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23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division (17 November 1964–July 1992) 25th Guards Motor Rifle Division 31st Guards Mechanised Division (January 1946–25 June 1957) | |
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Active | 1946–1992 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | 4th Army |
Garrison/HQ | Ganja (named Kirovabad before 1989) |
Engagements | Operation Ring Battle of Shusha (1992) |
Decorations | |
Battle honours | Brandenburg |
The 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a motor rifle division active during the Cold War. After 1991-92, the division's remnants were eventually incorporated into the new Army of Azerbaijan.