49th Motorised Rifle Division

49-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30167

Activated 1978 in Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (295th Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR)

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Baku, Azerbaizhan SSR, 1978 - 1987

Subordination:

• 4th Combined Arms Army, 1978 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Baku storage: 40 29 22N, 49 34 59E - co-located with the 295th Motorised Rifle Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.