167th Motorised Rifle Division

167-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 31613

Activated 1978 in Biysk, Altay Kray, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (13th Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1987:

• 530th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 542nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 581st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 195th Tank Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1424th Artillery Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1305th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1530th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 574th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1095th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1210th independent Communications Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 484th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 530th independent Medical Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1177th independent Material Supply Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)

1.10.87 renamed 1010th Territorial Training Center.

1.7.89 renamed 5349th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

1988 equipped with 190 T-55.

Disbanded 1992.

Storage Areas:

• Biysk, Altay Kray, 1978 - 1992

Subordination:

• 33rd Army Corps, 1978 - 6.91
• Siberian Military District, 6.91 - 1992

Divisional coordinates:

• Biysk barracks/storage [US designation: Biysk Army Training Area TA 1]: 52 30 33N, 85 21 03E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division). Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.