261st Reserve Motorised Rifle Division

261-я запасная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1980 in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

Organisation 1987:

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

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Omsk, Omsk Oblast, 1980 - 1987

Subordination:

• Volga Military District, 1980 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Omsk storage: 54 51 29N, 73 23 58E - co-located with the 71st Reserve Tank Division

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