9th Guards Motor Rifle Division
Motor rifle division of the Soviet military / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 9th Guards Dniester-Rymnik Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Motor Rifle Division was a Soviet Army unit initially formed as a tank corps in April 1942. In the same year, it was then formed as a mechanized corps in November 1942.[2] This unit then became a Guards mechanized corps in September 1944. Following World War II, the corps were reorganized as a mechanized division in 1945 and then a motor rifle division in 1957 before being disbanded in 1958.
Quick Facts 22nd Tank Corps (1942)5th Mechanized Corps (1942–1944), Active ...
22nd Tank Corps (1942) 5th Mechanized Corps (1942–1944) 9th Guards Mechanized Corps (1944–1945) 9th Guards Mechanized Division (1945–1957) 9th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1958) | |
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Active | 1942–1958 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Soviet Ground Forces |
Type | Mechanized infantry |
Role | Armored warfare |
Size | Division, Mechanized Corps |
Engagements | World War II Cold War |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov |
Battle honours | Dniester Rymnik |
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