31st Guards Vitebskaya order of Lenin Red Banner
order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle
Division
31-я гвардейская
мотострелковая
Витебская ордена Ленина
Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия
Military Unit: 41134; from 1968: 44432
Activated 25.6.57 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, as the 29th
Guards Motorised Rifle Division, from the 29th Guards Mechanised Division.
Organisation 1960:
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93rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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94th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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277th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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2nd Guards Tank Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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64th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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1064th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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88th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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35th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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43rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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382nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
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389th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
19.2.62 re-organised:
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626th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
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000 independent Missile Battalion was activated
11.1.65 renamed 31st Guards Motorised Rifle Division.
In 1968 the 35th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was
renamed 35th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
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93rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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94th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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277th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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2nd Guards Tank Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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64th Guards Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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1064th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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88th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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35th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur
Oblast)
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43rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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626th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Belogorsk,
Amur Oblast)
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382nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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389th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed
158th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.
15.11.72 re-organised:
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
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00 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated -
absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80
16.5.77 converted to a tank division, and renamed 21st Guards
Tank Division:
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93rd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 111th Guards Tank Regiment
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94th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 125th Guards Tank Regiment
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
In 1980 the 389th independent Motor Transport Battalion was
renamed 1138th independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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2nd Guards Tank Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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111th Guards Tank Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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125th Guards Tank Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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277th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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64th Guards Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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1064th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast) with
SA-8
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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88th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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35th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur
Oblast)
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43rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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158th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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626th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Belogorsk,
Amur Oblast)
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382nd independent Medical Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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1138th independent Material Supply Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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2nd Guards Tank Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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111th Guards Tank Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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125th Guards Tank Regiment (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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277th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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64th Guards Artillery Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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1064th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast) with
SA-8
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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88th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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35th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur
Oblast)
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43rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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158th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
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626th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Belogorsk,
Amur Oblast)
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382nd independent Medical Battalion (Ekaterinoslavka, Amur Oblast)
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1138th independent Material Supply Battalion (Belogorsk, Amur Oblast)
Headquarters:
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Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, 6.57 - 8.69
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Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, 8.69 - today
Subordination:
Divisional coordinates:
- Belogorsk barracks [US designation: Belogorsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 54 19N, 128 28
32E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
- Belogorsk barracks [US designation: Belogorsk Army Barracks AL 6]: 50 54 01N, 128 26 44E (277th Guards Motorised
Rifle Regiment)
- Ekaterinoslavka barracks [US designation: Yekaterinoslavka Army Barracks
AL 2]: 50 21 34N, 129 05 44E (111th Guards Tank Regiment, 125th Guards Tank
Regiment, 35th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 382nd
independent Medical Battalion)
- Kaunas barracks [US designation: Kaunas Army Barracks South AL 1]: 54 51 57N, 23 56 40E
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US
terms: Category I).