55th Budapeshtskaya Red Banner orders of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy and Aleksandr Nevskiy Artillery Division

55-я артиллерийская Будапештская Краснознамённая орденов Богдана Хмельницкого и Александра Невского дивизия

Military Unit: 07861

Activated 1973 in Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast, from the 52nd Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1975:

• 701st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)

In 1976 the 751st 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:

• 701st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast) - expanded to the 2335th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment in 1980.

Organisation 1988:

• 701st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Novaya Aleksandrovka, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)
• 2335th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast)

In 1989 the 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment was renamed 371st Reactive Artillery Brigade, while the 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment and 2335th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment was disbanded.

In 1991 the 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was renamed 263rd Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade, and the 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 237th Cannon Artillery Brigade - the 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was probably renamed 238th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade at the same time.

In 1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Zaporoshye, Zaporoshye Oblast, 1973 - 1.92

Subordination:

• Odessa Military District, 1973 - 1.92

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 701st Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 122mm D-30, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 7 PRP-3, 8 R-145BM and 60 MT-LBT
• 707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm D-20, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 4 PRP-3, 1 R-145BM and 102 MT-LBT
• 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 4 PRP-3 and 1 R-145BM
• 371st Reactive Artillery Brigade: 48 9A52 Smerch
• 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment: none

Divisional coordinates:

• Zaporoshye barracks [US designation: Zaporozhye Army Barracks AL 1]: 47 50 00N, 35 10 56E (Divisional HQ, 701st Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 739th Cannon Artillery Regiment, 741st Reactive Artillery Regiment, 751st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment and 2335th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment)
• Novaya Aleksandrovka barracks [US designation: Novo Aleksandrovka Army Barracks AL 1]: 47 44 46N, 35 22 33E (707th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment and 738th Cannon Artillery Regiment)