8th Guards Motor Rifle Division

8th Guards Motor Rifle Panfilov Division
A gun and carriage of the division's 19th Guards Rifle Regiment near the front, 1943.
Active	12 July 1941 – January 2003 11 July 2011 – present
Country	Soviet Union (1941–1991)  Kyrgyzstan (1992–2003, 2011–present)
Branch	Soviet Army (1941–1991)  Kyrgyz Army (1992–2003, 2011–present)
Type	Motorized infantry division
Garrison/HQ	Tokmok
Nickname(s)	Panfilov's Men
March	March of the Panfilov Division[1]
Anniversaries	12 July (formation day)
Engagements	World War II
Battle honours	Rezhitskaya
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Berdibek Asanov[2]
Notable commanders	Ivan Panfilov

The 8th Guards Motor Rifle Panfilov Division (Russian: 8-я гвардейская Панфиловская дивизия; Kyrgyz: 8-гвардиялык мотоаткычтар Панфилов дивизиясынын) originally the 316th Rifle Division, is a motorized infantry division of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic. Formed as a Soviet Red Army division during World War II, it was dissolved in 2003 but established anew in 2011. Its full title is 8th Guards Rezhitskaya Motorized Rifle Division Named after Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner and Suvorov.