12th Motor Rifle Division

12th Motor Rifle Division
Active1957–1958
1960–1992
Country Soviet Union
BranchSoviet Army
TypeMotorized Infantry
Garrison/HQDivizionnaya (1960–1979; 1992–1993)
Battle honoursAmur (1st formation)

The 12th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army, formed twice. It was formed in 1957 from the 12th Rifle Division and disbanded in 1958. The division was reformed in 1960 and moved to Baganuur in Mongolia in 1979. It pulled out of Mongolia in 1990 and became a storage base in 1992. The storage base was disbanded in 1993.