69th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Russia)

69th Guards Motor Rifle Division
(2024–present)
138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
(1997–2024)
45th Guards Motor Rifle Division
(1957 – 1997)
45th Guards Rifle Division
(1942 – 1957)
70th Rifle Division
(1934 – 1942)
69th Guards Motor Rifle Division; (2024–present)138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; (1997–2024)45th Guards Motor Rifle Division; (1957 – 1997)45th Guards Rifle Division; (1942 – 1957)70th Rifle Division; (1934 – 1942)
Russian: 69-я гвардейская мотострелковая Красносельская ордена Ленина, Краснознамённая дивизия
Active	1934–present
Country	Soviet Union (1934–1991); Russia (1991–present)
Branch	Soviet Army (until 1991); Russian Ground Forces (1991–present)
Type	Mechanized infantry
Size	Division
Part of	6th Combined Arms Army; Leningrad Military District
Garrison/HQ	Kamenka, Leningrad Oblast; MUN 02511
Engagements	World War II Soviet-Finnish War; Continuation War; Siege of Leningrad; Courland Pocket; ; Transnistria War; Abkhazia conflict; Georgian–Ossetian conflict; First Chechen War Battle of Grozny; ; Second Chechen War Battle of Grozny (1999–2000); ; Russian military intervention in Syria; Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Kharkiv; 2024 Kharkiv offensive; Kupiansk offensive; ;
Decorations	Guards; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner;
Battle honours	Krasnoe Selo
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel (Guards) Sergei Maksimov

The 69th Guards Motor Rifle Krasnoe Selo Order of Lenin Red Banner Division (Russian: 69-я гвардейская мотострелковая Красносельская ордена Ленина, Краснознамённая дивизия, MUN 02511) is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is stationed in the Leningrad Military District, in the village of Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast. It includes various components: air defense, artillery battalion, infantry and tank battalions. The late brigade was expanded into the 69th Guards Motor Rifle Division in May 2024.