193rd Dneprovksaya order of Lenin Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Tank Division

193-я танковая Днепровская ордена Ленина Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 05901

Activated 20.5.57 in Bobruisk (Kiselevichi), Bobruisk Oblast, as the 36th Tank Division, from the 22nd Mechanised Division.

In 3.60 the 78th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 251st Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 262nd Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 264th Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 297th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 852nd Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 929th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 52nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 4th independent Sapper Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 831st independent Communications Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 26th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)

19.2.62 the 588th independent Missile Battalion and the 103rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

11.1.65 renamed 193rd Tank Division.

In 1968 the 4th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 4th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 251st Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 262nd Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 264th Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 297th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 852nd Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 929th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 588th independent Missile Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 52nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 4th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 831st independent Communications Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 103rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 26th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)

In 3.80 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1023rd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 251st Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 262nd Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 264th Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 297th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 852nd Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 929th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 588th independent Missile Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 52nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 4th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 831st independent Communications Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 103rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 26th independent Medical Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 1023rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 251st Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 262nd Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 264th Tank Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 297th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 852nd Artillery Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 929th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 588th independent Missile Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 52nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 4th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 831st independent Communications Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 103rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 26th independent Medical Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)
• 1023rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast)

In 9.88 the 588th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 460th Missile Brigade.

3.92 taken over by Belarus.

Headquarters:

• Bobruisk, Bobruisk Oblast, 5.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 5th Guards Tank Army, 5.57 - 1.92

Equipment 12.85:

• 2950 men, 328 T-72, 234 BMP-1, 17 BTR-60, 108 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional Headquarters: 1 R-145BM and 2 R-156BTR

• 251st Tank Regiment: 37 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 10 BTR-70, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 RKhM, 2 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 2 MP-31 and 3 MTU-20

• 262nd Tank Regiment: 31 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 RKhM, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 2 MP-31, 1 MTP and 3 MTU-20

• 264th Tank Regiment: 31 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 RKhM, 2 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 2 MP-31, 1 MTP-1 and 3 MTU-20

• 297th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 9 T-72, 4 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 RKhM, 4 RKhM-4, 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 2 MP-31, 2 MTP and 1 MTU-20

• 852nd Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-3/4, 9 1V18, 3 1V19 and 1 BTR-70

• 929th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 7 PU-12 and 1 R-156BTR

• 52nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR

• 831st independent Communications Battalion: 7 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 1 R-137B

• 4th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 IRM and 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Bobruisk barracks [US designation: Bobruysk Army Barracks AL 2]: 53 08 33N, 29 09 20E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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