| 14th Guards Airborne Division (23 Dec 1943 – 19 Jan 1944) 99th Guards Rifle Division (19 Jan 1944 – June 1946) 99th Guards Airborne Division (7 June 1946 – 4 May 1956) | |
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| Active | 1943–1956 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army (1943–1946) Soviet Airborne Troops (1946–1956) |
| Type | Airborne infantry |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |  Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Svir |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ivan Blazhevich |
The 99th Guards Rifle Division was a Red Army division of World War II. It was formed from the 14th Guards Airborne Division in January 1944. It fought in the Svir-Petrozavodsk Offensive between June and August 1944. It became the 99th Guards Airborne Division in August but was converted into infantry again in December 1944 and January 1945. The division fought in the Budapest Offensive and in the defense against Operation Spring Awakening. At the end of the war it participated in the Vienna Offensive and the Prague Offensive. In August 1945 it transferred to the Far East and was converted into an airborne division in 1946. The division served in the Far East for the next decade and was disbanded in 1956.