89th Motorised Rifle Division

89-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30737

Activated 18.6.66 in Tambov, Tambov Oblast, initially as a mobilisation division.

Possibly initially known as the 267th Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1967:

• 669th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 672nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 677th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 182nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Sapper Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)

30.11.67 the 677th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 385th Motorised Rifle Regiment, and was transferred to the 243rd Motorised Rifle Division - replaced by the 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• 669th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 672nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 182nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)

In 9.87 renamed 1042nd Territorial Training Center.

1.10.87 renamed 5347th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1996.

Storage Areas:

• Tambov, Tambov Oblast, 6.66 - 1996

Subordination:

• 13th Guards Army Corps, 1979 - 9.90
• 22nd Guards Combined Arms Army, 9.90 - 1996

Equipment 12.85:

• 1650 men, 214 T-54/55, 93 BTR-40, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Tambov: 7 BRM-1K, 66 MT-LBT, 6 2s12 Sani, 12 BM-21 Grad, 11 R-145BM, 6 BTR-50PU and 1 R-137B
• Novaya Lyada: 187 T-55, 20 BMP-1, 8 BRM-1K, 27 R-145BM, 5 BTR-50PU, 2 UR-67 and 6 MT-55A

Divisional coordinates:

• Tambov barracks [Tambov Army Barracks AL 1]: 52 40 50N, 41 28 11E
• Novaya Lyada storage: 52 42 10N, 41 39 57E

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