1st Guards Airborne Division
| 1st Guards Airborne Division (1942–1945) 124th Guards Rifle Division (1945–1946; 1953–1956) |
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| Active | 1942–1956 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Red Army |
| Branch | Airborne/Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket Uman–Botoșani Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen Siege of Budapest Bratislava–Brno Offensive Prague Offensive Khingan-Mukden Offensive |
| Decorations |
 Order of Suvorov 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Zvenigorod Bucharest |
124th Guards Rifle Division (1945–1946; 1953–1956)
The 1st Guards Zvenigorod-Bucharest Red Banner Order of Suvorov Airborne Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Звенигородско-Бухарестская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия) was a division of the Soviet Airborne Troops. The division was first formed in December 1942 and fought in the Battle of the Dnieper, the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket, the Uman–Botoșani Offensive, the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, the Battle of Debrecen, the Siege of Budapest and the Prague Offensive. In August 1945 it was sent east and fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. The division became the 124th Guards Rifle Division in November 1945 and disbanded in 1956.
The division was formed in accordance with an order from 8 December 1942 from the 4th Airborne Corps headquarters and the 1st Airborne Brigade.
The division became part of the Special Group commanded by Mikhail Khozin. In mid-February 1943, it was concentrated south of Zaluceni. Its objective was to advance into a breach in the German lines in the 1st Shock Army offensive zone. In March, the division fought in the Staraya Russa operation, but was unable to capture the town. In August, it made another attempt and cut the Staraya Russa-Kholm road on 18 August. It then advanced to the Porus River at the villages of Chirikov and Kotov. The division entrenched in positions there. After the end of the fighting, it was sent to the rear to rest and refit; in September, it was transferred to the Steppe Front.
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