197th Motorised Rifle
Division
197-я мотострелковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 30685
Activated 27.6.66 in Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast, replacing the
68th Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to
Central Asia.
Organisation 1970:
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187th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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182nd Tank Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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1206th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uryupinsk,
Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
15.11.72 re-organised:
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
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00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated -
absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80
In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was
renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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187th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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182nd Tank Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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1206th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uryupinsk,
Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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187th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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182nd Tank Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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1206th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
-
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
-
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
-
000 independent Communications Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Uryupinsk,
Volgograd Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
1.12.87 renamed 881st Territorial Training Center.
In 1990 renamed 345th Road Construction Training Brigade.
Headquarters:
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Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast, 6.66 - 1990 [50 46 52N, 41 59 34E]
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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750 men, 187 T-54/55, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1
Divisional coordinates:
- Uryupinsk barracks [US designation: Uryupinsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 47
25N, 41 59 46E
- Uryupinsk barracks [US designation: Uryupinsk Army Barracks AL 3]: 50 45
50N, 42 00 06E
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US
terms: Category III).