15th Guards Mozyrskaya Red Banner order of Suvurov Tank Division

15-я гвардейская танковая Мозырская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 43115; from 10.68: 58539

Activated 20.5.57 in Brest, Brest Oblast, as the 33rd Guards Tank Division, from the 12th Guards Mechanised Division.

In 1960 the 84th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 239th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 244th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 295th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 914th Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 282nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 81st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 152nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 215th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 517th independent Chemical Defence Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 119th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 725th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)

19.2.62 the 535th independent Missile Battalion and the 142nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

11.1.65 renamed 15th Guards Tank Division.

In 1968 the 152nd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 152nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 239th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 244th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 295th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 914th Artillery Regiment (Trutnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 282nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lazne Bohdanec, Czechoslovakia)
• 535th independent Missile Battalion (Zdekhovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 100th independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Lazne Bohdanec, Czechoslovakia)
• 81st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Zdekhovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 215th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 517th independent Chemical Defence Company (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 142nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 119th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 725th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)

In 1972 the 517th independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 517th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1980 the 725th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 910th independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 100th independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 239th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 244th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 295th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 914th Artillery Regiment (Trutnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lazne Bohdanec, Czechoslovakia)
• 535th independent Missile Battalion (Zdekhovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 81st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Zdekhovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 215th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 517th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 142nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 119th independent Medical Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 910th independent Material Supply Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)

In 9.87 the 535th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 442nd Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 239th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 244th Guards Tank Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 295th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 914th Artillery Regiment (Trutnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lazne Bohdanec, Czechoslovakia)
• 81st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Zdekhovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 215th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 517th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 142nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 119th independent Medical Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)
• 910th independent Material Supply Battalion (Milovice, Czechoslovakia)

In 7.89 the 244th Guards Tank Regiment was renamed 721st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Disbanded 8.90.

Headquarters:

• Brest, Brest Oblast, 5.57 - 8.68
• Milovice, Czechoslovakia, 10.68 - 6.90 [50 14 14N, 14 51 12E]
• Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, 6.90 - 8.90

Subordination:

• 28th Combined Arms Army, 5.57 - 8.68
• Central Group of Forces, 10.68 - 6.90
• Volga-Ural Military District, 6.90 - 8.90

Equipment:

• 1974: 325 T-62
• 12.85: 9800 men, 37 T-62, 282 T-72M, 230 BMP-1, 17 BTR-60, 7 BTR-60 or 70, 36 122mm 2s1, 36 122mm D-30, 36 152mm 2s3

Divisional coordinates:

• Mlada Milovice barracks (US designation: Milovice Army Barracks Northwest 201): 50 14 14N, 14 51 33E (Divisional HQ, 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, 239th Guards Tank Regiment, 244th Guards Tank Regiment, 295th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 81st independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 215th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 517th independent Chemical Defence Battalion, 142nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 119th independent Medical Battalion and 910th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Trutnov barracks [US designation: Trutnov Army Barracks Jager 201]: 50 33 33N, 15 53 59E [914th Artillery Regiment]
• Lazne Bohdanec barracks [US designation: Bohdanec Army Barracks 201]: 50 04 06N, 15 41 05E (282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and 100th independent Reactive Artillery Battery)
• Zduchovice barracks [US designation: Zdechovice Army Barracks 201]: 49 38 17N, 14 12 43E (535th independent Missile Battalion and 152nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100% (from 1968 to 1990).