79th Motor Rifle Division

Sakhalin Rifle Division (1938–1939) 79th Mountain Rifle Division (1939–1940) 79th Rifle Division (1940–1957) 79th Motor Rifle Division (1957–1994)
Active	1938–1994
Country	Soviet Union (to 1991)  Russia (1991–1994)
Branch	Soviet Army
Type	Motorized infantry
Garrison/HQ	Leonidovo
Engagements	World War II Invasion of South Sakhalin Proposed Soviet invasion of Hokkaido
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Battle honours	Sakhalin

The 79th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army. It was converted from the 79th Rifle Division in 1957 and inherited the honorific "Sakhalin". The division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.^[1] The 79th Rifle Division fought in the Invasion of South Sakhalin in 1945 and was based at Leonidovo for most of its career.^[2]