25th Guards Rifle Division
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"25th Guards Motor Rifle Division" redirects here. For the 1957–1964 division, see 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division.
The 25th Guards Rifle Division 'Chapayevskaya' was a division of the Soviet Red Army. The division was reorganised and reformed several times until the collapse of the Soviet Union, when it entered service in the Ukrainian Army as the 25th Mechanised Division (Ukrainian: 25-та механізована дивізія, romanized: 25-ta mekhanizovana dyviziya).
Quick Facts 115th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1964), Active ...
25th Guards Rifle Division (1942–1957) 115th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–1964) 25th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1964–1992) 25th Mechanised Division (1992 – c. 2000) | |
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Active | 1942–2000 |
Country | Soviet Union Ukraine |
Branch | Red Army (1942-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1991) Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Nickname(s) | Chapayevskaya |
Engagements | World War II |
Battle honours | Order of the Red Banner Order of Lenin |
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Mechanized branch insignia |
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