98th Guards Rifle Division
| 98th Guards Airborne Division | |
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| Russian: 98-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознамённая, ордена Кутузова дивизия имени 70-летия Великого Октября | |
98th Guards Airborne Division shoulder sleeve patch (since 2008)
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| Active | 1943–present |
| Country |
 Soviet Union(1943–1991)  Russia(1991–present) |
| Branch |
 Russian Airborne Troops
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| Type | Airborne forces |
| Role |
Light Infantry Airborne Infantry Airmobile infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of |
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| Garrison/HQ | Ivanovo |
| Motto(s) |
Честь и Родина превыше всего! (Honor and Fatherland above all!) |
| Anniversaries | May 3rd |
| Engagements |
Soviet-Finnish War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in South Ossetia War in Donbas |
| Decorations |
 Order of the Red Banner Order of Kutuzov
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| Battle honours |
 GuardsSvir |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Col. Sergey Volyk |
Soviet-Finnish War
World War II
The 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, stationed in Ivanovo.
During the Second World War, the formation began its existence as the 98th Guards Rifle Division (). It incorporated 296th Guards Rifle Regiment (formerly the 18th Independent Guards Airborne Brigade), 299th GRR (fmr 19 IGAB), 302nd GRR (fmr 20 IGAB). Formed in December 1943-January 1944 at Demitrov in the Moscow Military District. It was part of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps, 9th Guards Army on the Karelian front (May 1944), on the Svir river (June 1944) and near Budapest in February 1945. The division ended the war near Prague.
On 7 June 1946, the division became an airborne unit at Pokrovka, Primorsky Krai. It included the 296th Guards Air-Landing Regiment, the 299th Guards Airborne Regiment and the 17th Guards Artillery Regiment. On 1 October 1948, the 296th was used to form the 13th Guards Airborne Division and was replaced by the new 95th Guards Air-Landing Regiment. In 1949, the 95th became an airborne regiment. On 1 June 1951, the division relocated to Belogorsk. The 217th Guards Airborne Regiment joined the 98th from the disbanded 13th Guards Airborne Division on 30 April 1955. In April 1956, the 95th was disbanded and replaced by the disbanded 99th Guards Airborne Division's 300th Guards Airborne Regiment. The 17th Guards Artillery Regiment also disbanded and was replaced by the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment of the 99th Division. In June 1956, the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was disbanded and the division was directly subordinated to the Airborne Headquarters. On 6 January 1959, the 243rd Separate Military-Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with the division, equipped with 10 Antonov An-2 transports. On 15 August 1960, the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment became the 812th Separate Guards Artillery Battalion. The battalion became the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment on 27 April 1962.
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