55th Budapeshtskaya Red Banner orders of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy and Aleksandr Nevskiy Artillery Division

55-я артиллерийская Будапештская Краснознамённая орденов Богдана Хмельницкого и Александра Невского дивизия

Military Unit: 07861

Activated 1973 in Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast, from the 52nd Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1975:

In 1976 the 751st 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:

Organisation 1988:

In 1989 the 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment was renamed 371st Reactive Artillery Brigade, while the 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment and 2335th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment was disbanded.

In 1991 the 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was renamed 263rd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade, and the 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 237th Cannon Artillery Brigade - the 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was probably renamed 238th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade at the same time.

In 1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

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