28th Guards Kharkovskaya twice Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

28-я гвардейская мотострелковая Харьковская дважды Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 63493

Activated 17.5.57 in Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast, from the 28th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 89th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 329th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 357th Tank Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 61st Guards Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1161st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 95th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 36th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 40th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 497th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 272nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 358th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 5.62 the 213th independent Tank Battalion was activated - disbanded 1968.

In 1968 the 36th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 36th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

22.2.68 awarded the second Red Banner.

Organisation 1970:

• 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 89th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 329th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 357th Tank Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 61st Guards Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1161st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 358th independent Missile Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 95th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 36th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 40th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 272nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 497th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1298th 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 1030th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 89th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 329th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 357th Tank Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 61st Guards Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1161st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 358th independent Missile Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1298th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 95th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 36th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 40th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 272nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 497th independent Medical Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1030th independent Material Supply Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 89th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 329th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 357th Tank Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 61st Guards Artillery Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1161st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 358th independent Missile Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1298th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 95th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 36th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 40th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 272nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 497th independent Medical Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)
• 1030th independent Material Supply Battalion (Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast)

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Chernomorskoye, Odessa Oblast, 5.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• Odessa Military District, 5.57 - 1.92

Equipment 12.85:

• 3950 men, 40 T-54/55, 180 T-64A, 114 BMP-1, 3 BTR-50, 197 BTR-70, 90 122mm M-30, 36 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 22 T-64, 3 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 5 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 PRP-3, 3 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, and 1 MT-55A
• 89th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 35 T-64, 133 BTR-70, 6 BTR-60, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 PRP-3, 3 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, and 1 MT-55A
• 329th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 22 T-64, 128 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 3 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 2 RKhM, 3 BREM-2, 4 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, and 1 MT-55A
• 357th Tank Regiment: 64 T-64, 14 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 3 BMP-1KSh, 1 RKhM-4, 3 RKhM, 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 1 MT-55A and 1 MTU-20
• 61st Guards Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 11 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 2 R-145BM
• 1161st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 5 PU-12 and 3 R-145BM
• 1298th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 15 MT-LBT
• 95th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K and 6 BTR-70
• 40th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 11 R-145BM
• 36th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Chernomorskoye barracks [US designation: Odessa Army Barracks Sverdlovo AL 12]: 46 35 15N, 30 56 25E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III) - one motorised rifle regiment maintained as a Ready Regiment with 1500 men.