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5th Guards Rifle Division (1941–1957)
5th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1959)
Active1941–1959
Country5th Guards Rifle Division Soviet Union
BranchSoviet Army
TypeMotorized infantry, infantry
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Battle of Moscow
  • Battle of Rzhev
  • Operation Kutuzov
  • Operation Bagration
  • Vitebsk-Orsha Offensive
  • Minsk Offensive
  • Vilnius Offensive
  • Gumbinnen Operation
  • Battle of Königsberg
Decorations
  • Order of Lenin Order of Lenin
  • Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner
  • Order of Suvorov 2nd Class Order of Suvorov
Battle honoursGorodok
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pavel Mironov

The 5th Guards Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army in World War II. It fought at Kaluga, Orel, Moscow, Bryansk, Gorodok, and in Belorussia, East Prussia, and Kurland.

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