68th Novgorodskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Motorised Rifle Division

68-я мотострелковая Новгородская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 97751

Activated 25.6.57 in Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast, from the 68th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 186th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 187th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 188th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 310th Tank Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 343rd Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 1164th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 227th independent Sapper Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 549th independent Communications Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 8th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)

Organisation 1960:

• 186th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 187th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 188th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 310th Tank Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 343rd Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 1164th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 227th independent Sapper Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 549th independent Communications Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 8th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)
• 52nd independent Motor Transport Battalion (Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 4th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 28th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 6.66 the 187th Motorised Rifle Regiment was used to activate the 197th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 517th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1968 the 227th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 227th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 186th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Burunday, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 188th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Panfilov, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 517th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Taldy Kurgan, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 310th Tank Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 343rd Artillery Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 1164th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ili, Alma-Ata Oblast) - 2.77 moved to Sary Ozek
• 28th independent Missile Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Burunday, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 227th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 549th independent Communications Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 4th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 8th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 52nd independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 81st independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

The division was to have been transferred to Afghanistan in 12.79, but in the end, only the 186th Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred - the regiment arrived in Termez 1.1.80, and crossed into Afghanistan during the night 3/4.1.80 - 1.3.80 was renamed 66th independent Motorised Rifle Brigade - replaced by the new 385th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1980 the 52nd independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 395th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 188th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Panfilov, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 385th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Burunday, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 517th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Taldy Kurgan, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 310th Tank Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 343rd Artillery Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 1164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 28th independent Missile Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Burunday, Alma-Ata Oblast) - 1980 moved to Panfilov
• 227th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 549th independent Communications Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 81st independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 4th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 8th independent Medical Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 395th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 188th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Panfilov, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 385th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Burunday, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 517th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Taldy Kurgan, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 310th Tank Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 343rd Artillery Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 1164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast) with SA-8
• 28th independent Missile Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Panfilov, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 227th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 549th independent Communications Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 81st independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 4th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 8th independent Medical Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)
• 395th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sary Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast)

7.5.92 taken over by Kazakhstan.

Headquarters:

• Uryupinsk, Volgograd Oblast, 6.57 - 6.66
• Sary-Ozek, Alma-Ata Oblast, 6.66 - 5.92

Subordination:

• 6th Army Corps, 6.57 - 6.60
• North Caucasus Military District, 6.60 - 6.66
• 17th Army Corps, 6.66 - 5.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Sary-Ozek barracks [US designation: Sary Ozek Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 22 08N, 77 57 45E (Divisional HQ and all attached units, except listed below)
• Burunday barracks [US designation: Alma Ata Army Barracks AL 7]: 43 23 01N, 76 59 27E (385th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Taldy-Kurgan barracks [Taldy-Kurgan Army Barracks AL 3]: 45 00 26N, 78 26 25E (517th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Panfilov (Zharkent) barracks [US designation: Panfilov Army Barracks AL 3]: 44 12 33N, 80 00 09E (188th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 106th independent Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Ili barracks [US designation: Ili Army Barracks AL 1]: 43 52 31N, 77 02 13E (1164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment until 2.77]
• Uryupinsk barracks [US designation: Uryupinsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 47 25N, 41 59 46E
• Uryupinsk barracks [US designation: Uryupinsk Army Barracks AL 3]: 50 45 50N, 42 00 06E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category I) - one regiment maintained as a Not Ready Regiment - Low-Strength Cadre - manning about 12%.