245th Motorised Rifle Division

245-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 46108

Activated 31.8.67 in Kursk, Kursk Oblast, to replace the 272nd Motorised Rifle Division, which had been transferred to the Far East.

Organisation 1970:

39th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
153rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
376th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
507th Tank Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
820th Artillery Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
444th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
102nd independent Missile Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
1192nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
589th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
745th independent Communications Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
401st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

1163rd 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 1166th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

39th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
153rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
376th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
507th Tank Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
820th Artillery Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
444th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
102nd independent Missile Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1163rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1192nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
589th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
745th independent Communications Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
401st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1166th independent Material Supply Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)

Organisation 1988:

39th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR) - equipped with BMP-1
153rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR) - equipped with BTR-60
376th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR) - equipped with BTR-60
507th Tank Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR) with T-62
820th Artillery Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
444th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
102nd independent Missile Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1163rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1192nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR) with BMP-1
589th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
745th independent Communications Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
401st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)
1166th independent Material Supply Battalion (Gusinoozersk, Buryatskaya ASSR)

1.9.97 renamed 6803rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

1.12.2001 inherited the tradition, honors and awards from the 2nd Guards Tank Division, and was renamed 245th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

1.12.2005 disbanded.

1.2.2006 re-activated as the 6th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (Mechanised Troops).

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Divisional coordinates:

Gusinoozersk barracks [US designation: Gusinoozersk Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 19 16N, 106 27 06E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)
Kursk barracks: 51 42 12N, 36 17 41E

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