109th Motorised Rifle Division

109-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1968 in Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (54th Motorised Rifle Division) - the equipment set were co-located with the 54th Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast)

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast, 1968 - 1987

Subordination:

• 6th Combined Arms Army, 1968 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Alakurtti storage: 66 58 11N, 30 19 59E - co-located with the active 54th Motorised Rifle Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, with some APC and most trucks missing.