42nd Guards Prilukskaya order of Lenin Red
Banner order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Tank Division
42-я гвардейская танковая
Прилукская ордена Ленина Краснознамённая ордена Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия
Military Unit: 29410
Activated 4.6.57 in Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, from the
42nd Guards Rifle Division.
Organisation 1960:
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188th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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319th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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384th Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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127th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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173rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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1095th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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75th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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95th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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532nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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89th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
19.2.62 the 139th independent Missile Battalion and the 150th
independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.
In 1968 the 772nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was
renamed 772nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
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188th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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319th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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384th Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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127th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
173rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
1095th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
139th independent Missile Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
75th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
95th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
532nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
150th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
89th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed
152nd independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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188th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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319th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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384th Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
127th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
173rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
1095th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
139th independent Missile Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
75th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
95th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
532nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
150th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
89th independent Medical Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
152nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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188th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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319th Guards Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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384th Tank Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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127th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
173rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
1095th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
139th independent Missile Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
75th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
95th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
532nd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Gvardeyskoye,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
150th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
89th independent Medical Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
152nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
1.9.90 renamed 6299th Equipment Storage Base.
Disbanded 5.91.
Headquarters:
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Gvardeyskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, 6.57 - 5.91
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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2650 men, 325 T-64A, 12 BMP-1, 3 BTR-60, 108 122mm M-30
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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12 1V18, 4 1V19, 4 PRP-4, 22 R-145BM, 4 BTR-50PU, 3
R-156BTR, 8 BMP-1KSh and 4 RKhM [originally with T-64 tanks since 1980]
Divisional coordinates:
- Gvardeyskoye barracks [US designation: Volnoye Army Barracks Samara
River North AL 2]: 48 44 23N, 35 19 29E (Divisional HQ, and all attached
units)
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength
Cadre (US terms: Category III).