50th Guards Donetskaya twice Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Motorised Rifle Division

50-я гвардейская мотострелковая Донецкая дважды Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 22156

Activated 20.5.57 in Brest, Brest Oblast, from the 50th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 69th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 93rd Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1066th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 56th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 108th independent Medical-Sanitary Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)

25.5.62 the 951st independent Missile Battalion was activated.

29.5.62 the 83rd independent Tank Company was activated.

In 1968 the 56th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 56th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 69th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 93rd Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1066th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 83rd independent Tank Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 951st independent Missile Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 56th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 108th independent Medical-Sanitary Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1283rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 1275th independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

1.6.73 the 22nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 490th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 69th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 93rd Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1066th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 83rd independent Tank Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 951st independent Missile Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1283rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 56th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 22nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 108th independent Medical Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 490th independent Material Supply Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)

1.12.86 the 100th independent Chemical Defence Company was activated, and the 1066th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1066th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• 148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 69th Guards Tank Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 93rd Artillery Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1066th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 83rd independent Tank Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 951st independent Missile Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 1283rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 56th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 22nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 100th independent Chemical Defence Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 108th independent Medical Company (Brest, Brest Oblast)
• 490th independent Material Supply Battalion (Brest, Brest Oblast)

1.9.88 the 951st independent Missile Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the 465th Missile Brigade.

1.92 taken over by Belarus.

Headquarters:

• Brest, Brest Oblast, 5.57 - 1.92 [52 04 56N, 23 47 33E]

Subordination:

• 28th Combined Arms Army, 5.57 - 1.92

Equipment 12.85:

• 2450 men, 214 T-62, 147 BMP-1, 114 BTR-60, 127 BTR-70, 54 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 56 BTR-70, 45 BTR-60, 4 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 1 MTP, 1 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 7 BTR-80, 118 BTR-70, 4 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 1 MTP, 1 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 4 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 1 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 69th Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-72, 14 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 6 RKhM, 1 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 2 MTU-20 and 1 MT-55A
• 93rd Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 2 PRP-3 and 1 PRP-4
• 1066th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8) and 5 PU-12
• 1283rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 18 MT-LBT
• 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 7 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 1 R-137B

Divisional coordinates:

• Brest barracks [US designation: Brest Army Barracks Central AL 1]: 52 06 21N, 23 40 28E (Divisional HQ, 150th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 951st independent Missile Battalion, 80th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 100th independent Chemical Defence Company, 108th independent Medical Company and 490th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Brest barracks [US designation: Brest Army Barracks AL 9]: 52 05 04N, 23 48 07E (148th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 152nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 69th Guards Tank Regiment, 93rd Artillery Regiment, 1066th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 1283rd independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 90th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 56th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 22nd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)

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