35th Krasnogradskaya Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

35-я мотострелковая Красноградская Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 60654

Activated 20.4.57 in Olympisches Dorf, East Germany, as the 19th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 1st Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Elstal, East Germany)
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Elstal, East Germany)
• 219th Tank Regiment (Olympisches Dorf,, East Germany)
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Elstal, East Germany)
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Elstal, East Germany)
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 18th independent Sapper Battalion (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 647th independent Communications Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 675th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)

In 5.58 the 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 11th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the same division.

Organisation 1960:

• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 219th Tank Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 18th independent Sapper Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 647th independent Communications Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 675th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)

In 8.60 the 19th independent Tank Battalion was activated.

In 1961 the 315th independent Missile Battalion was activated.

19.2.62 the 37th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

1.1.65 renamed 35th Motorised Rifle Division.

22.2.68 awarded the Red Banner.

In 1968 the 18th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, while the 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated.

Organisation 1970:

• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 219th Tank Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 19th independent Tank Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 315th independent Missile Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 41st independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 647th independent Communications Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 37th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 675th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 283rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1980 the 675th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1127th independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 41st independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 219th Tank Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 19th independent Tank Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 315th independent Missile Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 647th independent Communications Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 283rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 37th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Medical Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)
• 1127th independent Material Supply Battalion (Dallgow-Döberitz, East Germany)

Organisation 1988:

• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 219th Tank Regiment (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Elstal, East Germany)
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 19th independent Tank Battalion (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 315th independent Missile Battalion (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Potsdam, East Germany) - 5.89 to Jüterbog
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Potsdam, East Germany) - 5.89 to Olympisches Dorf
• 18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 647th independent Communications Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 283rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Elstal, East Germany)
• 37th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Elstal, East Germany)
• 60th independent Medical Battalion (Olympisches Dorf, East Germany)
• 1127th independent Material Supply Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)

In 8.88 the 315th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the new 464th Missile Brigade.

In 5.89 the 219th Tank Regiment was transferred to the Soviet Union (disbanded), and was replaced by the 69th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Wünsdorf), from the 32nd Guards Tank Division.

Disbanded 4.92.

Headquarters:

• Olympisches Dorf, East Germany, 4.57 - 5.83
• Krampnitz, East Germany, 5.83 - 12.91
• Chebarkuhl, Chelyabinsk Oblast, 12.91 - 4.92

Subordination:

• 2nd Guards Tank Army, 4.57 - 6.64
• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 6.64 - 1991
• Volga-Ural Military District, 12.91 - 4.92

Equipment:

• 1974: 255 T-54/55 - used BTR-152 until late 1969, which was then replaced by the BTR-60
• 1979: T-64 (all MSP and TP), 122mm 2s1 (83 Gv.MSP), 152mm 2s3 (artillery regiment), SA-9 (62 Gv.MSP), SA-8 (SAM regiment)
• 12.85: 11000 men, 199 T-64A, 72 T-64B, 104 BMP-1, 45 BMP-2, 305 BTR-60, 54 122mm 2s1, 18 122mm D-30, 54 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3, 3 R-145BM and 2 R-156BTR
• 62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-80, 142 BTR-60, 1 BMP-2, 4 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 3 PRP-3/4, 9 R-145BM, 3 PU-12, 2 MT-55A and 7 MT-LBT
• 64th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 19 T-80, 148 BTR-60, 1 BMP-2, 4 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 3 PRP-3/4, 9 R-145BM, 3 PU-12, 2 MT-55A and 7 MT-LBT
• 69th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-80, 57 BMP-2, 81 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 9 BMP-1KSh, 3 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 3 PU-12, 1 MT-55A and 7 MT-LBT
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 29 T-80, 53 BMP-2, 84 BMP-1, 6 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 9 BMP-1KSh, 3 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 R-145BM, 3 PU-12, 3 MT-55A and 7 MT-LBT
• 283rd Guards Artillery Regiment: 54 2s3 Akatsiya, 18 BM-21 Grad, 5 PRP-3/4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 200th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 6 PU-12, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 19th independent Tank Battalion: 31 T-80, 2 BMP-1 and 2 BMP-1KSh
• 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 1 PRP-3, 1 RKhM, 1 R-145BM and 14 MT-LBT
• 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 16 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 647th independent Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and 3 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Before 1983:
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Altes/Neues Lager) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 261]: 52 32 20N, 13 02 50E (283rd Guards Artillery Regiment, 41st independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battery, 283rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion, 675th independent Motor Transport Battalion and 485th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Löwen Kaserne) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 263]: 52 31 51N, 13 00 23E (62nd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 219th Tank Regiment, 19th independent Tank Battalion and 315th independent Missile Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Richthofen Kaserne) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 264]: 52 32 15N, 12 59 36E (Divisional HQ, 647th independent Communications Battalion and 37th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Flak Kaserne) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 265]: 52 32 20N, 13 00 14E (64th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 59th independent Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Olympisches Dorf) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 267]: 52 32 11N, 13 00 39E (60th independent Medical Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Fliegerhorst Elstal) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 268]: 52 32 06N, 13 00 08E (200th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Pionierlager) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 271]: 52 32 06N, 13 00 56E (18th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion)
• Dallgow-Döberitz barracks (Zentral Kaserne) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 275]: 52 32 28N, 13 00 43E (83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• After 1983:
• Krampnitz barracks (Panzerschule) [US designation: Krampnitz Army Barracks 261]: 52 27 49N, 13 02 34E
• Olympisches Dorf barracks (Olympisches Dorf) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 267]: 52 32 11N, 13 00 39E
• Elstal barracks (Flak Kaserne) [US designation: Döberitz Army Barracks 265]: 52 32 20N, 13 00 14E
• Potsdam barracks (Kriegsschule) [US designation: Potsdam Army Barracks 288]: 52 25 01N, 13 02 24E
• Wünsdorf barracks (Neue Kaserne) [US designation: Wünsdorf Army Barracks 214]: 52 11 08N, 13 28 15E (69th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Jüterbog barracks (Lager II) [US designation: Jüterbog Army Barracks 202]: 52 00 03N, 13 02 50E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.