4th Guards Volgogradskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Motorised Rifle Division

4-я гвардейская мотострелковая Волгоградская Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 28345

Activated 5.6.57 in Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast, as the 63rd Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 4th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 365th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 367th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 304th Guards Tank Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 837th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 840th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 62nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 138th independent Sapper Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 46th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 331st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 837th independent Missile Battalion was activated

17.11.64 renamed 4th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 138th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 138th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 365th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 367th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 304th Guards Tank Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 837th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 840th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 837th independent Missile Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 62nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 138th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 46th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 331st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent 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:

• 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 365th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 367th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 304th Guards Tank Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 837th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kommunarsk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 840th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast) with SA-6
• 837th independent Missile Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 62nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 138th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 46th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 331st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast)

15.2.80 transferred to Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast, to replace the 108th Motorised Rifle Division, which had been deployed to Afghanistan - the 15th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was left behind, and was replaced by a new 1213th Motorised Rifle Regiment, activated in Termez.

In 1982(?) the 840th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was replaced by the 1168th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• 365th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 367th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1213th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast) [intially truck mounted, BTR-60/70 from 1982]
• 304th Guards Tank Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 837th Guards Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 1168th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 837th independent Missile Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 62nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 138th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 46th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 331st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast)

1.10.89 renamed 5197th Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 3.91.

Headquarters:

• Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast, 6.57 - 2.80 [48 34 45N, 39 16 08E]
• Termez, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast, 2.80 - 3.89 [37 13 29N, 67 15 57E]
• Lugansk, Lugansk Oblast, 3.89 - 3.91 [48 34 45N, 39 16 08E]

Subordination:

• 6th Guards Tank Army, 6.57 - 1959
• Kiev Military District, 1959 - 2.80
• Turkestan Military District, 2.80 - 3.89
• 64th Army Corps, 3.89 - 7.89
• Kiev Military District, 7.89 - 3.91

Equipment 1985:

• about 3000 men, T-55, BMP-1 (one regiment), BTR-60/70 (two regiments), 57mm S-60

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 26 R-145BM, 3 R-156BTR, 3 PRP-3, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Termez barracks [US designation: Termez Army Barracks AL 1]: 37 13 16N, 67 15 48E (Divisional HQ, 365th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 367th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 304th Guards Tank Regiment, 837th Guards Artillery Regiment, 837th independent Missile Battalion, 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 62nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 138th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 46th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Company, 331st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 00 independent Medical Battalion and 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Termez barracks [US designation: Termez Army Barracks AL 3]: 37 13 44N, 67 16 55E (1213th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 1168th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)
• Lugansk (Voroshilovgrad) barracks [US designation: Voroshilovgrad Army Barracks Northwest AL 1]: 48 34 55N, 39 16 09E
• Kommunarsk barracks [US designation: Kommunarsk Army Barracks East AL 1]: 48 28 35N, 38 48 18E

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).