25th Guards Sinelnikovsko-Budapeshtskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Motorised Rifle Division imeni V.I. Chapaev

25-я гвардейская мотострелковая Синельниковско-Будапештская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия имени В.И. Чапаева

Military Unit: 03304

Activated 4.6.57 in Lubny, Poltava Oblast, as the 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 38th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

19.2.62 re-organised:

17.11.64 renamed 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

In 3.67 named "imeni V.I. Chapaev".

In 1968 the 28th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 28th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

15.11.72 re-organised:

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1090th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

Organisation 1988:

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 12.85:

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

Divisional coordinates:

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