55th Mozyrskaya Red Banner Naval Infantry Division

55-й Мозырской Краснознаменной дивизии морской пехоты

Military Unit: 30926

Activated 1.12.67 in Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray - formation ordered 12.5.67 and begun 8.67.

Awards and honours from the 1st Naval Machine-Gun Artillery Division, which was disbanded 1.56, after returning home from Porkkala-Udd, Finland.

Formation was completed 1.12.68 - all based at Vladivostok, except where noted:

• HQ
• 106th Naval Infantry Regiment (military unit: 31266 - initially at Slavyanka, then to Vladivostok)
• 165th Naval Infantry Regiment (military unit: 10735)
• 390th Naval Infantry Regiment (military unit: 36324 - based at Slavyanka - activated 12.63 as the 390th independent Naval Infantry Regiment)
• 150th Tank Regiment
• 331st independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (military unit: 10752 - based at Slavyanka)
• 336th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (military unit: 39188)
• 129th independent Multi-Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
• 263rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 509th independent Engineering Battalion
• 1484th independent Communications Battalion
• 240th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
• 68th independent Motor Transport Company
• 82nd indepenent Medical and Sanitary Company
• 5th independent Chemical Defence Company

2.80 the 336th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed 923rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

4.80 the 331st independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion was renamed 921st Artillery Regiment, and absorbed the 129th independent Multi-Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion.

5.80 the 68th independent Motor Transport Company was replaced by the 398th independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 82nd indepenent Medical and Sanitary Company was replaced by the 316th independent Medical Company.

10.82 the 165th Naval Infantry Regiment was renamed the 165th Naval Infantry (Air Landing) Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• HQ
• 106th Naval Infantry (cadre) Regiment
• 165th Naval Infantry (Air Landing) Regiment
• 390th Naval Infantry Regiment (Slavyanka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 150th Tank Regiment
• 921st Artillery Regiment  (Slavyanka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 923rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
• 263rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 509th independent Engineering Battalion
• 1484th independent Communications Battalion
• 240th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
• 398th independent Material Supply Battalion
• 316th independent Medical Company
• 5th independent Chemical Defence Company

1996 the 150th Tank Regiment was reduced, and renamed 84th independent Tank Battalion.

9.97 the 84th independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

1.12.07 the 106th Naval Infantry (cadre - since 1983) Regiment was disbanded.

Organisation 2008:

• HQ
• 165th "Kazachiy" Naval Infantry Regiment ["Kazachiy" since 1996]
• 390th Naval Infantry Regiment (Slavyanka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 921st Artillery Regiment  (Slavyanka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 923rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
• 263rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 509th independent Engineering Battalion
• 1484th independent Communications Battalion
• 240th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
• 398th independent Material Supply Battalion
• 82nd independent Medical Company
• 5th independent Chemical Defence Company

1.6.09 renamed 155th independent Naval Infantry Brigade:

• 47th independent "Kazachiy" Naval Air Landing Assault Regiment (ex. 165th)
• 59th independent Naval Infantry Regiment (ex. 390th)
• 287th independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (ex. 921st)
• 288th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (ex. 923rd)

Equipment 1990: 153 T-55A, 207 BTR-60PB and BTR-80, 48 2s1 Gvozdika, 24 2s3 Akatsiya, 8 2s9 Nona-S, 4 2s23 Nona-SVK and 18 BM-21 Grad.

Bases:

• Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray, 1.12.67 - today [43 08 53N, 131 58 39E]