The division took part in the 1941 October Revolution Parade on Moscow's Red Square. In the battle against German troops, the snipers of the 4 Cavalry Regiment (later four motorized infantry) distinguished themselves. On the first deployment of the two sniper Regiments in 1942, they killed 853 German soldiers and officers. In total, in 1942 sniper division has killed 6,440 German soldiers and officers. The OMSDON units protected the Allied leaders during the Yalta conference. In preparation for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an elite group of OMSDON troops was trained with special forces tactics; the core of this group later became the Vytyaz unit. The final USSR designation of the division was OMSDON (Independent Special-Purpose Motorized Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the MVD of the Soviet Union , ). Russian Federation In 1994, the OMSDON was renamed as the Independent Operational Purpose Division or ODON. The unit has been once again named after on October 22, 2014, returning therefore to the full title of the Independent Medals of Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (). As always they form the first line of security during important events held in Russia, and represent the Internal Troops during the yearly Moscow Victory Parade and the Moscow November 7 Anniversary Parade (the latter because they attended that very October 1941 Revolution Day parade which was the only parade held in the midst of the Great Patriotic War). With the formation of the National Guard of Russia, the ODON was officially, in April 2016, retitled as the Independent Orders of Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division of the National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation (). Composition The division includes the following military units (as of 1 January 2013): Headquarters 604th Special Purpose Center, Military Unit 3179 formed in 2008 combining (Vityaz and Rus) 2nd Operational Duties Regiment, Honor Guard Company 4th Operational Duties Regiment, 5th Operational Duties Regiment, 16th Training Center, 319th Battalion for the protection and security training centers (Novaya and Noginsk, Moscow Oblast), 344th Command Battalion, (ORRiKS Communications Battalion, Repair and Refurbishment Battalion, Selected Medical Battalion, 4th Separate Company for radiation, chemical and biological protection, Garrison quarters and operations area, 441st Security Battalion, (formed in November–December 2012) 752nd Engineering Battalion, Band of the Dzerzhinsky Division Therefore, the entire