271st Motorised Rifle Division

271-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 11177

Activated 1978 in Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (21st Guards Tank Division).

Organisation 1987:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)

1.9.89 renamed 5230th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1992.

Storage Areas:

• Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, 1978 - 1992

Subordination:

• Far Eastern Military District, 1978 - 1992

Divisional coordinates:

• Belogorsk storage: 50 53 59N, 128 26 42E - co-located with the 21st Guards Tank Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.