213th Motorised Rifle Division

213-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 12128

Activated 4.68 in Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast, replacing the 29th Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferring to the Far East.

Organisation 1970:

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 680th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 691st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 34th Tank Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1283rd Artillery Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 182nd independent Missile Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 907th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 883rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 973rd independent Communications Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 481st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 341st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1034th 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 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 893rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 680th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 691st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 34th Tank Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1283rd Artillery Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast) - SA-8 from 3.81
• 182nd independent Missile Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1034th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 907th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 883rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 973rd independent Communications Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 481st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 341st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 893rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)

1.9.80 the 1415th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 1049th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment arriving from Afganhistan.

Organisation 1988:

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 680th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 691st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 34th Tank Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1283rd Artillery Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1049th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 182nd independent Missile Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 1034th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 907th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 883rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 973rd independent Communications Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 481st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 341st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)
• 893rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast)

1.6.90 the 1049th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 838th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment from the 28th Tank Division.

17.4.91 merged with the 27th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, arriving from Germany.

Headquarters:

• Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast, 4.68 - 4.91

Subordination:

• Volga Military District, 4.68 - 9.89
• Volga-Ural Military District, 9.89 - 4.91

Equipment 12.85:

• 4000 men, 210 T-54/55, 10 T-62, 117 BMP-1, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 130 BTR-70, 21 BTR-60, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 1 BMP-1KSh, 8 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 1 MTU-20, 12 MT-LBT
• 680th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 BTR-60, 2 BMP-1KSh, 5 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 1 MTU-20, 12 MT-LBT
• 691st Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 5 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 3 MTP-1, 1 MTU-20, 12 MT-LBT
• 34th Tank Regiment: 32 T-72, 14 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 122mm 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 PRP-3, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 BTR-50PUM, 1 PU-12, 3 RKhM, 3 MTU-20
• 1283rd Artillery Regiment: 36 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 R-145BM, 1 BTR-70
• 838th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 7 PU-12
• 1034th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 20 MT-LBT
• 206th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 2 R-145BM
• 973rd independent Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM, 7 R-156BTR

Divisional coordinates:

• Totskoye barracks [US designation: Totskoye Army Barracks Northeast AL 2]: 52 32 45N, 52 49 19E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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