63rd Guards Krasnoselskaya orders of Lenin, Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Training Motorised Rifle Division

63-я гвардейская учебная мотострелковая Красносельская орденов Ленина, Суворова и Вогдана Хмельницкого дивизия

Military Unit: 67606; from 1987: 20160

Activated 25.6.57 in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, as the 37th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 37th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 116th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 270th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 271st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Tank Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 133rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1034th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 597th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 73rd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 93rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 645th independent Chemical Defence Company (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 573rd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 855th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)

7.10.60 renamed 37th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division.

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 376th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 955th independent Training Missile Battalion was activated

6.2.65 renamed 63rd Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 73rd independent Guards Training Sapper Battalion was renamed 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 116th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 270th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 271st Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Training Tank Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 133rd Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1034th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 955th independent Training Missile Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 597th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 93rd independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 645th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 376th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 573rd independent Training Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 855th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)

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

Organisation 1980:

• 116th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 270th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 271st Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Training Tank Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 133rd Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1034th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 955th independent Training Missile Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast) - probably disbanded before 1988
• 597th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 93rd independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 645th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 376th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 573rd independent Training Medical Battalion (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 855th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)

14.9.87 renamed 56th Guards District Training Center.

Organisation 1988:

• 116th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 270th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 271st Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Training Tank Regiment (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 133rd Guards Training Artillery Regiment (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1034th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 955th independent Training Missile Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 597th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 93rd independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 645th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Pesochnoye, Laningrad Oblast)
• 376th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 573rd independent Training Medical Battalion (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)
• 855th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)

Organisation 2000:

• 517th independent Training Motorised Rifle Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 147th independent Training Tank Battalion (Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 223rd independent Training Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Osinovaya Roshcha, Leningrad Oblast)

Headquarters:

• Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, 6.57 - today

Subordination:

• 30th Guards Army Corps, 6.57 - 10.60
• Leningrad Military District, 10.60 - 9.10
• Western Military District, 9.10 - today

Equipment 12.85:

• 3100 men, 102 T-54/55, 286 GT-T, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 116th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment: 13 PT-76, 12 MT-LBT, 3 BTR-50PU, 1 R-145BM and 1 PU-12
• 270th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment: 63 BMP-1, 3 BTR-80, 25 BTR-70, 5 BTR-60, 12 MT-LBT and 1 PU-12
• 271st Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment: 13 PT-76, 12 MT-LBT, 3 BTR-50PU, 1 R-145BM and 1 PU-12
• 86th Training Tank Regiment: 75 T-80, 90 T-55, 60 PT-76 and 5 BTR-50PUM
• 133rd Guards Training Artillery Regiment: 4 122mm D-30, 3 2s12 Sani and 12 BM-21 Grad
• 1034th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: 57mm S-60, 24 MT-LBT and 1 PU-12
• 597th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion: 1 BTR-50PU
• 93rd independent Guards Training Communications Battalion: 8 BTR-50PU and 2 R-145BM
• 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and 5 MTU

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 517th independent Training Motorised Rifle Battalion: 14 BMP-1, 14 MT-LBT, 4 PU-12, 1 MP-31, 1 RKhM-4, 1 MTP-1, 3 ZS-88 (BTR-80) and 363 men
• 147th independent Training Tank Battalion: 35 T-80, 5 T-64, 13 T-55, 7 BTR-50PU, 7 BTR-50PUM, 2 R-145BM, 1 MT-55A, 2 MTU-20 and 364 men
• 223rd independent Training Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion: 6 2s3 Akatsiya, 3 2s1 Gvozdika, 3 122mm D-30, 6 BM-21 Grad, 1 9P140 Uragan and 319 men
• total: 1881 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Sertolovo barracks [US designation: Leningrad Army Barracks Sertolovo AL 17]: 60 08 24N, 30 12 07E (271st Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment, 86th Training Tank Regiment and 376th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Sertolovo barracks [US designation: Leningrad Army Barracks Sertolovo North AL 18]: 60 09 46N, 30 13 19E (270th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment and 855th independent Training Motor Transport Battalion)
• Osinovaya Roshcha barracks [US designation: Leningrad Army Barracks AL 15]: 60 06 32N, 30 15 46E (116th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment, 133rd Guards Training Artillery Regiment and 573rd independent Training Medical Battalion)
• Pesochnoye barracks [US designation: Leningrad Army Barracks Dibuny AL 33]: 60 08 15N, 30 10 22E (Divisional HQ, 1034th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 955th independent Training Missile Battalion, 597th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion, 0000 independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 93rd independent Guards Training Communications Battalion, 73rd independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 645th independent Training Chemical Defence Company)

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

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