20th Guards Motor Rifle Division
Motor rifle division of the Russian Ground Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 20th Guards Carpathian-Berlin Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 20-я гвардейская мотострелковая Прикарпатско-Берлинская дивизия) is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces, originally formed within the Soviet Red Army as the 3rd Mechanised Corps. The division was reformed in 2021 from the former 20th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.[1]
"3rd Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)" redirects here. For the 1940-1941 Corps, see 3rd Mechanized Corps (1940 formation).
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Active | 3 April 1943 – 2009; reformed 2021 |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russian Federation |
Branch | Red Army (until 1945) Soviet Ground Forces (1945-1991) Russian Ground Forces |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | 8th Guards Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District |
Garrison/HQ | Volgograd |
Nickname(s) | Zaleshchitskaya (Russian: Залещицкая) |
Engagements | World War II Cold War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
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Honorifics | Carpathian Berlin |
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