97th Guards Poltavskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Motorised Rifle Division

97-я гвардейская мотострелковая Полтавская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия

Military Unit: 03049

Activated 4.6.57 in Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, from the 97th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 289th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 292nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 294th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th Tank Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 232nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1094th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 94th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 141st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 30th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 687th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 110th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 110th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 289th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 292nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 294th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th Tank Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 232nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1094th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 687th independent Missile Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 94th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 141st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 30th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1287th 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 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 289th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 292nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 294th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th Tank Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 232nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1094th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 687th independent Missile Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1287th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 94th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 141st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 30th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 289th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 292nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 294th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th Tank Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 232nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1094th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 687th independent Missile Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 1287th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 94th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 110th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 141st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 30th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)

In 9.88 the 687th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the new 461st Missile Brigade.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 13th Combined Arms Army, 6.57 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 2000 men, 220 T-72, 105 BMP-1, 42 BMP-2, 157 BTR-70, 72 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-4 and 1 R-145BM
• 289th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 14 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 PM-38, 1 BMP-1KSh, 4 R-145BM, 3 RKhM, 3 BREM and 1 MTU-20
• 292nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 85 BTR-70, 3 BTR-60, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 PM-38, 1 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 294th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 PM-38, 5 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 110th Tank Regiment: 31 T-72, 7 BMP-1, 1 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 1 BMP-1KSh, 4 R-145BM, 3 RKhM and 3 MTU-20
• 232nd Guards Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 1 PRP-3, 4 PRP-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 1094th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: 57mm S-60
• 1287th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 22 MT-LBT
• 94th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 9 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 141st independent Guards Communications Battalion: 7 R-145BM and 1 R-137B
• 110th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Slavuta barracks [US designation: Slavuta Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 17 18N, 26 53 20E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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