28th Aleksandriyskaya Red Banner order of Kutuzov Tank Division

28-я танковая Александрийская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 32037

Activated 20.5.57 in Slonim, Grodno Oblast, from the 8th Mechanised Division.

In 1960 the 83rd independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

19.2.62 the 490th independent Missile Battalion and the 99th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1968 the 147th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 147th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

Organisation 1988:

1.9.88 the 490th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 465th Missile Brigade.

1.6.90 renamed 6314th Equipment Storage Base, and the 838th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was transferred to the 213th Motorised Rifle Division.

3.92 taken over by Belarus.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 12.85:

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

Divisional coordinates:

* Slonim Army Barracks SSE AL 2 consists of four separate areas, running about 3 km from north to south

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