67th Motorised Rifle Division

67-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 03806

Activated 24.5.70 in Vologda, Vologda Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (69th Motorised Rifle Division) - the equipment set was co-located with the 69th Motorised Rifle Division until 2.80.

Organisation 1970:

• 1212th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1216th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1217th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 422nd Tank Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1302nd Artillery Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1042nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1651st independent Missile Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 0000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 2015th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 1812th independent Communications Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 769th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 339th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Vologda, Vologda Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1632nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1121st independent Material Supply Battalion.

In 1.80 converted to a regular division, and 5.2.80 transferred to the Far East.

Organisation 1980:

• 1212th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1216th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1217th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 422nd Tank Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1302nd Artillery Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1042nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1651st independent Missile Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1632nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 2015th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1812th independent Communications Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 769th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 339th independent Medical Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1121st independent Material Supply Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 1212th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1216th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1217th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 422nd Tank Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1302nd Artillery Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1042nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1651st independent Missile Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1632nd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 2015th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1812th independent Communications Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 769th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 339th independent Medical Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)
• 1121st independent Material Supply Battalion (Skovorodino, Amur Oblast)

16.3.92 united with the 10th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, and renamed 115th Guards Motorised Rifle Diision.

2002 renamed 5183rd Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Headquarters:

• Vologda, Vologda Oblast, 5.70 - 2.80
• Skovorodino, Amur Oblast, 5.2.80 - today [53 57 57N, 123 52 22E]

Subordination:

• Leningrad Military District, 5.70 - 2.80
• 35th Combined Arms Army, 2.80 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Skovorodino barracks [US designation: Skovorodino Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 57 37N, 123 53 27E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)
• Vologda storage area [US designation: Vologda Army Barracks North AL 1]: 59 14 21N, 39 54 26E
• Vologda storage area [US designation: Vologda Army Barracks AL 2]: 59 15 02N, 39 54 15E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division). Equipment set present, older types, with some APC and most trucks missing; from 2.80 maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).