29th Polotskaya order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

29-я мотострелковая Полоцкая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 61425

Activated 4.6.57 in Shikhany, Saratov Oblast, as the 110th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 63rd Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 436th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 438th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 381st Tank Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 77th Artillery Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 1171st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 138th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 243rd independent Sapper Battalion (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 560th independent Communications Battalion (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 148th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Shikhany, Saratov Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 561st independent Missile Battalion was activated

17.11.64 renamed 29th Motorised Rifle Division.

In 4.68 re-organised:

• 433rd Motorised Rifle Regiment was used to activate the new 213th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 381st Tank Regiment was transferred to the 66th Tank Division, and was replaced by the 185th Tank Regiment, from the same division
• 1171st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was transferred to the 66th Tank Division, and was replaced by the 1040th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, from the same division
• 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion was transferred to the 66th Tank Division, and was replaced by the 106th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion
• 561st independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 66th Tank Division, and was replaced by the 652nd independent Missile Battalion

In 1968 the 243rd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 436th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 438th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Spassk-Dalniy, Primorskiy Kray) - 5.77 moved to Kamen-Rybolov
• 185th Tank Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th Artillery Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray) - 1974 converted to the SA-8
• 652nd independent Missile Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 106th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 560th independent Communications Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 148th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 116th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1132nd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 436th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 438th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 185th Tank Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th Artillery Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 652nd independent Missile Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 106th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 560th independent Communications Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 116th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 148th independent Medical Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1132nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)

Organisation 1988:

• 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 436th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 438th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 185th Tank Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 77th Artillery Regiment (Platonovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Troitskoye, Primorskiy Kray) with SA-8
• 652nd independent Missile Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 106th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 560th independent Communications Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 116th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 148th independent Medical Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1132nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray)

Disbanded 1994.

Headquarters:

• Shikhany, Saratov Oblast, 6.57 - 4.68
• Kamen-Rybolov, Primorskiy Kray, 4.68 - 1994

Subordination:

• 40th Army Corps, 6.57 - 10.60
• Volga Military District, 10.60 - 1968
• 5th Combined Arms Army, 1968 - 1994

Divisional coordinates:

• Kamen-Rybolov barracks [US designation: Kamen-Rybolov Army Barracks Northeast AL 2]: 44 45 19N, 132 02 39E (Divisional HQ, 438th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 652nd independent Missile Battalion, 138th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 106th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 560th independent Communications Battalion, 116th independent Chemical Defence Battalion, 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 148th independent Medical Battalion and 1132nd independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Platonovka barracks [US designation: Platono-Aleksandrovskoye Army Barracks AL 1]: 45 02 24N, 131 58 45E (402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment and 77th Artillery Regiment)
• Dukhovskoye barracks [US designation: Dukhovskaya Army Barracks Northeast AL 1]: 44 35 52N, 131 32 27E (436th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)
• Troitskoye barracks [US designation: Troitskoye Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 49 05N, 132 02 05E (185th Tank Regiment and 1040th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Spassk-Dalniy barracks [US designation: Spassk-Dalniy Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 36 10N, 132 50 07E (438th Motorised Rifle Regiment)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category II) - manning was about 70% (8200 men), with two regiments maintained at full strength.