The 51st K. E. Voroshilov Guards Vitebsk Order of Lenin Red Banner Rifle Division (Russian: 51-я гвардейская стрелковая Витебская ордена Ленина Краснознамённая дивизия имени К. Е. Ворошилова) was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II that continued serving in the Soviet Army in the early years of the Cold War.

The 51st Guards fought in Operation Koltso at the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, receiving the Order of Lenin for its actions.

The division went on to fight in the Battle of Kursk in 1943 and Operation Bagration in 1944, receiving the Vitebsk honorific for its performance in the Vitebsk–Orsha offensive during the latter.

The division, commanded by Major General Nikolay Tavartkiladze, received its Guards battle flag on 5 January 1943.

The division participated in the breakthrough of German defenses northwest of Stalingrad, becoming the first unit of the 21st Army to enter the city.

For their actions in the assault crossing of the Western Dvina, fifteen soldiers of the division were made Heroes of the Soviet Union on 22 July.

[1] The Soviet advance continued throughout the summer of 1944, with the division pushing into the Baltic states, pursuing the retreating German troops from Polotsk to Turmantas, Joniškis to Tryškiai, and Bēne to Priekule in the Šiauliai offensive.