98th Guards Airborne Division

98th Guards Airborne Division
98th Guards Airborne Division
Russian: 98-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознамённая, ордена Кутузова дивизия имени 70-летия Великого Октября
	Great emblem of the 98th Guards Airborne Division
Active	1943–present
Country	Soviet Union; (1943–1991); Russia; (1991–present)
Branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Type	Airborne forces
Role	Light Infantry; Airborne Infantry; Airmobile infantry
Size	Division
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Ivanovo
Motto(s)	Честь и Родина превыше всего!; (Honor and Motherland above all!)
Anniversaries	May 3rd
Engagements	Winter War; World War II Budapest Offensive; Vienna Offensive; Prague Offensive; Soviet–Afghan War; First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Russo-Georgian War; War in Donbass; Russian invasion of Ukraine Kyiv offensive; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive;
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner; Order of Kutuzov
Battle honours	Guards; Svir
Commanders
Current; commander	Guards Colonel Viktor Igoryevich Gunaza
Insignia
1993 shoulder sleeve insignia

The 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently based in Ivanovo.

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