26th Sivashko-Shtettinskaya twice Red Banner order of Suvorov Artillery Division

26-я артиллерийская Сивашко-Штеттинская дважды Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 43160

Activated 19.4.56 in Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast, from the 305th Cannon Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1957:

• 129th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade (disbanded 1961)
• 130th Cannon Artillery Brigade (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 13th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast) - former 98th Guards Mortar Regiment
• 726th independent Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion

In 1961 the 130th Cannon Artillery Brigade was renamed 900th Heavy Cannon Artillery Regiment, and the 13th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade was rernamed 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1970:

• 899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast) - former 2nd Guards Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Ternopol, Ternopol Oblast) - former 1st Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade
• 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 726th Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

Organisation 1975:

• 899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Ternopol, Ternopol Oblast)
• 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 726th Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

In 1976 the 911th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was activated.

1978: 2 regiments with 152mm ML-20, 2 regiments with 130mm M-46, 1 regiment with BM-21 and 1 regiment with 100mm T-12

Organisation 1980:

• 899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Ternopol, Ternopol Oblast)
• 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 911th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 726th Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) - in 1980 expanded to the 1457th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment

Organisation 1988:

• 899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Ternopol, Ternopol Oblast)
• 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 911th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Drogobych, Lvov Oblast)
• 1457th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

1.12.89 the 904th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment was renamed 337th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade, and the 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 3000th Equipment Storage Base.

In 1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast, 4.56 - 17.2.61
• Ternopol, Ternopol Oblast, 17.2.61 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 13th Combined Arms Army, 19.4.56 - 1.9.60
• Carpathian Military District, 1.9.60 - 1.9.90
• 66th Artillery Corps, 1.9.90 - 3.1.92

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3 and 1 R-145BM
• 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 122mm D-30, 2 PRP-3, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 1 R-145BM, 3 BTR-60 and 60 MT-LBT
• 899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A65 Msta-B, 2 PRP-3, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 2 BTR-60
• 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A65 Msta-B, 4 2s1 Gvozdika, 9 2s3 Akatsiya, 6 122mm D-30, 1 PRP-3, 2 PRP-4, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 2 BTR-60
• 911th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment: 100mm T-12, 1 PRP-3, 5 R-145BM and 84 MT-LBT (including some mounting anti-tank missiles)
• 337th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade: 47 9A52 Smerch, 3 9P140 Uragan, 2 BM-21 Grad, 3 122mm D-30, 2 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B, 1 2s3 Akatsiya, 1 2s7 Pion, 1 PRP-3, 6 1V18, 2 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 4 BTR-60
• 3000th Equipment Storage Base: 12 1V18, 4 1V19 and 1 R-145BM

Divisional coordinates:

• Ternopol barracks [US designation: Ternopol Army Barracks Northeast AL 1]: 49 33 49N, 25 36 03E (Divisional HQ and 897th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment)
• Kamenka-Bugskaya barracks [US designation: Kamenka-Bugskaya Army Barracks AL 2]: 50 06 28N, 24 20 04E (899th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 895th Cannon Artillery Regiment and 900th Howitzer Artillery Regiment)
• Drogobych barracks [US designation: Drogobych Army Barracks AL 1]: 49 20 31N, 23 30 18E (337th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade and 911th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment)
• Izyaslav barracks [US designation: Izyaslav Army Barracks AL1]: 50 06 18N, 26 50 22E (1457th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment)