266th Artemovsko-Berlinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

266-я мотострелковая Артемовско-Берлинская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 61861; from 1969: 83492

Activated 4.6.57 in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, as the 117th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 68th Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

19.2.62 re-organised:

19.2.65 renamed 266th Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 72nd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 72nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

In 1969, before the transfer to the Far East, the 220th Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 82nd Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 745th Motorised Rifle Regiment. After the transfer (also in 1969), the 209th Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 272nd Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 155th Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the same division.

Organisation 1970:

15.11.72 re-organised:

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1136th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

Organisation 1988:

25.10.89 renamed 5508th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

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