98th Guards Airborne Division

98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Orders of Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Division
98-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознамённая, орденов Кутузова и Александра Невского дивизия имени 70-летия Великого Октября
Great emblem of the 98th Guards Airborne Division
Active1943–present
Country Soviet Union
(1943–1991)
 Russia
(1991–present)
Branch Soviet Airborne Forces
 Russian Airborne Forces
TypeAirborne forces
RoleLight Infantry
Airborne Infantry
Airmobile infantry
SizeDivision
Part of Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQIvanovo
Motto(s)Честь и Родина превыше всего!
(Honor and Motherland above all!)
Anniversaries3 May
Engagements
Decorations Guards
 Order of the Red Banner
 Order of Kutuzov
 Order of Alexander Nevsky
Battle honoursSvir
Commanders
Current
commander
Guards Maj. Gen. Ruslan Yevkodimov
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

The 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Orders of Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution (Russian: 98-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознамённая, орденов Кутузова и Александра Невского дивизия имени 70-летия Великого Октября) is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently based in Ivanovo.