5th Guards Rifle Division

5th Guards Rifle Division (1941–1957)
5th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1959)
5th Guards Rifle Division (1941–1957) 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1959)
Active	1941–1959
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army / Soviet Army
Type	Motorized infantry, infantry
Engagements	World War II Battle of Moscow; Battle of Rzhev; Operation Kutuzov; Operation Bagration; Vitebsk-Orsha Offensive; Minsk Offensive; Vilnius Offensive; Gumbinnen Operation; Battle of Königsberg; ;
Decorations	Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Suvorov;
Battle honours	Gorodok
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Pavel Mironov

The 5th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army in World War II. It fought at Kaluga, Orel, Moscow, Bryansk, Gorodok, and in Belorussia, East Prussia, and Kurland.