39th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade

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39th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (2009-Present) 33rd Separate Motor Rifle Division (1964-2009) 56th Motor Rifle Division (1957-1964) 56th Rifle Division (1955-1957) 342nd Rifle Division (1944-1955) Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region (1932-1944)
Active	1932-Present
Country	Soviet Union (1932–1991)  Russia (1991–Present)
Branch	Red Army (1932-1946)  Soviet Army (1946-1991)  Russian Ground Forces (1991-present)
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	68th Army Corps
Engagements	World War II Soviet invasion of Manchuria Invasion of the Kuril Islands Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
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The 39th Separate Guards Red Banner Motor Rifle Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade in the Russian Ground Forces. Originally formed as the Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region of the Soviet Union's Red Army in 1932, it became the basis for the 2nd formation of the 342nd Rifle Division and took part in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. During the Cold War, it was reformed as the 56th Motor Rifle Division and later re-designated as the 33rd Separate Motor Rifle Division. In 2009, it was downsized and reorganized into the 39th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade as part of the 2008 Russian military reform.