161st Stanislavskaya Red Banner order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Motorised Rifle Division

161-я мотострелковая Станиславская Краснознамённая ордена Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия

Military Unit: 24182

Activated 4.6.57 in Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, as the 99th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 24th Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1957:

• 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 105th Guards Tank Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1036th Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 336th independent Sapper Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 925th independent Communications Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 24th independent Chemical Defence Company (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

In 7.58 the 318th Motorised Rifle Regiment and the 105th Guards Tank Regiment were replaced by the 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and the 83rd Tank Regiment.

In 9.59 the 314th Motorised Rifle Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the 83rd Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 83rd Tank Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1036th Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 336th independent Sapper Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 925th independent Communications Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 24th independent Chemical Defence Company (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 184th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 000 independent Missile Battalion was activated

11.1.65 renamed 161st Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 336th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 336th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 83rd Tank Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1036th Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 336th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 925th independent Communications Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 24th independent Chemical Defence Company (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 184th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1297th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 660th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 83rd Tank Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1036th Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1297th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 336th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 925th independent Communications Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 24th independent Chemical Defence Company (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 184th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 660th independent Material Supply Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 83rd Tank Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1036th Artillery Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1297th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 336th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 925th independent Communications Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 24th independent Chemical Defence Company (Rovno, Rovno Oblast)
• 184th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 660th independent Material Supply Battalion (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

In 9.88 the 000 independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the new 461st Missile Brigade.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 13th Combined Arms Army, 6.57 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 2000 men, 80 T-54/55, 134 T-72, 114 BMP-1, 2 BTR-60, 125 BTR-70, 72 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-156BTR
• 57th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-54, 35 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 5 R-145BM, 3 BREM and 1 MTU-20
• 313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-55, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 5 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 316th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-54, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 83rd Tank Regiment: 28 T-55, 66 T-54, 14 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 RKhM, 5 R-145BM and 3 MTU-20
• 1036th Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 5 PRP-4, 3 1V18 and 1 1V19
• 1067th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Kub (SA-6), 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 1297th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 22 MT-LBT
• 92nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-7 and 2 R-145BM
• 925th independent Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM and 1 R-137B
• 336th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Izyaslav barracks [US designation: Izyaslav Army Barracks AL1]: 50 06 18N, 26 50 22E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Rovno barracks [US designation: Rovno Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 37 35N, 26 13 30E (313th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and 24th independent Chemical Defence Company)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).