38th Guards Lozovskaya Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

38-я гвардейская мотострелковая Лозовская Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 06705

Activated 5.6.57 in Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin (Tver) Oblast, as the 38th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 38th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 408th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 279th Tank Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 88th Guards Artillery Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 1156th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 110th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 190th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 500th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 115th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 282nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 77th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 190th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 190th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dosatuy, Chita Oblast) [initially in Mogocha to 1969]
• 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 408th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nerchinskiy Zavod, Chita Oblast)
• 279th Tank Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 88th Guards Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 1156th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 77th independent Missile Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 110th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 190th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 500th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 305th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 282nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 115th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1314th 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 1164th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dosatuy, Chita Oblast)
• 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 408th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nerchinskiy Zavod, Chita Oblast)
• 279th Tank Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 88th Guards Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 1156th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 77th independent Missile Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 1314th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 110th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 190th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 500th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 305th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 282nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 115th independent Medical Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 1164th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dosatuy, Chita Oblast) with BMP-1
• 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) with BMP-1
• 408th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nerchinskiy Zavod, Chita Oblast) with BTR-60 (7.92 to Olovyannaya)
• 279th Tank Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) (2001 to Olovyannaya) with T-62
• 88th Guards Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) with 122mm D-30
• 1156th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) with 57mm S-60
• 77th independent Missile Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 1314th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 110th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) with BMP-1 (1993 to Dosatuy)
• 190th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 500th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 305th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 282nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)
• 115th independent Medical Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast) - possibly reduced to the 188th independent Medical Company in the 1980's, but 1.10.89 again 115th independent Medical Battalion
• 1164th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sretensk, Chita Oblast)

1.10.89 renamed 131st Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Division

1.10.89 the 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 298th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (activated from the 11th Fortified Area, Dosatuy, from 1.9.06 Borzya).

In 6.90 the 1156th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 347th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (with SA-6).

21.6.93 the 77th independent Missile Battalion was disbanded.

8.2001 renamed 131st Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

8.2001 the 298th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment was renamed 298th Motorised Rifle Regiment, while the 113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was replaced by the 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment.

1.6.2009 renamed 36th independent Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Vyshniy Volochek, Kalinin (Tver) Oblast, 6.57 - 4.67
• Sretensk, Chita Oblast, 4.67 - 5.92
• Olovyannaya, Chita Oblast, 5.92 - 6.2009
• Borzya, Chita Oblast, 6.2009 - today

Subordination:

• Moscow Military District, 6.57 - 4.67
• Transbaykal Military District, 4.67 - 4.68
• 86th Army Corps, 19.4.68 - 1.6.76
• 36th Combined Arms Army, 1.6.76 - 1.6.89
• 55th Army Corps, 1.6.89 - 5.98
• Transbaykal Military District, 5.98 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Sretensk barracks [US designation: Sretensk Army Barracks AL 1]: 52 15 24N, 117 43 27E (Divisional HQ, 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 279th Tank Regiment, 88th Guards Artillery Regiment, 1156th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 77th independent Missile Battalion, 1314th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 110th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 190th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 500th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Company, 282nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 115th independent Medical Battalion and 1164th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Nerchinskiy Zavod barracks [US designation: Nerchinskiy Zavod Army Barracks West AL 1]: 51 18 47N, 119 35 06E (408th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Dosatuy barracks [US Designation: Dosatuy Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 23 31N, 118 38 47E (113th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Olovyannaya barracks: 50 49 48N, 115 48 13E
• Vyshniy Volochek barracks: 57 35 20N, 34 35 49E

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