30th Guards Rovenskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division
30-я гвардейская танковая Ровенская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия
Military Unit: 16580
Activated 4.6.57 in Novograd-Volynskiy, Zhitomir Oblast, from the 11th Guards Mechanised Division.
In 1960 the 58th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.
Organisation 1960:
19.2.62 the 335th independent Missile Battalion and the 108th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.
In 1968 the 151st independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 151st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1043rd independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
Organisation 1988:
1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Headquarters:
Subordination:
Equipment 1.12.85:
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
Divisional Headquarters: 1 PU-12
276th Tank Regiment: 67 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 11 BTR-70, 4 PM-38, 1 BMP-1KSh, 3 RKhM, 1 MTP, 2 R-145BM, 2 MTU-20 and 1 MT-55A
282nd Guards Tank Regiment: 67 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 4 PM-38, 2 RKhM, 1 MTP, 3 R-145BM, 1 MTU-20 and 1 MT-55A
325th Tank Regiment: 67 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 4 PM-38, 3 RKhM, 1 MTP, 3 R-145BM and 3 MTU-20
319th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 22 T-72, 4 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 4 PM-38, 1 BMP-1KSh, 3 RKhM, 2 MTP, 1 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 1 MT-55A
855th Guards Artillery Regiment: 27 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-3, 6 1V18 and 2 R-156BTR
937th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 6 PU-12, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
54th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 1 T-72, 8 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K, 7 BTR-70, 1 R-145BM and 2 R-156BTR
214th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM and 1 R-137B
151st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and 2 UR-67
Divisional coordinates:
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III) - one regiment maintained as a Ready Regiment.