83rd Motorised Rifle Division

83-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30170

Activated 1972 in Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (61st Training Motorised Rifle Division) - the equipment set was co-located with the 61st Training Motorised Rifle Division.

Unfortunately, sub-unit numbers are rarely known within mobilisation divisions.

Organisation 1980:

• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 633rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 633rd independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast)

Disbanded 1989.

Storage Areas:

• Ashkhabad, Ashkhabad Oblast, 1972 - 1989

Subordination:

• Turkmenistan Military District, 1972 - 4.82
• 36th Army Corps, 4.82 - 1989

Divisional coordinates:

• Ashkhabad storage: 37 57 39N, 58 20 42E - co-located with the active 61st Training Motorised Rifle Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, with some APC and most trucks missing.