166th Motorised Rifle Division

166-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 31669

Activated 1978 in Alkino, Bashkirskaya ASSR, as a mobilisation division.

Organisation 1988:

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

In 9.87 renamed 1056th Territorial Training Center.

Disbanded 10.89.

Storage Areas:

• Alkino, Bashkirskaya ASSR, 1978 - 1989

Subordination:

• Ural Military District, 1978 - 1.89
• Volga-Ural Military District, 1.89 - 10.89

Equipment 12.85:

• 1950 men, 217 T-54/55, 12 BMP-1, 36 122mm D-30, 72 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Divisional coordinates:

• Alkino storage: 54 40 15N, 55 35 13E

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