70th Guards Glukhovskaya order of Lenin twice Red Banner orders of Suvorov Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelmitskiy Motorised Rifle Division

70-я гвардейская мотострелковая Глуховская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознамённая орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия

Military Unit: 73847

Activated 25.6.57 in Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast, from the 70th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 104th Guards Tank Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1159th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 77th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 29th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 947th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 77th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 104th Guards Tank Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1159th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 947th independent Missile Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 29th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1286th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 643rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 104th Guards Tank Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1159th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 947th independent Missile Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1286th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 29th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 643rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 104th Guards Tank Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1159th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 947th independent Missile Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 1286th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kolomiya, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 29th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 643rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)

1.91 renamed 857th Military Equipment Storage Base.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 38th Combined Arms Army, 6.57 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 2450 men, 140 T-54/55, 80 T-72, 132 BMP-1, 162 BTR-70, 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 2s12 Sani, 2 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-4, 4 R-145BM, 2 MTP-1 and 1 MTU-20
• 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 5 T-64, 6 BTR-70, 4 BTR-60, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s12 Sani, 4 R-145BM, 2 MTP-2 and 1 MTU
• 207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 BTR-60, 2 BTR-70, 12 2s12 Sani, 4 R-145BM and 2 BTR-50PU
• 104th Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-55, 14 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 RKhM, 2 R-145BM and 3 MTU-20
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 1159th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: ZRK Kub (SA-6), 3 R-156BTR and 5 MT-LBT
• 1286th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 22 MT-LBT
• 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 6 BRM-1K and 2 R-145BM
• 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 7 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 3 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Ivano-Frankovsk barracks (US designation: Ivan-Frankovsk Army Barracks South AL1]: 48 54 24N, 24 42 21E (Divisional HQ, 205th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 947th independent Missile Battalion, 1286th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 91st independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 99th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Company, 29th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 000 independent Medical Battalion and 643rd independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Kolomiya barracks [US designation: Kolomyya Army Barracks North Northwest AL 4]: 48 32 21N, 25 02 06E (207th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 104th Guards Tank Regiment, 137th Guards Artillery Regiment, 1159th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and 77th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion)
• Nadvornaya barracks [US designation: Nadvornaya Army Barracks East AL 1]: 48 37 52N, 24 35 00E (203rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)

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