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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
Active
1939–present
Country
Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia
Branch
Soviet Army (until 1991) Russian Ground Forces
Type
Mechanized infantry
Size
Division
Part of
11th Army Corps, Baltic Fleet
Garrison/HQ
Gusev and Sovetsk
Engagements
East Prussian Offensive
Decorations
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Battle honours
Insterburg
Commanders
Notable commanders
Grigory Karizhsky
Military unit
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Russia
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