Awards
More than 14,000 of its soldiers were awarded decorations and medals during the war, and eleven were awarded the coveted Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1945 31st Guards Rifle Division was reformed as 29th Guards Mechanised Division, with the 94th, 93rd, and 92nd Guards Mechanised Regiments. In 1957 29th Guards Mechanised Division was retitled 29th Guards Motor Rifle Division. Seven years later, in 1964 the division became 31st Guards Motor Rifle Division. It may have been based at Vilnius for a period.
In 1969 31st Guards Motor Rifle Division was relocated from Kaunas in the Lithuanian SSR (Baltic Military District) to Belogorsk, in the Amur area of the Far East Military District. In 1978 31st Guards Motor Rifle Division became 21st Guards Tank Division.
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