47th Motorised Rifle
Division
47-я
мотострелковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 68180
Activated 7.69 in Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast, replacing the
81st Guards Motorised Rifle Division, which was
transferrred to the Far East.
Organisation 1970:
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109th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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114th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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146th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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64th Tank Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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185th Artillery Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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643rd independent Missile Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
15.11.72 re-organised:
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
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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 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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109th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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114th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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146th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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64th Tank Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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185th Artillery Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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643rd independent Missile Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Communications Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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109th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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114th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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146th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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64th Tank Regiment (Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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185th Artillery Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
643rd independent Missile Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Communications Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
-
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Goncharovskoye, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)
1.7.89 renamed 5198th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.
In 11.91 absorbed by the 39th Guards
Motorised Rifle Division.
Headquarters:
- Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast, 7.69 - 11.91
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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2050 men, 214 T-54/55, 12 BMP-1, 3 BTR-50, 34 BTR-152, 36 122mm M-30, 18
152mm D-1
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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172 T-55, 28 BMP-1, 15 BMR-1K, 12 BM-21 Grad, 27 R-145BM, 2 R-156BTR, 2
PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 RKhM, 1 UR-67, 5 MT-55A and 22 MT-LBT
Divisional coordinates:
- Konotop barracks [US designation: Konotop Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 14
41N, 33 11 40E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
- Goncharovskoye barracks [US designation: Zheved Army Barracks Chernigov
AL 1]: 51 18 02N, 30 54 34E (64th Tank Regiment, 109th Motorised Rifle
Regiment and 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US
terms: Category III).