25th Guards 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).
| 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 |
| Insignia | |
| Division sleeve patch | |
| Guards unit | |
| Mechanized branch insignia | |
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