149th Guards Nemanskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy Artillery Division

149-я гвардейская артиллерийская Неманская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Александра Невского дивизия

Military Unit: 41603

Activated 1974 in Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, from the 149th Guards Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1975:

• 678th Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 683rd Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 671st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 672nd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 689th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)

In 1976 the 29th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was activated.

1978: 2 regiments with 152mm ML-20, 2 regiments with 130mm M-46, 1 regiment with BM-21 and 1 regiment with 100mm T-12

Organisation 1980:

• 678th Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 683rd Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 671st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 672nd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 689th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 29th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast) - expanded to the 2317th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment in 1980

Organisation 1988:

• 678th Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 683rd Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 671st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 672nd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 689th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 29th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 2317th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)

In 1989 the 678th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 243rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, and the 2317th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment was detached from the division.

30.7.93 disbanded - honors and awards transferred to the new 26th Missile Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1974 - 1993

Subordination:

• Baltic Military District, 1974 - 11.91
• Northwestern Group of Forces, 11.91 - 1993

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3 and 1 R-145BM
• 243rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade: 48 152mm D-20, 12 1V18, 4 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 683rd Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm D-20, 2 PRP-3, 12 1V18, 4 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 671st Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B, 2 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 672nd Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRO-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 689th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment: 48 9P140 Uragan, 1 PRP-3, 9 1V18, 3 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 29th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment: 72 100mm T-12, 2 PRP-3, 5 R-145BM and 104 MT-LBT (including 32 with mounted anti-tank missiles)

Divisional coordinates:

• Kaliningrad barracks [US designation: Kaliningrad Army Barracks Kummerau AL 2]: 54 44 03N, 20 32 32E (Divisional HQ, 243rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, 672nd Cannon Artillery Regiment and 2317th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment)
• Kaliningrad barracks [US designation: Kaliningrad Army Barracks Sharlottenburg AL 3]: 54 44 45N, 20 28 01E (671st Cannon Artillery Regiment)
• Kaliningrad barracks [US designation: Kaliningrad Army Barracks Rothenstein AL 5]: 54 45 00N, 20 32 36E (683rd Heavy Howiter Artillery Regiment, 689th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment and 29th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment)