108th Nevelskaya twice Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

108-я мотострелковая Невельская дважды Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 11090; from 12.79: 51854

Activated 25.6.57 in Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast, from the 62nd Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 177th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 180th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 181st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uchkyzyl, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 234th Tank Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1074th Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 781st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 271st independent Sapper Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 808th independent Communications Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 113th independent Chemical Defence Company (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 100th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 333rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 646th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 271st independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 271st independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 177th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 180th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 181st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uchkyzyl, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 234th Tank Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1074th Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 646th independent Missile Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 781st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 271st independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 808th independent Communications Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 113th independent Chemical Defence Company (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 333rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 100th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 738th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

10.12.79 began mobilisation, and 25.12.79 the 781st independent Reconnaissance Battalion became the first unit of the division to cross into Afghanistan.

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1003rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 177th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dzhabal-Usaradzh, Afghanistan)
• 180th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 181st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kabul, Afghanistan)
• 234th Tank Regiment (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 1074th Artillery Regiment (Kabul, Afghanistan)
• 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 646th independent Missile Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 738th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 781st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 271st independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 808th independent Communications Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 113th independent Chemical Defence Company (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 333rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 100th independent Medical Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 1003rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)

25.6.80 the 234th Tank Regiment left for Samarkand (201st Motorised Rifle Division), and was replaced by the 285th Tank Regiment, from the 201st Motorised Rifle Division.

1.9.80 the 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and the 646th independent Missile Battalion returned to Termez. The 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was replaced in the division by the 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment arriving from Totskoye.

15.3.84 the 285th Tank Regiment was renamed 682nd Motorised Rifle Regiment, and was transferred to Rukha.

1.3.85 the 113th independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 113th independent Flame-Throwing Company.

4.5.85 awarded the second Red Banner for service in Afghanistan.

20.10.86 the 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment returned to Termez.

Organisation 1988:

• 177th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dzhabal-Usaradzh, Afghanistan) - equipped with BTR
• 180th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bagram, Afghanistan) - equipped with BMP
• 181st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kabul, Afghanistan) - equipped with BTR
• 682nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Rukha, Afghanistan) - equipped with BMP
• 1074th Artillery Regiment (Kabul, Afghanistan) - equipped with 18 2s3 Akatsiya, 18 122mm D-30, 18 BM-21 Grad, 8 152mm 2A36 and 4 2s4 Pion
• 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 646th independent Missile Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 738th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 781st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 271st independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 808th independent Communications Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 113th independent Flame-Throwing Company (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 333rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 100th independent Medical Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)
• 1003rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bagram, Afghanistan)

In 1989 the 682nd Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 285th Tank Regiment, and the 113th independent Flame-Throwing Company was renamed 113th independent Chemical Defence Company.

In 1.92 taken over by Uzbekistan.

Headquarters:

• Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast, 6.57 - 25.12.79 [37 13 29N, 67 15 57E]
• Bagram, Afghanistan, 1.80 - 11.2.89 [34 55 47N, 69 13 53E]
• Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast, 11.2.89 - 1.92 [37 13 29N, 67 15 57E]

Subordination:

• 17th Army Corps, 6.57 - 1968
• Turkestan Military District, 1968 - 12.79
• 40th Combined Arms Army, 12.79 - 2.89
• Turkestan Military District, 2.89 - 1.92

Divisional coordinates:

• HQ (Termez): 37 13 29N, 67 15 57E
• HQ (Bagram): 34 55 47N, 69 13 53E
• Termez barracks: 37 13 32N, 67 15 52E
• Uchkyzyl barracks: 37 18 29N, 67 12 53E
• Bagram barracks: 34 55 36N, 69 14 03E (180th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 285th Tank Regiment and divisional support units)
• Dzhabal-Usaradzh barracks: 35 06 37N, 69 13 16E
• Kabul (Khairkhan) barracks: 34 34 17N, 69 06 52E (181st Motorised Rifle Regiment and 1074th Artillery Regiment)
• Kabul (Darulaman) barracks: 34 27 48N, 69 06 45E (1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, and one battalion of the 180th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Rukha barracks: 35 16 14N, 69 28 24 (682nd Motorised Rifle Regiment)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III) - manning was about 15% (1700 men) - mobilised in 12.79 (partly with troops from the 72nd Guards Mototised Rifle Division), and served in Afghanistan as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.