274th Motorised Rifle Division

274-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 31625

Activated 1970 in Kryazh, Kuybyshev Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (43rd Training Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1988:

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

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Kryazh, Kuybyshev Oblast, 1980 - 1987

Subordination:

• Volga Military District, 1980 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Kryazh storage: 53 06 37N, 50 07 18E

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