39th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
The 39th Separate Guards Red Banner Motor Rifle Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade in the Russian Ground Forces. Originally formed as the Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region of the Soviet Union's Red Army in 1932, it became the basis for the 2nd formation of the 342nd Rifle Division and took part in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. During the Cold War, it was reformed as the 56th Motor Rifle Division and later re-designated as the 33rd Separate Motor Rifle Division. In 2009, it was downsized and reorganized into the 39th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade as part of the 2008 Russian military reform.
| 39th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (2009-Present) 33rd Separate Motor Rifle Division (1964-2009) 56th Motor Rifle Division (1957-1964) 56th Rifle Division (1955-1957) 342nd Rifle Division (1944-1955) Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region (1932-1944) | |
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| Active | 1932-Present |
| Country | Soviet Union (1932–1991) Russia (1991–Present) |
| Branch | Red Army (1932-1946) Soviet Army (1946-1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991-present) |
| Type | Mechanized Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 68th Army Corps |
| Engagements | World War II
Russo-Ukrainian War
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| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
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