The 86th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in April 1943, based on the 2nd formation of the , and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War and well into the postwar era.
86-я гвардейская стрелковая Николаевская Краснознамённая дивизия — стрелковое соединение Вооружённых Сил СССР, участвовавшее в Великой Отечественной войне. Дивизия образована 16 апреля 1943 путём присвоения гвардейского звания и переименования 98-й стрелковой дивизии. (ru)
The 86th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in April 1943, based on the 2nd formation of the , and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War and well into the postwar era. (en)