91st Motorised Rifle Division

91-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 58421; from 2.87: 21431

Activated 7.70 in Chistye Kluychi (Shelekhov), Irkutsk Oblast, from the 362nd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Organisation 1970:

• 279th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 977th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 1091st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 123rd Tank Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 677th Artillery Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 1257th independent Missile Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 762nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 1308th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 1766th independent Communications Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 158th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Chistye Kluychi, Irkutsk Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1290th 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 301st independent Material Supply Battalion.

In 1980 the 58th independent Tank Battalion arrived in Mongolia from the 138th independent Tank Regiment (in Germany), and became attached to the division.

Organisation 1980:

• 279th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mandal-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 977th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1091st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 123rd Tank Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 677th Artillery Regiment (Mandal-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 58th independent Tank Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia) - 5.82 to Mandal-Gobi - equipped with T-72
• 1257th independent Missile Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1290th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 762nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1308th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1766th independent Communications Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 158th independent Medical Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 301st independent Material Supply Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)

In 1985 the 58th independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1987:

• 279th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mandal-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 977th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1091st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 123rd Tank Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia) - equipped with T-72
• 677th Artillery Regiment (Mandal-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1257th independent Missile Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1290th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 762nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1308th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 1766th independent Communications Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 158th independent Medical Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)
• 301st independent Material Supply Battalion (Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia)

In 4.87 the 123rd Tank Regiment was transferred to the 41st Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 102nd Tank Regiment from the same division.

1.12.87 renamed 497th Territorial Training Center.

In 10.89 renamed 5209th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

In 6.92 inherited the traditions, honors and awards of the disbanded 15th Motorised Rifle Division, and was renamed 6063rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (Mechanised Troops).

6.2009 renamed 187th Weapons and Equipment Storage and Repair Base.

Headquarters:

• Chistye Kluychi (Shelekhov), Irkutsk Oblast, 7.70 - 3.79
• Shevi-Gobi, Mongolia, 3.79 - 25.2.87
• Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast, 2.87 - today

Subordination:

• Transbaykal Military District, 7.70 - 3.79
• 39th Combined Arms Army, 3.79 - 2.87
• 29th Combined Arms Army, 2.87 - 2.88
• 57th Army Corps, 2.88 - 1993
• Transbaykal Military District, 1993 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Shevi-Gobi barracks [US designation: Sumber Suma Army Barracks AL 3]: 46 06 22N, 108 36 34E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Mandal-Gobi barracks [US designation: Mandalgovi Army Barracks AL 1]: 45 44 59N, 106 14 43E (279th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 677th Artillery Regiment)
• Chistye Kluychi barracks [US designation: Shelekhov Army Barracks AL 1]: 52 10 27N, 103 58 39E
• Nizhneudinsk barracks [US designation: Nizhneudinsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 54 55 18N, 99 03 50E

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III) - manning was about 15% (1900 men) - while in Mongolia maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category II).