31st Vislenskaya Red Banner orders of Suvurov and Kutuzov Tank Division

31-я танковая Висленская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 16695; from 10.68: 34931; from 4.90: 54046

Activated 4.7.45 in Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, from the 31st Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 100th Tank Regiment
• 237th Tank Regiment
• 242nd Tank Regiment
• 65th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 77th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 617th Mortar Regiment
• 1885th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 201st independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 98th independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 145th independent Sapper Battalion
• 692nd independent Communications Battalion
• 231st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 50th independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 88th independent Tank Training Battalion

23.5.53 re-organised:

• 65th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 131st Mechanised Regiment
• 1047th Artillery Regiment was activated from the 617th Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 98th independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 400th independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

In 4.55 the 1885th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 131st Mechanised Regiment was renamed 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 242nd Tank Regiment was transferred to the 117th Guards Tank Division
• 77th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment was renamed 77th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment

In 1960 the 88th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 77th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) - 1962 renamed 77th Guards Tank Regiment
• 100th Tank Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 237th Tank Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1047th Artillery Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 145th independent Sapper Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 692nd independent Communications Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 400th independent Chemical Defence Company (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 231st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 50th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

19.2.62 the 653rd independent Missile Battalion and the 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1968 the 145th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 77th Guards Tank Regiment (Krnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 100th Tank Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 237th Tank Regiment (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Olomouc, Czechoslovakia)
• 1047th Artillery Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 653rd independent Missile Battalion (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 411th independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Krnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 692nd independent Communications Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 400th independent Chemical Defence Company (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 231st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 50th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)

In 1972 the 400th independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1980 the 50th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 911th independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 411th independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 77th Guards Tank Regiment (Krnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 100th Tank Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 237th Tank Regiment (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Olomouc, Czechoslovakia)
• 1047th Artillery Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 653rd independent Missile Battalion (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Krnov, Czechoslovakia) - 1983 moved to Libava
• 692nd independent Communications Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 231st independent Medical Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 911th independent Material Supply Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)

In 1985 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion was renamed 492nd independent Chemical Defence Company.

In 9.87 the 653rd independent Missile Battalion was absorbed by the 442nd Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 77th Guards Tank Regiment (Krnov, Czechoslovakia)
• 100th Tank Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 237th Tank Regiment (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Olomouc, Czechoslovakia)
• 1047th Artillery Regiment (Frenstát pod Radhostem, Czechoslovakia)
• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 692nd independent Communications Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 492nd independent Chemical Defence Company (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Libava, Czechoslovakia)
• 231st independent Medical Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)
• 911th independent Material Supply Battalion (Brunthal, Czechoslovakia)

In 7.89 the 322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 48th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 3.97 the 77th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment and the 1047th Artillery Regiment were transferred to the 1174th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base, and was replaced by the 245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and the 99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment.

1.7.97 renamed 3rd Motorised Rifle Division.

From 9.1999 to 12.1999 the 245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, the 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment and the 99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment was deployed to Mozdok, for operations in Chechnya. The 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment left Khankale in May 2000.

2009 renamed 9th independent Motorised Rifle Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, 7.45 - 8.68
• Brunthal, Czechoslovakia, 10.68 - 4.90 [49 59 33N, 17 26 56E]
• Novyy, Gorkiy Oblast, 4.90 - today [56 20 43N, 43 48 03E]

Subordination:

• 8th MechanisedArmy, 6.46 - 5.57
• 8th Tank Army, 5.57 - 8.68
• 28th Army Corps, 10.68 - 4.90
• 13th Guards Army Corps, 4.90 - 6.93
• 22nd Guards Combined Arms Army, 6.93 - today

Equipment:

• 1974: 325 T-62 (tank regiments) and T-54/55 (motorised rifle regiment)
• 12.85: 9800 men, 37 T-62, 282 T-72M, 230 BMP-1, 17 BTR-60, 7 BTR-60 or 70, 36 122mm 2s1, 54 122mm D-30, 18 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 2 PU-12, 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18 and 1 1V19

• 77th Guards Tank Regiment: 21 T-72, 12 BMP-2, 45 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 10 BTR-70, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 1 BREM and 3 MT-55A

• 100th Tank Regiment: 20 T-72, 12 BMP-2, 42 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 1 RKhM, 1 BREM and 3 MT-55A

• 237th Tank Regiment: 23 T-72, 12 BMP-2, 42 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 122mm D-30, 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 2 PU-12, 3 RKhM, 2 BREM and 3 MT-55A

• 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment: none

• 1047th Artillery Regiment: 24 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 PRP-3, 3 PRP-4, 1 R-156BTR and 1 BTR-70

• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Kub (SA-6) and 1 R-156BTR

• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 12 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR

• 692nd independent Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM

• 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and 2 UR-67

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 100th Tank Regiment: 91 T-80, 12 BMP-2, 4 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-70, 21 2s3 Akatsiya, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-4, 1 PU-12, 3 RKhM, 1 MT-55A and 1141 men

• 237th Tank Regiment: 92 T-80, 145 BMP-2, 3 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 22 2s3 Akatsiya, 2 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-4, 3 PU-12, 1 R-145BM, 3 RKhM, 1 MT-55A and 1141 men

• 245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-80, 131 BMP-2, 6 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-80, 2 BTR-70, 22 2s3 Akatsiya, 15 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-4, 1 PU-12, 3 RKhM, 3 BREM-4 and 2204 men

• 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-80, 127 BMP-2, 6 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-80, 5 BTR-70, 31 2s3 Akatsiya, 10 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-4 and 2204 men

• 99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 2s19 Msta-S, 16 BM-21 Grad, 5 PRP-4, 6 1V18, 2 1V19, 2 BMP-1KSh, 1 R-156BTR, 2 MT-LBT and 1077 men

• 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Tor (SA-15), 2 R-156BTR and 416 men

• 159th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 1 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 13 MT-LBT and 193 men

• 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 15 BMP-2, 13 BRM-1K, 8 BTR-80, 6 BTR-70, 2 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 375 men

• 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 UR-67 and 357 men

• 692nd independent Communications Battalion: 14 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 275 men

• 9th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion; 4 SPR-2, 2 R-145BM and 171 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Brunthal barracks (US designation: Bruntal Army Barracks West 201): 49 59 31N, 17 26 46E (Divisional HQ, 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 692nd independent Communications Battalion, 492nd independent Chemical Defence Company, 231st independent Medical Battalion and 911th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Krnov barracks [US designation: Krnov Army Barracks 201]: 50 05 30N, 17 41 11E (77th Guards Tank Regiment)
• Frenstát pod Radhostem barracks [US designation: Frenstat pod Radhostem Army Barracks 201]: 49 32 22N, 18 12 30E (100th Tank Regiment, 1047th Artillery Regiment and 653rd independent Missile Battalion)
• Libava barracks [US designation: Mesto Libava Army Barracks 201]: 49 43 24N, 17 31 06E (237th Tank Regiment, 411th independent Reactive Artillery Battery, 145th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Olomouc barracks [US designation: Olomouc Army Barracks Velka 208]: 49 34 44N, 17 16 17E (322nd Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Dzerzhinsk barracks: 56 14 46N, 43 29 10E (100th Tank Regiment, 237th Tank Regiment and 84th independent Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Novyy barracks: 56 20 46N, 43 47 48E (77th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, 752nd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 1047th Artillery Regiment, 1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 692nd independent Communications Battalion, 492nd independent Chemical Defence Company, 152nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 231st independent Medical Battalion and 911th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Seyma barracks: 56 13 44N, 43 10 42E (145th independent 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).