70th Reserve Tank Division
70-я запасная танковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 31648
Activated 1973 in Desna, Chernigov Oblast, as a
mobilisation division.
The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned
officers, serving with the parent division (48th
Guards Training Tank Division).
Organisation 1987:
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000 Tank Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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0000 Artillery Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Desna,
Chernigov Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Company (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Desna, Chernigov Oblast)
Disbanded 1.10.89.
Headquarters:
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Desna, Chernigov Oblast, 1973 - 10.89
Subordination:
Divisional coordinates:
The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms:
Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types,
substantial equipment shortfalls.