277th order of Kutuzov Motorised Rifle Division

277-я мотострелковая ордена Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 44980

Activated 30.3.70 in Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray, from the 66th Tank Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Pogranichnyy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 394th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray) - activated from the 184th Tank Regiment
• 702nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray) - activated from the 381st Tank Regiment
• 218th Tank Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 872nd Artillery Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1171st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray) - from 1971 renamed 1171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment with Kub (SA-6) missile
• 11th independent Tank Battalion (Pogranichnyy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 561st independent Missile Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 928th independent Communications Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 42nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 152nd 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 1139th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Pogranichnyy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 394th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 702nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 218th Tank Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 872nd Artillery Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 11th independent Tank Battalion (Pogranichnyy, Primorskiy Kray) - disbanded 1985
• 561st independent Missile Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 152nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 928th independent Communications Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 42nd independent Medical Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1139th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

Organisation 1988:

• 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Pogranichnyy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 394th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 702nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 218th Tank Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 872nd Artillery Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 561st independent Missile Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 152nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 928th independent Communications Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 42nd independent Medical Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1139th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

1.6.90 renamed 127th Machine-Gun Artillery Division:

• 702nd Motorised Rifle Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 105th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (activated from the 13th Fortified Area)
• 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 114th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (activated from the 17th Fortified Area)

1.6.2009 renamed 59th independent Motorised Rifle Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray, 3.70 - 5.81
• Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray, 5.81 - today

Subordination:

• 5th Combined Arms Army, 3.70 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Sergeevka-1 barracks [US designation: Sergeyevka Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 19 57N, 131 40 07E (Divisional HQ, 394th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 1171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 561st independent Missile Battalion, 152nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 928th independent Communications Battalion, 369th independent Chemical Defence Company and 1139th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Barano-Orenburgskoye barracks [US designation: Barano-Orenburgskoye Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 21 55N, 131 26 52E (702nd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 872nd Artillery Regiment, 77th independent Reconnaissance Battalion and 42nd independent Medical Battalion)
• Pogranichnyy barracks [US designation: Pogranichnyy Army Barracks AL 2]: 44 24 03N, 131 21 58E (314th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Lipovtsy barracks [US designation: Lipovtsy Army Barracks Southwest AL 1]: 44 10 55N, 131 41 27E (218th Tank Regiment, 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Pokrovka barracks [US designation: Pokrovka Military Installation AL 1]: 43 56 41N, 131 39 24E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II).