14th Tank Division

14-я танковая дивизия

Military Unit: 41153

Activated 17.7.74 in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, to replace the 51st Tank Division, which was moving to Mongolia.

Organisation 1975:

• 157th Tank Regiment (Persianovka, Rostov Oblast)
• 158th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 159th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 1190th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 347th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 402nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 691st independent Communications Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 99th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 106th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 86th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 157th Tank Regiment (Persianovka, Rostov Oblast)
• 158th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 159th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 1190th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 347th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 402nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 691st independent Communications Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 99th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 106th independent Medical Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 86th independent Material Supply Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 157th Tank Regiment (Persianovka, Rostov Oblast)
• 158th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 159th Tank Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 1190th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 347th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 402nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov Oblast)
• 691st independent Communications Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 99th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 106th independent Medical Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)
• 86th independent Material Supply Battalion (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast)

1.10.89 transferred to the MVD, and renamed 100th Motorised Division for Special Use VV MVD SSSR.

Headquarters:

• Novocherkassk (Kazachyi Lager), Rostov Oblast, 7.74 - 10.89

Subordination:

• North Caucasus Military District, 7.74 - 10.89

Equipment 12.85:

• 2500 men, 322 T-62, 240 BMP-1, 13 BTR-60, 72 122mm D-30, 54 122mm M-30

Divisional coordinates:

• Novocherkassk barracks [US designation: Novocherkassk Army Barracks Southwest AL 1]: 47 24 05N, 40 04 39E (86th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Novocherkassk barracks [US designation: Novocherkassk Army Barracks Zhdanova AL 2]: 47 25 15N, 40 04 25E (Divisional HQ, 691st independent Communications Battalion and 106th independent Medical Battalion)
• Persianovka barracks [US designation: Novocherkassk Army Barracks AL 7]: 47 31 32N, 40 06 04E (157th Tank Regiment and 99th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Novocherkassk barracks [US designation: Novocherkassk Army Barracks AL 8]: 47 34 05N, 40 07 47E (158th Tank Regiment, 159th Tank Regiment, 0000 Artillery Regiment, 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 000 independent Missile Battalion, 347th independent Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy barracks [US designation: Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy Army Barracks South AL 1]: 48 18 42N, 40 15 55E (1190th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 402nd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III). Equipped with some T-10 heavy tanks in the 1970's.