2nd Collective Farm Rifle Division (1932–1936) 66th Rifle Division (1936–1946) 2nd Tank Division (1946–1957) 32nd Tank Division (1957–1965) 66th Tank Division (1965–1974) 277th Motor Rifle Division (1974–1990) 127th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1990–2009) 59th Motor Rifle Brigade (2009–2018) 127th Motor Rifle Division (2018–present) | |
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Active | 1932–present (as 127th MRD) |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia |
Branch | Soviet Army (until 1991) Russian Ground Forces |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | 5th Combined Arms Army |
Garrison/HQ | Sergeyevka, Pogranichny Raion, Primorsky Krai |
Engagements | World War II |
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The 127th Order of Kutuzov Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 127-я мотострелковая дивизия) is a division of the Russian Ground Forces. It was reformed from the 59th Separate and 70th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigades in 2018, and was the 127th Machine-Gun Artillery Division (127 пулемётно-артиллерийская дивизия) from 1990 to 2009. The division traces its history to the 66th Rifle Division of World War II.