71st Motorised Rifle Division

71-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 07225

Activated 1984 in Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast, from parts of the 155th Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1988:

• 774th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 620th Tank Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 236th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 148th independent Medical Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)

1.10.89 renamed 5202nd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

3.92 taken over by Kazakhstan.

Headquarters:

• Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast), 1984 - 3.92

Subordination:

• 32nd Combined Arms Army, 1984 - 1.3.88
• 1st Army Corps, 1.3.88 - 4.6.91
• 40th Combined Arms Army, 4.6.91 - 3.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Semipalatinsk barracks/storage [US designation: Semipalatinsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 23 16N, 80 10 24E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division). Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.