26th Guards Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gorodokskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

26-я гвардейская мотострелковая Восточно-Сибирская Городокская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 14010

Activated 26.5.57 in Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast, from the 26th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 77th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 79th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 73rd Guards Tank Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 57th Guards Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 853rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 70th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 30th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 38th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 316th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 3.63 the 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 40th Guards Tank Division, and was replaced by the 291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, while the 79th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 1st Tank Division, and was replaced by the 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1968 the 30th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 77th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 73rd Guards Tank Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 57th Guards Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 853rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 316th independent Missile Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 70th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 38th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)

In 1972 the 77th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was used to create the 107th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 668th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 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 401st independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 668th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 73rd Guards Tank Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 57th Guards Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 853rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 316th independent Missile Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 70th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 38th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 401st independent Material Supply Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 668th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 73rd Guards Tank Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 57th Guards Artillery Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 853rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast) with SA-8
• 316th independent Missile Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 70th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 38th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 401st independent Material Supply Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)

20.7.88 the 316th independent Missile Battalion was absorbed by the new 463rd Missile Brigade.

9.89 renamed 5190th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 11.91.

Headquarters:

• Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast, 5.57 - 11.91 [54 35 17N, 22 12 15E]

Subordination:

• 10th Army Corps, 5.57 - 6.60
• 11th Guards Combined Arms Army, 6.60 - 11.91

Equipment 12.85:

• 2650 men, 220 T-72, 132 BMP-1, 241 BTR-60, 72 122mm D-30, 18 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• no data available

Divisional coordinates:

• Gusev barracks [US designation: Gusev Army Barracks North AL 1]: 54 35 51N, 22 11 35E (73rd Guards Tank Regiment, 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 853rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Gusev barracks [US designation: Gusev Army Barracks AL 2]: 54 35 53N, 22 13 03E (291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 668th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 70th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 38th independent Guards Communications Battalion)
• Gusev barracks [US designation: Gusev Army Barracks Rominte River South AL 3]: 54 35 16N, 22 10 40E (57th Guards Artillery Regiment)
• Gusev barracks [US designation: Gusev Army Barracks AL 4]: 54 35 17N, 22 12 15E (Divisional HQ)

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