| 6th Mechanized Corps (1940–1941) (1942–1943) 5th Guards Mechanized Corps (1943–1945) 5th Guards Mechanized Division (1945–1957) 53rd Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1965) 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1965–1989) | |
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| Active | 1940 – early 1990s (including the early Mechanized Corps) |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Red Army (1940-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1990s) |
| Type | Mechanised Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | 40th Army (Soviet Union) (1979–1988) |
| Patron | 60th Anniversary of the USSR |
| Engagements | World War II Soviet–Afghan War |
| Decorations | Order of Kutuzov II Degree |
| Battle honours | Zimovnikovskaya |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mikhail Khatskilevich Semyon Bogdanov Boris Skvortsov |
The 5th Guards Zimovnikovskaya order Kutuzov II degree Motor Rifle Division, (Military Unit Number (V/Ch) 51852 from 1979) named on the 60th anniversary of the USSR, was a military formation of the Soviet Ground Forces. It was formed from the 6th Mechanized Corps created in 1940 and destroyed in 1941 in the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. The corps was reformed in November 1942 under the same name, but with a different organizational structure. In January 1943, the 6th Mechanized Corps was granted "Guards" status and became the 5th Guards Mechanized Corps.
It was renamed the 5th Guards Mechanized Division in 1945, and subsequently the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1965.