56th Leningradsko-Pushkinskaya Red Banner Training Motorised Rifle Division

56-я учебная мотострелковая Ленинградско-Пушкинская Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 22306

Activated 25.6.57 in Omsk (Svetlyy), Omsk Oblast, as the 67th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 67th Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 208th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 445th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 446th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 377th Tank Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 113th Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 1132nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 278th independent Sapper Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 578th independent Communications Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 170th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 811th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

1.7.59 the 445th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 113th Artillery Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 309th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and 246th Guards Artillery Regiment, both from the disbanded 109th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 208th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 309th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 446th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 377th Tank Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 246th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ishim, Tyumen Oblast)
• 1132nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 278th independent Sapper Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 578th independent Communications Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 170th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 811th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 469th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated

24.5.62 renamed 67th Training Motorised Rifle Division.

11.1.65 renamed 56th Training Motorised Rifle Division.

27.3.67 awarded the name "Leningrad".

In 1968 the 278th independent Training Sapper Battalion was renamed 278th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 208th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 309th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 446th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 377th Training Tank Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast) [1st T-64 delivered 4.77]
• 246th Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Ishim, Tyumen Oblast)
• 1132nd Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Missile Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 278th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 578th independent Training Communications Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 469th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 170th independent Training Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 811th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

In 11.72 the 0000 independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated.

Organisation 1980:

• 208th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 309th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 446th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 377th Training Tank Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast) with T-64
• 246th Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Ishim, Tyumen Oblast)
• 1132nd Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Missile Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast) - disbanded mid-1980's
• 0000 independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 278th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 578th independent Training Communications Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 469th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 170th independent Training Medical Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 811th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

14.9.87 renamed 465th District Training Center.

Organisation 1988:

• 208th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 309th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 446th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 377th Training Tank Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast) with T-64
• 246th Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Ishim, Tyumen Oblast) - 1989 to Omsk (Svetlyy)
• 1132nd Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Missile Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 278th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 578th independent Training Communications Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 469th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 170th independent Training Medical Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)
• 811th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

Disbanded 8.93.

Headquarters:

• Omsk, Omsk Oblast, 6.57 - 1989
• Omsk (Svetlyy), Omsk Oblast, 1989 - 8.93

Subordination:

• 18th Guards Army Corps, 6.57 - 5.62
• Siberian Military District, 5.62 - 8.93

Divisional coordinates:

• Omsk (Svetlyy) barracks [US designation: Omsk Army Barracks South-Southeast AL 5]: 54 53 13N, 73 29 49E (309th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment, 377th Training Tank Regiment, 1132nd Training Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 278th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 469th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 811th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion; after 1989 most of division)
• Omsk (16th/22nd Gorodok) barracks [US designation: Omsk Army Barracks AL 9]: 54 57 15N, 73 23 52E (208th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment to 1989, 446th Motorised Rifle Regiment to 1989, 578th independent Training Communications Battalion to 1989, 0000 independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion to 1989, 246th Guards Training Artillery Regiment after 1989, 000 independent Training Missile Battalion, 170th independent Training Medical Battalion and the full equipment set for the 261st Reserve Motorised Rifle Division (mobilisation))
• Omsk barracks [US designation: Omsk Army Barracks AL 7]: 54 52 20N, 73 20 28E (training barracks mainly for the tank units)
• Ishim barracks [US designation: Ishim Army Barracks AL 1]: 56 06 38N, 69 28 04E (246th Guards Training Artillery Regiment to 1989)

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