33rd Dvinskiy Red Banner Engineer-Sapper Regiment

33-й инженерно-саперный Двинский Краснознаменный полк

Military Unit: 28088

Activated 24.7.43 as the 19th Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

5.12.45 renamed 33rd Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

20.6.46 renamed 33rd Engineer-Sapper Regiment.

22.2.68 awarded the Red Banner.

1.10.91 renamed 201st Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

1.12.97 renamed 62nd Engineer-Sapper Regiment.

1.6.2009 took over the honors and awards from the former 140th Guards Pontoon-Bridge Regiment, and was renamed 140th Guards Kingiseppskiy Red Banner order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Engineer-Sapper Regiment.

2012 renamed 140th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Headquarters:

• Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, 1945 - 1960
• Kotly, Leningrad Oblast, 1960 - 7.98
• Nizhniye Oselki, Leningrad Oblast, 7.98 - 2.06
• Kerro, Leningrad Oblast, 2.06 - today

Subordination:

• Leningrad Military District, 1945 - 9.2010
• Western Military District, 9.2010 - today

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 6 IRM

Regiment coordinates:

• Kotly barracks: 59 36 08N, 28 46 41E
• Nizhniye Oselki barracks: 60 13 58N, 30 26 45E
• Kerro barracks: 60 19 05N, 30 18 50E