79th Guards Rifle Division
| 79th Guards Rifle Division (Mar. 1943 - 1945) 20th Guards Mechanized Division (1945 - 1957) 27th Guards Tank Division (1957 - 1965) 79th Guards Tank Division (1965 - 1992) |
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| Active | 1943 - 1992 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
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| Branch |
 Red Army
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| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry, Mechanized Infantry, Tank |
| Garrison/HQ | Jena (1945–1992) |
| Engagements |
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of Berlin |
| Decorations |
 Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Zaporozhe |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Leonid Vagin |
Order of Lenin 
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
The 79th Guards Rifle Division was created on Mar. 1, 1943 from the remnants of the 284th Rifle Division, in recognition of that division's stalwart defense against the German Sixth Army in the Battle of Stalingrad, in particular the Mamayev Kurgan hill and parts of the city's center. The 79th Guards continued a record of distinguished service through the rest of the Great Patriotic War, and continued to serve postwar, in several roles, until being finally disbanded in 1992.
It became the 20th Guards Mechanized Division in 1945, 27th Guards Tank Division in 1957, and the 79th Guards Tank Division in 1965. It served with the famous 8th Guards Army from 1943 until it was disbanded.
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