76th Airborne Division (Russia)

76th Guards Air Assault Division 2006–present 76th Guards Airborne Division 6 Jul 1946–2006 76th Guards Rifle Division 1 Mar 1943–6 Jul 1946 157th Rifle Division 1 Sep 1939–1 Mar 1943
Russian: 76-я гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Черниговская Краснознаменная, ордена Суворова дивизия
76th Guards Air Assault Division shoulder sleeve insignia (since 2006)
Active	1 September 1939 – present
Country	Soviet Union (1939–1991)  Russia (1991 – present)
Branch	Russian Airborne Troops
Type	Airborne forces
Role	Light Infantry Airborne Infantry Airmobile infantry
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Pskov
Motto(s)	Мы всюду там, где ждут победу! ("We are there, when victory is awaited!")
Anniversaries	1 September
Engagements	World War II Siege of Odessa (1941) Defense of Sevastopol Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration and many others 1990 Black January in Azerbaijan 1991 January Events in Lithuania First Chechen War Second Chechen war Battle for Height 776 Russo-Georgian War Battle of Tskhinvali Russian intervention in Ukraine Annexation of Crimea War in Donbass
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov
Battle honours	Guards Chernigov
Commanders
Current commander	Guards Major General Alexey Naumets
Notable commanders	Gen. Vasily Margelov

76th Guards Airborne Division
6 Jul 1946–2006

76th Guards Rifle Division
1 Mar 1943–6 Jul 1946

World War II

1990 Black January in Azerbaijan
1991 January Events in Lithuania
First Chechen War
Second Chechen war

Russo-Georgian War

Russian intervention in Ukraine

The 76th Guards Air Assault Division is a division of the Russian Airborne Troops based in Pskov. The division traces its lineage back to the 76th Guards Rifle Division, formed in March 1943 from the 157th Rifle Division for that division's actions during the Battle of Stalingrad. The division fought in the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of the Dnieper, Operation Bagration, the East Pomeranian Offensive, and the Berlin Offensive. Postwar, it was converted into an airborne division. The division moved to Pskov, its current base, in 1949. The division was involved in Black January and the January Events in Lithuania. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the division became part of the Russian Airborne Troops. The division fought in the First Chechen War, Second Chechen War and the Russo-Georgian War. The division became an air assault division in 2006. It was involved in the Annexation of Crimea and the War in Donbass.