23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division

The 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a motor rifle division active during the Cold War. After 1991-92, the division's remnants were eventually incorporated into the new Army of Azerbaijan.

This article is about the 1964–1992 division. For the 1957–1964 unit that became the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, see 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division.
23rd Guards Motor Rifle Division
(17 November 1964–July 1992)

25th Guards Motor Rifle Division
(25 June 1957–17 November 1964)

31st Guards Mechanised Division
(January 1946–25 June 1957)
Active1946–1992
CountrySoviet Union
BranchInfantry
SizeDivision
Part of4th Army
Garrison/HQGanja (named Kirovabad before 1989)
EngagementsOperation Ring Battle of Shusha (1992)
Decorations
  •  Order of Lenin
  •  Order of the Red Banner
  •  Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Battle honoursBrandenburg
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