| 254th Motor Rifle Division (1965–1992) 27th Motor Rifle Division 27th Mechanized Division 254th Rifle Division (1941–1946) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1992 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Red Army (1941-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991-1992) |
| Type | Infantry/Motorized Infantry |
| Engagements | World War II Operation Danube |
| Decorations |  Order of Lenin
 Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky |
| Battle honours | Cherkassy |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Pyotr Pokhaznikov Pavel Batitsky Mikhail Puteiko |
The 254th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army during the Cold War and later the Ukrainian Army. It was formed in June 1941 from NKVD Border Troops and reservists as part of the Northwestern Front and fought against the German invasion of Russia. In 1944 the division was the first Soviet unit to enter Romanian territory and in 1945 fought in the Battle of Bautzen. The division, briefly renumbered as the 27th Mechanized Division, was part of the Soviet forces that put down the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and was afterwards stationed in Hungary. The unit participated in the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, after which it returned to Hungary.
The unit was withdrawn to Ukraine in 1990 and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was transferred to Ukraine. The unit was downsized to form the 52nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (52-ha okrema mekhanizovana bryhada) and was disbanded in October 2004.