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127th Rifle Division

2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division
Active 1941–2009
2013–present
Country  Soviet Union (until 1991)
 Russia
Branch Emblem of the Russian Ground Forces.svg Russian Ground Forces
Type Division
Size ~12,000 soldiers
Part of Western Military District
Garrison/HQ Moscow
Nickname(s) Tamanskaya
Tamansov
Taman Division
Taman Guards
Motto(s) "Rodina, chest, slava"
(Motherland, Honour, Glory)
Engagements World War II
Soviet War in Afghanistan
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
First Chechen war
Second Chechen war
Invasion of Dagestan
2008 South Ossetia war
Decorations Order october revolution rib.png Order of October Revolution
Order of Red Banner ribbon bar.png Order of Red Banner
Medal Suvorov rib.png Order of Suvorov

The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle 'Tamanskaya' Division named after M.I. Kalinin, also known as the Tamanskaya Division, Taman Division and Taman Guards (Cyrillic: 2-я гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия имени М. И. Калинина, Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division) (Military Unit Number (V/Ch) 23626), is one of the most famous and decorated divisions of the Russian Ground Forces.

The 127th Rifle Division was formed 8 June 1940 in Kharkiv, on the base of the 23rd Rifle Division which was just transferred to participate in the imminent Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940).

The division was initially garrisoning Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Bohodukhiv. It was transferred to Rzhyshchiv in May 1941. The 127th Rifle Division was with 19th Army's 25th Rifle Corps, along with 134th and 162nd Rifle Divisions on June 22, 1941. It formed part of the High Command reserve. By August, it was with the Front troops of the Soviet Reserve Front. After the other division of 25th Rifle corps (134th and 162nd) were shattered on arrival to south-east outskirts of Vitebsk during 11-16 July 1941, the 127th division was re-routed to south-east of Smolensk and reassigned to 34th Rifle corps. At that time, the 535th Rifle Regiment has lost its way and ended up been incorporated into the Leningrad Front. 4 August 1941, the 127th division has traversed Dnieper river 13 km south of Yartsevo as part of the general Soviet retreat. Afterwards, it was relieved of front line duty and sent to Dorogobuzh for replenishment, where it received a 875th Rifle Regiment from the 158th rifle division.


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