18th Machine-Gun Artillery Division

18-я пулемётно-артиллерийская дивизия

Military Unit: 65531

Activated 19.5.78 in Knyaze-Volkonskoye, Khabarovsk Kray, and transferred to the Kurile Islands during the summer of 1978.

Organisation 1980:

• 484th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island) - equipped with T-55, MT-LB and 130mm M-46
• 605th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island) - equipped with T-55, MT-LB and 130mm M-46
• 468th Artillery Regiment (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island) - equipped with Ural-375 trucks and 122mm D-30
• 490th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 110th independent Tank Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island) - equipped with 94 T-55 and 3 PT-76
• 1114th independent Communications Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Company (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Platoon (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Company (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 000 independent Medical Company (Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Company (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)

In 1981 the 1527th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion was activated in Krabozavodskoye, Shikotan Island.

In 1989 re-organised, now with:

• 484th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island)
• 605th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 1527th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Krabozavodskoye, Shikotan Island)
• 000 independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island) - with BM-21
• 209th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 110th independent Tank Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island) - equipped with T-55
• 1114th independent Communications Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 614th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 584th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)
• 308th independent Medical Company (Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island)
• 911th independent Material Supply Company (Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island)

In 1993 the 1229th independent Electronic Warfare Company was activated.

In 1997 the 484th and 605th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiments was renamed 49th and 46th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiments.

Headquarters:

• Knyaze-Volkonskoye, Khabarovsk Kray, 5.78 - 7.78
• Goryachie Klyuchi, Iturup Island, 7.78 - today

Subordination:

• 51st Combined Arms Army, 5.78 - 1997
• 68th Army Corps, 1997 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Goryachie Klyuchi barracks [US designation: Kasatka Army Barracks AL 1]: 45 02 05N, 147 45 32E (Divisional HQ, 605th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment, 000 independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion, 209th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion, 110th independent Tank Battalion, 1114th independent Communications Battalion, 614th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion, 584th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 911th independent Material Supply Company)
• Yuzhno-Kurilsk barracks [US designation: Yuzhno-Kurilsk Army Barracks West-Northwest AL 2]: 44 03 22N, 145 46 55E (484th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment and 308th independent Medical Company)
• Krabozavodskoye barracks [US designation: Anama Army Barracks AL 1]: 43 50 09N, 146 45 30E (1527th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 90%.