10th Guards Uralsko-Lvovskaya order of the October Revolution Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Volunteer Tank Division imeni Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky

10-я гвардейская танковая Уральско-Львовская ордена Октябрьской революции Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова добровольческая дивизия имени Маршала Советского Союза Р. Я. Малиновского

Military Unit: 45270, from 3.47: 60550, from 7.94: 63453

Activated 28.6.45 in Chrudim(?), Czechoslovakia, from the 10th Guards Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment
• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment
• 29th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 81st Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 299th Guards Mortar Regiment
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 248th independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 7th independent Guards Motorcycle Battalion
• 131st independent Guards Sapper Battalion
• 159th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 188th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 685th independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 00 independent Tank Training Battalion

31.10.46 reduced to 10th Guards Tank Regiment (mobilisation) - all attached units remained, but were downsized (regiment to battalion, battalion to company), but 3.50 again expanded to full size.

6.5.54 re-organised:

• 29th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 29th Guards Mechanised Regiment
• 744th Guards Artillery Regiment was activated from the 299th Guards Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 7th independent Guards Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 81st Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment became 343rd Guards Heavy Tank Regiment
• 29th Guards Mechanized Regiment was renamed 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment

In 1960 the 00 independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 343rd Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 744th Guards Artillery Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battery (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 131st independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 188th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 685th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)

In 1961 the 697th independent Missile Battalion was activated.

19.2.62 the 60th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1962 the 343rd Guards Heavy Tank Regiment was renamed 63rd Guards Tank Regiment.

16.6.67 named "imeni Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky".

In 1968 the 131st independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 131st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 744th Guards Artillery Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 697th independent Missile Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 248th independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 131st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 188th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 685th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 127th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

21.2.78 awarded the order of the October Revolution.

In 1980 the 685th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1072nd independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 248th independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 744th Guards Artillery Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Potsdam, East Germany)
• 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 697th independent Missile Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany) - SS-21 from 1982
• 131st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 60th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 127th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 188th independent Medical Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)
• 1072nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Krampnitz, East Germany)

In 9.87 the 697th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 448th Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Schönebeck, East Germany)
• 744th Guards Artillery Regiment (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 131st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Magdeburg, East Germany)
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 60th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 127th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 188th independent Medical Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)
• 1072nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Altengrabow, East Germany)

In 6.90 the 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion was transferred to the 47th Guards Tank Division, in exchange for the 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Halberstadt, East Germany).

In 1997 the 63rd Guards Tank Regiment and the 6th independent Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade, was united as the 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Organisation 2000:

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kursk, Kursk Oblast)
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast)
• 744th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
• 127th independent Radiological, Biological and Chemical Defence Battalion (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)

2009 renamed 262nd Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Bases:

• Chrudim(?), Czechoslovakia, 7.45 - 1947
• Krampnitz, East Germany, 1947 - 5.83 [52 27 33N, 13 03 03E]
• Altengrabow, East Germany, 5.83 - 7.94 [52 12 11N, 12 11 32E] (transfer to Boguchar begun 11.93)
• Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast, 7.94 - today [49 56 50N, 40 29 28E]

Subordination:

• 4th Tank Army, 7.45 - 4.7.46
• 4th Guards Mechanized Army, 4.7.46 - 29.4.57
• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 29.4.57 - 10.6.64
• 3rd Combined Arms Army, 10.6.64 - 1.11.91
• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 1.11.91 - today

Equipment:

• 1974: 325 T-62
• 1979: T-64 and T-62 (all TP and MSP), 122mm 2s1 (248 Gv.MSP), 152mm 2s3 (artillery regiment), SA-8 (SAM regiment), SA-9 (all TP and MSP)
• 12.85: 9600 men, 289 T-64A, 30 T-64B, 218 BMP-1, 15 BMP-2, 17 BTR-60, 7 BTR-60 or 70, 36 122mm 2s1, 36 122mm D-30, 36 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 61st Guards Tank Regiment: 105 T-80, 20 BMP-2, 37 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM-2, 1 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 3 MT-55A
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment: 104 T-80, 59 BMP-2, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM-2, 1 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 3 MT-55A
• 63rd Guards Tank Regiment: 104 T-80, 21 BMP-2, 36 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM-2, 1 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 2 MT-55A
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 51 T-80, 18 BMP-2, 70 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 2 BREM-2, 1 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 2 MT-55 and 5 MT-LBT
• 744th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3 Akatsiya, 18 BM-21 Grad, 4 PRP-3/4, 3 1V18 and 1 1V19
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 1 R-156BTR and 5 PU-12
• 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 14 BMP-2, 9 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-70, 8 BTR-80, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion: 9 R-145BM and 1 R-2AM
• 131st independent Guards Engineer Battalion: 1 IRM, 1 UR-67 and 6 MT-55A

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 61st Guards Tank Regiment: 83 T-80, 15 BMP-2, 41 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K, 27 2s3 Akatsiya, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 2 PRP-4, 3 RKhM, 2 PU-12, 1 BREM-2, 3 MT-55A, 304 men
• 62nd Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-80, 49 BMP-2, 5 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 24 2s3 Akatsiya, 2 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3 PRP-4, 3 RKhM, 3 PU-12, 2 R-145BM, 1 MTP-LB, 2 MT-55A, 304 men
• 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 13 T-80, 86 BMP-2, 5 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 24 2s19 Msta-S, 9 BMP-2KSh, 3 PRP-4, 3 RKhM, 2 BREM-2, 1183 men
• 248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 13 T-80, 13 BMP-2, 70 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-70, 24 2s3 Akatsiya, 4 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 3 RKhM, 2 PU-12, 1 MTP-LB, 2 BREM-4, 1 MT-55A, 249 men
• 744th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 2s19 Msta-S, 12 BM-21 Grad, 5 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 2 R-156BTR, 141 men
• 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 4 PU-12, 2 R-145BM, 2 R-156BTR, 185 men
• 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 12 BMP-2, 11 BRM-1K, 4 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 36 men
• 152nd independent Guards Communications Battalion: 9 R-145BM, 85 men
• 127th independent Radiological, Biological and Chemical Defence Battalion: 6 RKhM-4, 10 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Altengrabow barracks [US designation: Altengrabow Army Barracks 201]: 52 12 03N, 12 11 16E (61st Guards Tank Regiment, 62nd Guards Tank Regiment, 744th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and divisional support units)
• Altengrabow barracks [US designation: Altengrabow Army Barracks 204]: 52 11 37N, 12 11 18E (63rd Guards Tank Regiment and 60th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Schönebeck barracks: 52 00 30N, 11 42 40E (248th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Magdeburg barracks [US designation: Magdeburg Army Barracks 282]: 52 06 55N, 11 41 06E (131st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion)
• Halberstadt barracks (Fliegerhorst Kaserne) [US designation: Halberstadt Army Barracks 273]: 51 51 36N, 11 03 36E (112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Krampnitz barracks (Panzerschule) [US designation: Krampnitz Army Barracks 261]: 52 27 49N, 13 02 34E (Divisional HQ, and all units, except below)
• Potsdam barracks (Infanterie Kaserne) [US designation: Potsdam Army Barracks 287]: 52 24 46N, 13 02 56E (63rd Guards Tank Regiment)
• Potsdam barracks (Kriegsschule) [US designation: Potsdam Army Barracks 288]: 52 25 01N, 13 02 24E (62nd Guards Tank Regiment, 744th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and 359th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Boguchar barracks: 49 56 38N, 12 11 32E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.