19th Voronezhsko-Shumlenskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and the Labor Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

19-я мотострелковая Воронежско-Шумленская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Трудового Красного Знамени дивизия

Military Unit: 20634

Activated 15.5.57 in Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, as the 92nd Motorised Rifle Division, from the 19th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 32nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 201st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 397th Tank Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 292nd Artillery Regiment (Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR)
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1493rd independent Sapper Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 405th independent Communications Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 135th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 344th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 90th independent Missile Battalion was activated

17.12.64 renamed 19th Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 1493rd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 32nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 201st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 397th Tank Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 292nd Artillery Regiment (Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR)
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 90th independent Missile Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 405th independent Communications Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 344th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 135th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1329th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 12.79 the 32nd Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to Osh, Osh Oblast, and was replaced by the new 503rd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1096th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 201st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 503rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 397th Tank Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 292nd Artillery Regiment (Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR)
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 90th independent Missile Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1329th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 405th independent Communications Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 344th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 135th independent Medical Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1096th independent Material Supply Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)

Organisation 1988:

• 201st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR) - 1995 to Mozdok
• 503rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 397th Tank Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 292nd Artillery Regiment (Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR)
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 90th independent Missile Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1329th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 405th independent Communications Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 344th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 135th independent Medical Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 1096th independent Material Supply Battalion (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)

In 2.91 absorbed parts of the 12th Guards Tank Division:

• 503rd Motorised Rifle Regiment was united with the 200th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, and was renamed 503rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was disbanded, and was replaced by the 481st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion was united with the 18th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion, and was renamed 239th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion
• 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion was united with the 134th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion, and was renamed 1493rd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion

In 7.92 the 1077th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion was activated.

1.7.94 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 532nd independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1994 the 397th Tank Regiment was renamed 141st independent Tank Battalion.

1.6.2009 renamed 19th independent Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, 5.57 - today [1990 renamed Vladikavkaz]

Subordination:

• 12th Army Corps, 5.57 - 8.82
• 42nd Army Corps, 8.82 - 6.95
• 58th Combined Arms Army, 1.6.95 - today

Equipment 12.85:

• 3500 men, 187 T-54/55, 96 BTR-60, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 201st Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 BTR-70, 6 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 2s12 Sani, 5 R-145BM and 8 MT-LBT
• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 BTR-70, 12 2s12 Sani, 5 R-145BM, 8 MT-LBT and 1 MTU-20
• 503rd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 4 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 2s12 Sani, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 R-145BM and 8 MT-LBT
• 397th Tank Regiment: 94 T-72, 9 BMP-2, 5 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-70, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 R-145BM, 2 RKhM, 8 MT-LBT and 3 MTU-20
• 292nd Artillery Regiment: 12 9P140 Uragan, 12 BM-21 Grad, 4 PRP-4, 1 PRP-3, 6 1V18, 2 1V19, 1 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 60 MT-LBT
• 1165th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: 57mm S-60
• 108th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 405th independent Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM
• 1493rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 3 UR-67

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 429th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 118 MT-LB/LBT, 12 2s3 Akatsiya, 4 9P140 Uragan and 2400 men
• 503rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 115 BTR-80, 12 2s3 Akatsiya and 2400 men
• 693rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 126 BMP-2, 12 2s3 Akatsiya and 2200 men
• 141st independent Tank Battalion: 31 T-72
• 292nd Artillery Regiment: 4 PRP-4, 36 2s19 Msta-S, 12 BM-21 Grad and 900 men
• 481st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8) and Tor (SA-15), 4 PU-12 and 400 men
• 1329th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 12 MT-LBT, 2 PRP-4, 1 R-145BM, 1 MTP-LB and 193 men
• 239th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 12 BMP-2, 11 BMP-1, 6 BTR-80, 3 BMP-1KSh, 3 R-145BM and 345 men
• 405th independent Communications Battalion: 1 BMP-1KSh, 1 ZS-88 (BTR-80) and 265 men
• 1493rd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 MTU-20 and 304 men
• 344th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion: 1 MTP-LB and 312 men
• 532nd independent Chemical Defence Battalion: 6 MT-LBT and 176 men
• 1077th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion: 4 SPR-2 and 171 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Ordzhonikidze barracks [US designation: Ordzhonikidze Army Barracks East AL 9]: 43 02 20N, 44 43 33E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Prokhladnyy barracks [US designation: Prokhladnyy Army Barracks Lagernyy AL 1]: 43 46 15N, 43 55 06E (292nd Artillery Regiment)

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