127th Motor Rifle Division (Russia)

2nd Collective Farm Rifle Division (1932–1936)
66th Rifle Division (1936–1946)
2nd Tank Division (1946–1957)
32nd Tank Division (1957–1965)
66th Tank Division (1965–1974)
277th Motor Rifle Division (1974–1990)
127th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1990–2009)
59th Motor Rifle Brigade (2009–2018)
127th Motor Rifle Division (2018–present)
2nd Collective Farm Rifle Division (1932–1936)66th Rifle Division (1936–1946)2nd Tank Division (1946–1957)32nd Tank Division (1957–1965)66th Tank Division (1965–1974)277th Motor Rifle Division (1974–1990)127th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1990–2009)59th Motor Rifle Brigade (2009–2018)127th Motor Rifle Division (2018–present)
Active	1932–present (as 127th MRD)
Country	Soviet Union (until 1991); Russia
Branch	Soviet Army (until 1991); Russian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized infantry
Size	Division
Part of	5th Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Sergeyevka, Pogranichny Raion, Primorsky Krai
Engagements	World War II; Soviet invasion of Manchuria; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive;
Decorations	Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class;

The 127th Order of Kutuzov Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 127-я мотострелковая дивизия) is a division of the Russian Ground Forces. It was reformed from the 59th Separate and 70th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigades in 2018, and was the 127th Machine-Gun Artillery Division (127 пулемётно-артиллерийская дивизия) from 1990 to 2009. The division traces its history to the 66th Rifle Division of World War II.

^ "Bato Basanov Reportedly Killed By Ukrainian Forces". newsnaira.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Barros, George; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[1] "Bato Basanov Reportedly Killed By Ukrainian Forces". newsnaira.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[ISW_11_June-2] Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Barros, George; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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