89th Motorised Rifle
Division
89-я мотострелковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 30737
Activated 18.6.66 in Tambov, Tambov Oblast, initially as a mobilisation
division.
Possibly initially known as the 267th Motorised Rifle Division.
Organisation 1967:
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669th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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672nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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677th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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182nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Sapper Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov
Oblast)
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000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
30.11.67 the 677th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 385th
Motorised Rifle Regiment, and was transferred to the
243rd Motorised Rifle Division - replaced by the 000 Motorised Rifle
Regiment.
Organisation 1988:
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669th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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672nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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182nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tambov, Tambov
Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Tambov, Tambov Oblast)
In 9.87 renamed 1042nd Territorial Training Center.
1.10.87 renamed 5347th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.
Disbanded 1996.
Storage Areas:
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Tambov, Tambov Oblast, 6.66 - 1996
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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1650 men, 214 T-54/55, 93 BTR-40, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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Tambov: 7 BRM-1K, 66 MT-LBT, 6 2s12 Sani, 12 BM-21 Grad, 11 R-145BM, 6
BTR-50PU and 1 R-137B
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Novaya Lyada: 187 T-55, 20 BMP-1, 8 BRM-1K, 27 R-145BM, 5 BTR-50PU, 2 UR-67
and 6 MT-55A
Divisional coordinates:
- Tambov barracks [Tambov Army Barracks AL 1]: 52 40 50N, 41 28 11E
- Novaya Lyada storage: 52 42 10N, 41 39 57E
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US
terms: Category III).