51st Guards Orshanskaya Red Banner order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Artillery Division

51-я гвардейская артиллерийская Оршанская Краснознамённая ордена Александра Невского дивизия

Military Unit: 41603

Activated 25.8.72 in Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast, from the 121st Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1975:

• 1335th Howiter Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1336th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1337th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1338th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1360th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)

In 1976 the 000 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:

• 1335th Howiter Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1336th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast) - received 152mm 2A65 Msta-B in late 1987
• 1337th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast) - received 152mm 2s5 in 1.82
• 1338th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 1360th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 000 Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast) - expanded to 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment in 1980

In 1982 the 1360th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment was renamed 336th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade.

In 1984 re-organised:

• 1335th Howiter Artillery Regiment was renamed 170th Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 1336th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 171st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 1337th Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 178th Cannon Artillery Brigade
• 1338th Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 179th Cannon Artillery Brigade
• 000 Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was renamed 502nd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade
• 1338th Cannon Artillery Regiment was disbanded

Organisation 1988:

• 170th Howitzer Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 171st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 178th Cannon Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 179th Cannon Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 336th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 502nd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 0000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast) - disbanded 1989
• 353rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 586th independent Material Supply Battalion (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)
• 626th independent Medical Company (Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast)

In 1989 the 179th Cannon Artillery Brigade was renamed 2958th Equipment Storage Base, and the 502nd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade became independent.

In 3.92 taken over by Belarus.

Headquarters:

• Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast, 8.72 - 3.92

Subordination:

• Belorussian Military District, 8.72 - 3.92

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 9 BTR-60, 1 PRP-4, 1 PU-12 and 1 R-145BM
• 170th Howitzer Artillery Brigade: 49 122mm D-30, 2 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 2s3 Akatsiya, 1 152mm 2A65 Msta-B, 1 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 60 MT-LBT and 1 BTR-60
• 171st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade: 48 152mm 2A65 Msta-B, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 5 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM and 2 BTR-60
• 178th Cannon Artillery Brigade: 48 2s5 Giatsint, 5 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM and 1 BTR-60
• 336th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade: 48 9A52 Smerch, 12 1V18 and 4 1V19
• 2958th Equipment Storage Base: 3 PRP-4, 9 1V18, 3 1V19 and 1 R-145BM

Divisional coordinates:

• Osipovichi barracks [US designation: Osipovichi Army Barracks South AL 2]: 53 17 24N, 28 38 29E

Note: units numnbers in italic are uncertain.