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:
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132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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136th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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426th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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280th Tank Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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53rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1175th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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130th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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28th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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34th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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242nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
19.2.62 re-organised:
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350th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
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000 independent Missile Battalion was activated
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:
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132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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136th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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426th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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280th Tank Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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53rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1175th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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130th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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28th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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34th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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350th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lubny,
Poltava Oblast)
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242nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
15.11.72 re-organised:
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1342nd 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 1090th independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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136th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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426th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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280th Tank Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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53rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1175th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1342nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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130th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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28th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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34th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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350th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lubny,
Poltava Oblast)
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242nd independent Medical Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1090th independent Material Supply Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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136th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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426th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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280th Tank Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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53rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1175th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1342nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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130th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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28th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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34th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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350th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lubny,
Poltava Oblast)
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242nd independent Medical Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
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1090th independent Material Supply Battalion (Lubny, Poltava Oblast)
1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Headquarters:
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Lubny, Poltava Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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2050 men, 214 T-54/55, 93 BMP-1, 3 BTR-50, 99 BTR-152, 18 122mm D-30, 78
122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-64, 9 BTR-60, 2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K,
12 122mm D-30, 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 5 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MT-55A
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136th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-64, 9 BTR-60, 2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K,
12 122mm D-30, 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 5 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MT-55A
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426th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-64, 19 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3
BTR-60, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3 RKhM, 2 MTP-2, 4 R-145BM, 2
PU-12, 1 MTU-20 and 1 MT-55A
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280th Tank Regiment: 31 T-64, 2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2
BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 2 MT-55A and 29 MT-LBT
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53rd Guards Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 2 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and
22 MT-LBT
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1175th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Kub (SA-6)
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130th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-60 and
2 R-145BM
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34th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 9 R-145BM and 2 PU-12
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28th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67
Divisional coordinates:
- Lubny barracks [US designation: Lubny Army Barracks Sula River AL 1]: 50
01 19N, 33 01 22E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US
terms: Category III).