150th Motor Rifle Division
The 150th Idritsa-Berlin Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Motor Rifle Division (Russian: Russian: 150-я Идрицко-Берлинская ордена Кутузова 2-й степени мотострелковая дивизия) of the Russian Ground Forces is a tank and artillery division that was re-instituted in 2016. It is part of the 8th Guards Army, which was reformed in 2017, in the Southern Military District.
| 150th Motor Rifle Division | |
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Great emblem of the 150th Motor Rifle Division | |
| Active | September 1939 – December 1946 December 2016 – Present |
| Country | Soviet Union (1939–1946) Russia (2016–) |
| Branch | Red Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Role | Motorized Rifle Troops |
| Nickname(s) | Idritskaya |
| Equipment | T-90A, T-72B3, BMP-3, 2S12, Akatsiya, Msta-B, Grad, Shturm-S, Tor-M2U |
| Engagements | World War II
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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| Decorations | Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class |
| Honorifics | Idritsa |
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Its Red Army predecessor fought on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1941 to 1945. It gained fame when its soldiers raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on May 2, 1945. The nickname ‘Idritskaya’ was given to the Soviet division on July 23, 1944, by the order № 207 for its heroic battle in the town of Idritsa. The division fought at Schneidemühl and Berlin.