11th Guards Kuzbassko-Nezhinskaya order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

11-я гвардейская мотострелковая Кузбасско-Нежинская ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 58900

Activated 17.5.57 in Fürstenwalde, East Germany, from the 7th Guards Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Frankfurt/Oder, East Germany)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Berlin-Karlshorst, East Germany
• 85th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 57th Guards Tank Regiment (Frankfurt/Oder, East Germany)
• 468th Guards Artillery Regiment (Beeskow, East Germany)
• 288th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Frankfurt/Oder, East Germany)
• 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 122nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 331st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)
• 688th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Fürstenwalde, East Germany)

5.58 transferred to Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, which led to several organisational changes:

• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 19th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the same division
• 468th Guards Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 930th Guards Artillery Regiment, from the 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Division
• 288th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was transferred to the 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, from the same division
• 122nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was transferred to the 6th Guards Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 22nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion, from the same division

5.58 (after the transfer to Smolensk), the 57th Guards Tank Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 91st Tank Regiment, from the disbanded 82nd Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 85th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 91st Tank Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 930th Guards Artillery Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 22nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 331st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)
• 688th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 207th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 22nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 22nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 91st Tank Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 930th Guards Artillery Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast) - SA-8 from 3.77
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast) - 10.77 moved to Mirnaya
• 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 22nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 207th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 331st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 688th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 688th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1160th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 91st Tank Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 930th Guards Artillery Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 22nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 207th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 331st independent Medical Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 1160th independent Material Supply Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast) with BMP-1
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast) with BTR-70
• 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast) with BTR-60
• 91st Tank Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast) with T-72
• 930th Guards Artillery Regiment (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 22nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 207th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 331st independent Medical Battalion (Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast)
• 1160th independent Material Supply Battalion (Mirnaya, Chita Oblast)

1.12.89 renamed 5890th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 9.92.

Headquarters:

• Fürstenwalde, East Germany, 5.57 - 5.58
• Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, 5.58 - 5.68
• Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast, 5.68 - 9.92

Subordination:

• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 5.57 - 5.58
• Moscow Military District, 5.58 - 5.68
• 86th Army Corps, 5.68 - 6.76
• 36th Combined Arms Army, 6.76 - 6.89
• 55th Army Corps, 6.89 - 9.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Bezrechnaya barracks [US designation: Bezrechnaya Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 43 16N, 116 10 48E (83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 91st Tank Regiment, 1106th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 109th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion, 398th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 000 independent Chemical Defence Company, 207th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 331st independent Medical Battalion)
• Mirnaya barracks [US designation: Mirnaya Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 46 03N, 116 04 35E (Divisional HQ, 25th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 930th Guards Artillery Regiment, 000 independent Missile Battalion, 000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 22nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 1160th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Smolensk barracks: 54 48 09N, 31 53 41E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II).