120th Guards Rogachevskaya Red Banner orders of
Suvorov and Kutuzov Motorised Rifle
Division imeni Supreme Soviet Belorussian SSR
120-я гвардейская
мотострелковая
Рогачевская Краснознамённая
орденов Суворова и
Кутузова дивизия имени Верховного
Совета Белорусской ССР
Military Unit: 04147
Activated 20.5.57 in Uruchye, Minsk Oblast, as the 120th
Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 120th Guards Rifle Division.
Organisation 1960:
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334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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336th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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339th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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355th Guards Tank Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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310th Guards Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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126th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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274th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
In 1961 the 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated.
19.2.62 the 82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery
Battalion was activated.
In 5.62 the 84th independent Tank Battalion was activated.
In 7.63 the 336th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed
336th independent Guards Naval Infantry
Regiment, and was replaced by the 356th Motorised Rifle Regiment.
In 1967 named "imeni Verkhovnogo Soveta Belorusskoy SSR".
In 1968 the 126th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was
renamed 126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion, while the 741st
independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated, and the 84th
independent Tank Battalion was renamed 2nd independent Tank Company (disbanded
1969).
Organisation 1970:
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334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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339th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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356th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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355th Guards Tank Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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310th Guards Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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741st independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
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274th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed
100th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.
In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was
renamed 1626th independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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339th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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356th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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355th Guards Tank Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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310th Guards Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) -
equipped with 20 Kub (SA-6)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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741st independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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100th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
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274th independent Medical Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1626th independent Material Supply Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
In 1.6.82 the 000 independent Missile Battalion and the 741st independent
Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded.
1.6.82 re-organised and renamed 5th independent Guards Army Corps
(commanded by Major-General Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov):
- 1st Guards independent Tank Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) - activated from the
355th Guards Tank Regiment
- 176th independent Mechanised Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) - activated from the
356th Motorised Rifle Regiment
- 334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 355th Guards Tank Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 310th Guards Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) - from 1.11.86
310th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
- 1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 1318th independent Landing-Assault Regiment (Volkovysk, Grodno Oblast) -
new created
- 276th independent
Helicopter Regiment (Borovukha-1, Vitebsk Oblast) - new created
- 407th independent Airfield Technical Support Battalion (Borovukha-1,
Vitebsk Oblast) - new created
- 1209th independent Communication and Radio-Technical Support Company
(Borovukha-1, Vitebsk Oblast) - new created
- 1316th independent Material Supply Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) -
activated from the 1626th independent Material Supply Battalion
- 1180th independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- new created MRL battalion
- 1116th independent Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk
Oblast) - new created
- 46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 233rd independent Chemical Defence Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) -
activated from the 100th independent Chemical Defence Battalion
- 82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
- 274th independent Medical Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 995th independent Electronic Warfare Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast) -
new created
1.6.83 re-organised:
Organisation 1988:
- 1st independent Guards Tank Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 2nd independent Guards Tank Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 176th independent Mechanised Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 177th independent Guards Mechanised Brigade (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 310th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
- 1045th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- equipped with 20 Buk (SA-11) from 1983
- 1318th independent Landing-Assault Regiment (Volkovysk, Grodno Oblast)
- 276th independent
Helicopter Regiment (Borovukha-1, Vitebsk Oblast)
- 407th independent Airfield Technical Support Battalion (Borovukha-1,
Vitebsk Oblast)
- 1209th independent Communication and Radio-Technical Support Company
(Borovukha-1, Vitebsk Oblast)
- 1316th independent Material Supply Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 1180th independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- equipped with 18 9P140 Uragan
- 1116th independent Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk
Oblast)
- 46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 233rd independent Chemical Defence Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
- 274th independent Medical Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
- 995th independent Electronic Warfare Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
In 5.88 the
276th independent Helicopter Regiment, 407th independent Airfield Technical
Support Battalion and 1209th independent Communication and Radio-Technical
Support Company was detached from the corps.
1.6.89 reduced, and renamed 120th Guards Motorised Rifle
Division.
Organisation 1990:
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334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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339th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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356th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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355th Guards Tank Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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310th Guards Artillery Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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741st independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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149th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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233rd independent Chemical Defence Company (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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82nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uruchye,
Minsk Oblast)
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274th independent Medical Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
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1626th independent Material Supply Battalion (Uruchye, Minsk Oblast)
1.92 taken over by Belarus.
Headquarters:
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Uruchye, Minsk Oblast, 5.57 - 1.92
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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16400 men, 360 T-72M, 498 BMP-1, 186 BMP-2, 72 122mm 2s1, 24 152mm 2s5, 48
152mm 2s3
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 1 PU-12
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334th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 136 BMP-2, 6 BMR-1K, 12 2s1
Gvozdika, 4 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 3 RKhM, 6 1V119, 2 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 1 MTU-20,
1 MT-55A and 4 MT-LBT
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339th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 142 BTR-80, 17 BMP-2, 3
BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 6 1V119, 5 R-145BM, 2
PU-12, 1 MTU-20, 1 MT-55A and 16 MT-LBT
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356th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 136 BMP-2, 5 BRM-1K, 12 2s1
Gvozdika, 5 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 3 RKhM, 3 BREM-2, 1 MTU-20, 1 MT-55A, 6
1V119, 2 PU-12 and 4 MT-LBT
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355th Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-72, 20 BMP-2, 3 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 6
BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 3 RKhM, 2 PU-12 and 3 MT-55A
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310th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21
Grad, 5 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-156BTR
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1045th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 2 R-145BM
and 1 R-156BTR
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741st independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 1 PRP-3 and 12 MT-LBT
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46th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 13 BMP-2, 8 BRM-1K, 11 BTR-80, 1
R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
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149th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
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126th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM, 1 MTU-20 and 5
MT-55A
Divisional coordinates:
- Uruchye barracks [US designation: Minsk Army Barracks Uruchye AL 1]: 53
56 53N, 27 43 26E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed
below)
- Volkovysk barracks [US designation: Volkovysk Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 09
18N, 24 26 03E (1318th independent Landing-Assault Regiment)
- Borovukha-1 airfield: 55 36 30N, 28 40 51E (276th independent Helicopter
Regiment, 407th independent Airfield Technical Support Battalion and 1209th
independent Communication and Radio-Technical Support Company)
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US
terms: Category I). It was a showcase
division, where new equipment were first seen/tested, before being introduced to other
units - the division was equipped with self-propelled artillery in the 1970's,
and all three motorised rifle regiments were equipped with BMP's, before the
conversion to an army corps in 1982.