in Russian). 2015-07-21. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Сдали без боя" (in Russian). lenta.ru. 2008-10-28. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Участник боевых действий в Сирии понес посильное наказание". 19 May 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via Kommersant.
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