32nd Guards Tamanskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

32-я гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 42711

Activated 5.6.57 in Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast, as the 114th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 66th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 416th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 418th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 420th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 378th Tank Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 58th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 34th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 27th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 285th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated

17.11.64 renamed 32nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 34th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 34th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 416th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 418th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 420th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 378th Tank Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 58th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 34th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 285th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 27th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 416th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 418th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 420th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 378th Tank Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 58th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 34th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 285th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 27th independent Medical Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 416th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 418th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 420th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 378th Tank Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 58th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 34th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 39th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 285th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 27th independent Medical Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)

In 10.89 renamed 5210th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

Headquarters:

• Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast, 6.57 - 1993 [from 1990 Tver, Tver Oblast]

Subordination:

• Moscow Military District, 6.57 - 1993

Equipment 12.85:

• 2800 men, 140 T-54/55, 74 T-62, 12 BMP-1, 275 BTR-60, 47 BTR-152, 72 100mm BS-3 (used as artillery), 36 122mm M-30, 6 152mm 2s3, 12 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 61 T-80, 34 BMP-1, 15 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 2s9 Nona, 9 1V18, 3 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 2 PRP-4, 26 R-145BM, 3 BTR-50PU, 3 PU-12, 1 RKhM, 2 IRM, 2 UR-67, 1 MT-55A, 3 MTU and 4 MTU-20

Divisional coordinates:

• Kalinin barracks [US designation: Kalinin Army Barracks AL 10]: 56 50 30N, 35 47 25E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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