9th Infantry Division (Soviet Union)
| 9th Rifle Division (1918–1921; 1943–1946; 1954–1957) 1st Caucasian Rifle Division (1922–1931) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1918–present |
| Country |
 Russia (1992–present) |
| Branch |
Soviet Army (1918–1991) |
| Type | Motorized Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Gudauta |
| Engagements |
East Prigorodny Conflict |
| Decorations |
 Order of the Red Star
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| Battle honours |
Krasnodar |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Vladimir Zarudnitsky |
1st Caucasian Rifle Division (1922–1931)
1st Caucasian Mountain Rifle Division (1931–1936)
8th Rifle Brigade (1946–1949)
9th Mountain Rifle Division (1936–1943; 1949–1954)
80th Motor Rifle Division (1957–1964)
9th Motor Rifle Division (1964–1992)
131st Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (1992–2009)
Soviet Union (1918–1991)
Soviet Army (1918–1991)
East Prigorodny Conflict
First Chechen War
Order of Kutuzov 2nd class
Krasnodar
The 9th Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 9-я мотострелковая дивизия) was a motorised infantry division of the Soviet Army and briefly of the Russian Ground Forces.
The division traced its lineage back to the formation of the 1st Kursk Infantry Division in 1918 during the Russian Civil War. The division was redesignated as the 9th Rifle Division in October of that year, and fought as part of the Southern Front against the White Armed Forces of South Russia from late 1918 to early 1920. In late 1920 it fought in the Perekop–Chongar Operation, completing the defeat of the remaining White forces in Crimea, after which it participated in the Red Army invasion of Georgia in early 1921. The division was stationed in Georgia after the end of the campaign, guarding a sector of the Soviet border with Turkey. In late 1921 it was broken up into two separate rifle brigades, which were combined into the 1st Caucasian Rifle Division in 1922. The division was converted into a mountain unit in 1931, and was renumbered as the 9th Mountain Rifle Division in 1936.
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