18th Guards Motor Rifle Division

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133rd Rifle Division (I Formation) (1939–1942) 18th Guards Rifle Division (1942–1945) 30th Guards Mechanised Division (1945–1965) 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1965 – c. 2001, 2020 – present)
18-я гвардейская мотострелковая Инстербургская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова дивизия
Sleeve patch of the 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division
Active	1939–present
Country	Soviet Union (until 1991)  Russia (1991–2001; 2020–)
Branch	Soviet Army (until 1991)  Russian Ground Forces (1991–2001; 2020–)
Type	Mechanized infantry
Size	Division
Part of	Leningrad Military District 11th Army Corps, Baltic Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Gusev and Sovetsk
Engagements	World War II Battle of Moscow East Prussian Offensive Russo-Ukrainian War 2024 Kharkiv offensive
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov, 2nd class
Battle honours	Insterburg
Commanders
Notable commanders	Grigory Karizhsky

The 18th Guards Insterburg Red Banner Order of Suvorov Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 18-я гвардейская мотострелковая Инстербургская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова дивизия, romanized: 18-ya gvardeyskaya motostrelkovaya Insterburgskaya Krasnoznamonnaya, ordena Suvorova diviziya), is an active division of the Russian Ground Forces.