The division fought as part of the 62nd Army during the Battle of Stalingrad under Colonel Koida from July 17 to September 15, 1942.

[13] Some 12 men of the 184th Division were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, among them Vasily Zaytsev [ru].

[16] The division was reformed in mid-May 1978 in Knyaze-Volkonskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, without inheriting the lineage of the previous formation.

The main responsibility for the defense of the Kuril Islands falls to the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division of the Eastern Military District.

[21][22] In case of attack by Japan, the Russian forces on the Kuril Islands are expected to hold out for only one to four days unless they receive support.

[25] In 2022 it was reported that the division had started to receive upgraded T-80BVM main battle tanks as part of its equipment.

[28] By July 2022, they were reported to be participating in the Battle of Siversk against the defending 81st Airmobile Brigade and a special forces unit from the National Guard of Ukraine, to capture the city and open the way for Russian forces to advance on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk as well as the road going southwest towards Bakhmut.