149th Motorised Rifle Division

149-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 22189

Activated 1979 in Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

Organisation 1988:

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

In 9.87 renamed 1043rd Territorial Training Center.

1.10.87 renamed 5346th Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

Storage Areas:

• Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, 1979 - 1993

Subordination:

• Moscow Military District, 1979 - 1993

Equipment 12.85:

• 1100 men, 214 T-54/55, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 42 MT-LBT

Divisional coordinates:

• Klintsy storage [US designation: Klintsy Tactical SSM Barracks and Storage AL 5]: 52 44 18N, 32 13 12E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Base). Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.