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.
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During the assault on Koenigsberg, now Kaliningrad, the division distinguished itself breaking the external defensive boundary.
The town is home to important military elements of the Far Eastern Military District, specifically the headquarters of the 35th Army and the 21st Guards Motor Rifle Division.
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