18th Rifle Division

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**18th Rifle Division**
18th Rifle Division
	Banner of the division
Active	I Formation: 1918–1940; II Formation: 1940–1941; III Formation: 1941–1942; IV Formation: 1942–1946 V Formation: 1955–1956
Country	Soviet Union
Allegiance	Red Army
Branch	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	Polish-Soviet War; Winter War; World War II Battle of Moscow; Battle of Stalingrad; Operation Iskra; Svir–Petrozavodsk Offensive; East Pomeranian Strategic Offensive Operation;
Decorations	Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner (1st formation); Order of the Red Banner (4th formation); Order of Suvorov (4th formation); Order of Kutuzov (4th formation);
Battle honours	Mga (4th formation)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Ieronim Uborevich

The 18th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Russian Civil War, Polish–Soviet War, Winter War and World War II. The division was formed a total of five times during this period.

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