41st Motorised Rifle Division

41-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 04676

Activated 11.7.68 in Ulan-Ude, Buryatskaya ASSR.

Organisation 1970:

• 37th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia) - came from the 2nd Guards Tank Division
• 457th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - activated from the 516th independent Motorised Rifle Battalion
• 102nd Tank Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - 6.68 arrived in Ulan-Ude from Grodno - until 9.69 known as the 62nd independent Tank Battalion
• 339th Artillery Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 347th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 314th independent Missile Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 639th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1297th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1085th independent Communications Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 230th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 10th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 123rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 935th 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 1163rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

In 1980 the 45th independent Tank Battalion arrived in Mongolia from the 138th independent Tank Regiment (in Germany), and became attached to the division.

Organisation 1980:

• 37th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia) - equipped with BTR-60
• 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia) - equipped with BMP-1
• 457th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - equipped with BTR-60
• 102nd Tank Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - equipped with T-62
• 339th Artillery Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 347th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - equipped with Kub (SA-6), and from 1977 Osa (SA-8)
• 45th independent Tank Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 314th independent Missile Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 935th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia) - equipped with 100mm BS-3 (MT-LBT) and 9P148 (BRDM-2)
• 639th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1297th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1085th independent Communications Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 123rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 230th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 10th independent Medical Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1163rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)

In 1985 the 45th independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

In 4.87 the 102nd Tank Regiment was transferred to the 91st Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 123rd Tank Regiment from the same division.

Organisation 1988:

• 37th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 457th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 123rd Tank Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia) - equipped with T-72
• 339th Artillery Regiment (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 347th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 314th independent Missile Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 935th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 639th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1297th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1085th independent Communications Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)
• 123rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 230th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 10th independent Medical Battalion (Sayn-Shand, Mongolia)
• 1163rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Choyr, Mongolia)

Disbanded 7.90:

• 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 2nd Guards Tank Division
• 347th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was transferred to the 131st Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Division

Headquarters:

• Ulan-Ude, Buryatskaya ASSR, 7.68 - 3.69
• Choyr, Mongolia, 3.69 - 6.90
• Sherlovaya Gora, 6.90 - 7.90

Subordination:

• Transbaykal Military District, 7.68 - 5.70
• 39th Combined Arms Army, 5.70 - 6.90
• Transbaykal Military District, 6.90 - 7.90

Divisional coordinates:

• Choyr barracks [US designation: Sumber Suma Army Barracks AL 1]: 46 20 44N, 108 24 31E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Sayn-Shand barracks [US designation: Saynshanda Army Barracks AL 2]: 44 54 25N, 110 05 47E (102nd Tank Regiment, 347th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 935th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 639th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 1297th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 123rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion, 230th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 10th independent Medical Battalion)
• Sayn-Shand barracks [US designation: Saynshanda Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 53 22N, 110 07 25E (457th Motorised Rifle Regiment)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 95%.