79th Sakhalinskaya Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

79-я мотострелковая Сахалинская Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 35316

Activated 17.5.57 in Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast, from the 79th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 157th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 396th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 398th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 113th Tank Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 284th Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1224th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 43rd independent Sapper Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 931st independent Communications Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 124th independent Missile Battalion was activated

22.2.68 awarded the Red Banner.

In 1968 the 43rd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 43rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 157th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 396th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 398th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 113th Tank Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 284th Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1224th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 124th independent Missile Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 43rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 931st independent Communications Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)

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 1489th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 157th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 396th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 398th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 113th Tank Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 284th Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1224th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 124th independent Missile Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast) - disbanded mid-1980's
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 43rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 931st independent Communications Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1489th independent Material Supply Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)

In 1982(?) the 113th Tank Regiment was reduced, and renamed 98th independent Tank Battalion.

Organisation 1988:

• 157th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 396th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 398th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 98th independent Tank Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast) with T-55
• 284th Artillery Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1224th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 124th independent Missile Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 43rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 931st independent Communications Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Gastello, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)
• 1489th independent Material Supply Battalion (Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast)

Disbanded 1994.

Headquarters:

• Leonidovo, Sakhalinskaya Oblast, 5.57 - 1994

Subordination:

• 15th Combined Arms Army, 5.57 - 3.60
• 2nd Army Corps, 3.60 - 1977
• 51st Combined Arms Army, 1977 - 1994

Divisional coordinates:

• Leonidovo barracks [US designation: Leonidovo Military Barracks AL 1]: 49 16 53N, 142 51 51E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Gastello barracks [US designation: Gastello Army Barracks AL 1]: 49 06 19N, 142 56 57E (398th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 000 independent Medical Battalion)

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