5th Guards Rifle Division
| 5th Guards Rifle Division (1941–1957) 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1959) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1959 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
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| Branch | Soviet Army |
| Type | Motorized infantry, infantry |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
 Order of Suvorov 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Gorodok |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Pavel Mironov |
Order of Lenin 
Order of the Red Banner
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.
On September 26, 1941 for their courage, bravery and heroism displayed in the Yelnya Offensive by order of State Defence Committee (NKO) number 318 of 09/26/1941, the 107th Rifle Division was transformed into the 5th Guards Rifle Division. The division was withdrawn to re-form in the reserve of the Western Front in the district Vishny Volochyok.
The division was part of the "operational army" in the following periods: 26/09/1941 - 22/04/1944, 28/05/1944 - 09/05/1945.
In the fall of 1941 and winter of 1941-1942's as part of 49th Army Western Front, the division participated in the defensive battles near Moscow. The division successfully acted in the course of the Moscow counter-offensive and the subsequent general offensive of Soviet troops.
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