2nd Guards Tamanskaya order of the October Revolution Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division imeni M.I. Kalinin

2-я гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия имени М.И. Калинина

Military Unit: 23626

Activated 5.6.57 in Kalininets, Moscow Oblast, as the 23rd Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 23rd Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 73rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 404th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 406th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 290th Tank Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 147th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kobyakovo, Moscow Oblast)
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kurkino, Moscow Oblast)
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 211th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 179th independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 370th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 589th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)

17.11.64 renamed 2nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 190th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 359th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 211th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 73rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 404th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 406th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 290th Tank Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 147th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kobyakovo, Moscow Oblast)
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kurkino, Moscow Oblast)
• 359th independent Missile Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 179th independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 190th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 370th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 589th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)

In 1972 the 179th independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 614th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1174th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 589th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1063rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 73rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 404th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 406th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 290th Tank Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 147th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kobyakovo, Moscow Oblast)
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kurkino, Moscow Oblast)
• 359th independent Missile Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 1174th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 614th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 190th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 370th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 1063rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)

1.6.83 the 404th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment left the division, and became the 27th independent Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade.

26.4.85 awarded the order of the October Revolution.

29.11.85 the 236th Motorised Rifle Regiment was activated to replace the missing 404th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• 73rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 236th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 406th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 290th Tank Regiment (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 147th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kobyakovo, Moscow Oblast)
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kurkino, Moscow Oblast)
• 359th independent Missile Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 1174th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 614th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 190th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 370th independent Medical Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)
• 1063rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast)

4.5.90 two regiments reverted back to their old World War 2 designations:

• 73rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment became 1st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 406th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment became 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment

19.8.1991 deployed into Moscow as part of the hardline coup, but supported Gorbachev instead.

In 4.92 the 290th Tank Regiment was united with the 1st Guards Tank Regiment from the disbanded 9th Tank Division - new name: 1st Guards Tank Regiment.

1.10.92 the 359th independent Missile Battalion was detached to the new 126th Missile Brigade.

In 9.93 the 236th Motorised Rifle Regiment was united with the 283rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment from the 94th Guards Motorised Rifle Division - new name: 283rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment.

10.93 the 1117th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was transferred from Kurkino to Kalininets, Moscow Oblast.

4.10.93 opened fire on the parliament building in Moscow during the 1993 constitutional crisis.

12.1999 to 5.2000 the 1st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was deployed to Chechnya.

1.6.2009 renamed 5th independent Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade.

2013 again renamed 2nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

Headquarters:

• Kalininets, Moscow Oblast, 6.57 - today

Subordination:

• Moscow Military District, 6.57 - 9.2010
• Western Military District, 9.2010 - today

Equipment 12.85:

• 9350 men, 180 T-72, 40 T-80, 129 BMP-1, 3 BMP-2, 237 BTR-70, 30 122mm 2s1, 78 122mm D-30, 18 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 1st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 35 T-72, 46 BTR-80, 95 BTR-70, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 122mm D-30, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 5 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MT-LBT
• 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 42 T-72, 30 BMP-2, 95 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 122mm 2s1 Gvozdika, 3 PRP-3, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 3 BREM and 1 MTU-20
• 236th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 12 T-80, 3 T-64, 131 BTR-80, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 122mm D-30, 5 R-14BM and 1 MTU-20
• 290th Tank Regiment: 70 T-64, 17 T-80, 6 BMP-1, 6 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-70, 12 122mm D-30, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 PU-12, 3 MTU-20 and 20 MT-LBT
• 147th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 4 PRP-3, 9 1V18, 3 1V19, 2 RKhM and 1 R-145BM
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8) and 5 PU-12
• 359th independent Missile Battalion: 6 R-145BM
• 1174th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 1 PRP-4 and 15 MT-LBT
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 3 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM and 1 ZS-88
• 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 UR-67

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 1st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-80, 146 BTR-80, 1 BTR-70, 2 BMP-2, 5 BRM-1K, 24 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 2 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 2 PU-12, 1 R-145BM, 3 RKhM-4, 1 MT-55A, 1 MTU-20, 2380 men
• 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-80, 124 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-80, 1 BTR-70, 24 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 10 BMP-1KSh, 3 MP-31, 3 PRP-3, 3 PU-12, 1 RKhM-4, 3 BREM-4, 1 MTU-20, 2201 men
• 283rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-80, 65 BTR-80, 1 BMP-2, 5 BRM-1K, 23 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 3 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 553 men
• 1st Guards Tank Regiment: 93 T-80, 15 BMP-2, 5 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-80, 1 BTR-70, 24 152mm 2s3 Akatsiya, 2 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 2 RKhM, 1 RKhM-4, 1 MT-55A, 1 MTU-20, 274 men
• 147th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 152mm 2s19 Msta-S, 12 BM-21 Grad, 4 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 4 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 620 men
• 1117th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 414 men
• 1174th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 123 MT-LBT, 1 PRP-4, 92 men
• 136th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 12 BMP-2, 13 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-80, 1 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 1 MT-LBT, 283 men
• 47th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 4 R-145BM, 1 ZS-88 (BTR-80), 212 men
• 211th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 UR-67, 245 men
• 1586th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion: 4 SPR-2, 1 MT-LBT, 156 men
• 614th independent Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence Battalion: 3 RKhM-4, 64 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Kalininets barracks [US designation: Alabino Army Barracks AL 1 and Training Center]: 55 33 33N, 36 58 38E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Kobyakovo barracks: 55 35 0N, 36 59 10E (147th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)
• Kurkino barracks: 55 53 42N, 37 29 26E (1117th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment to 1993)

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