259th Reserve Motorised Rifle Division

259-я запасная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 21475

Activated 1979 in Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (42nd Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR, 1979 - 1987

Subordination:

• North Caucasus Military District, 1979 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Groznyy storage: 43 17 05N, 45 43 44E - co-located with the 42nd Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.