249th Reserve Motorised Rifle
Division
249-я запасная мотострелковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 34012
Activated 1979 in Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR, as a mobilisation
division.
Organisation 1988:
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 Tank Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya
ASSR)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola,
Mariyskaya ASSR)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR)
Disbanded 1987.
Storage Areas:
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Yoshkar-Ola, Mariyskaya ASSR, 1979 - 1987
Subordination:
Divisional coordinates:
- Yoshkar-Ola: 56 33 48N, 48 01 45E
The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms:
Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types,
substantial equipment shortfalls.