163rd Motorised Rifle Division

163-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 67930

Activated 1975 in Belebey, Bashkirskaya ASSR, as a mobilisation division.

Organisation 1988:

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

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Belebey, Bashkirskaya ASSR, 1975 - 1987

Subordination:

• Ural Military District, 1975 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Belebey storage: 54 07 06N, 54 06 49E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.