| 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division (2016–present) 18th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (2008–2016) 173rd Guards District Training Centre (1987–1992) 42nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division (1960–1987) 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1960) 24th Guards Rifle Division (1942–1957) 111th Rifle Division (1940–1942) | |
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| Russian: 42-я гвардейская мотострелковая дивизия | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type |  Mechanized infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | 58th Combined Arms Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Khankala, Chechnya |
| Anniversaries | July 16, 1940 |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |  Order of the Red Banner |
| Battle honours | Yevpatoria |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Roman Demurchiyev |
The 42nd Guards Evpatoriyskaya Red Banner Motor Rifle Division (Military Unit Number 29410 until September 1987; MUN 28320 thereafter)[2] is a Russian military unit.
The division was formed as the 111th Rifle Division in Vologda in 1940, and became the 24th Guards Rifle Division in March 1942. It was based in the North Caucasus following World War II and became 42nd Guards MRD on 10 June 1957, while at Grozny.[2] It became 42nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division, part of the 12th Army Corps, on 18 October 1960.
- ^ Hird, Karolina; Barros, George; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Clark, Mason; Kagan, Fredrick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Michael Holm, 42nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division, accessed February 2015.