17th Guards Enakievsko-Dunayskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

17-я гвардейская мотострелковая Енакиевско-Дунайская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 11828

Activated 20.4.57 in Szombathely, Hungary, from the 17th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Györ, Hungary)
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Körmend, Hungary)
• 27th Guards Tank Regiment (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kőszeg, Hungary)
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Hajmáskér, Hungary)
• 42nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 513th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Szombathely, Hungary)
• 726th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Szombathely, Hungary)

Re-organised in 7.58:

• 27th Guards Tank Regiment was transferred to the 19th Guards Tank Division, and was replaced by the 105th Guards Tank Regiment from the 99th Motorised Rifle Division
• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 99th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment from the same division

Organisation 1960:

• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 42nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 513th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 726th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 25th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 42nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 25th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 513th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 726th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1284th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 726th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 166th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1284th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 25th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 513th independent Medical Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 166th independent Material Supply Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1284th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tulchin, Vinnitsa Oblast)
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 25th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 513th independent Medical Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 166th independent Material Supply Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

In 9.88 the 000 independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the new 461st Missile Brigade.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Szombathely, Hungary, 4.57 - 1.58
• Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast, 7.1.58 - 7.58
• Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, 15.7.58 - 1.92

Subordination:

• Special Mechanised Army, 4.57 - 1.58
• 38th Combined Arms Army, 1.58 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 2450 men, 220 T-54/55, 111 BMP-1, 131 BTR-60, 168 BTR-70, 36 122mm D-30, 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-70, 1 BTR-60, 12 PM-38, 4 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 27 T-55, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 9 BTR-70, 20 PM-38, 5 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 8 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 PM-38, 2 BMP-1KSh, 5 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 3 BREM, 2 MTP-1 and 1 MTU-20
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-55, 12 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PU, 1 PU-12, 3 MTU-20 and 1 MT-55A
• 90th Guards Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-3, 6 1V18 and 2 1V19
• 1160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 7 PU-12 and 2 R-145BM
• 1284th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 22 MT-LBT
• 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM, 2 R-156BTR and 1 R-137B
• 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Khmelnitskiy barracks [US designation: Khmelnitskiy Army Barracks South AL 2]: 49 24 46N, 26 59 08E (58th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 1160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 000 independent Missile Battalion, 93rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 42nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 163rd independent Guards Communications Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Company, 25th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 513th independent Medical Battalion and 166th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Starokonstantinov barracks [US designation: Staro-Konstantinov Army Barracks West AL 1]: 49 44 18N, 27 11 03E (105th Guards Tank Regiment)
• Tulchin barracks [US designation: Tulchin Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 40 21N, 28 50 51E (56th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 90th Guards Artillery Regiment and 1284th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).