22nd Guards Cherkasskaya Red Banner order of
Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Tank Division
22-я гвардейская танковая
Черкасская Краснознамённая ордена Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия
Military Unit: 36895
Activated 4.6.57 in Novomoskovsk (Cherkasskoye), Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast, from the 115th Guards Rifle Division.
Organisation 1960:
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223rd Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast) - 4.6.57
transferred from the 16th Tank Division
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302nd Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast) - 4.6.57
from the 8th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
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317th Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast) - 4.6.57
from the 110th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
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360th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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871st Guards Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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277th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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566th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
19.2.62 the 000 independent Missile Battalion and the 00
independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.
In 1968 the 277th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was
renamed 277th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
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223rd Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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302nd Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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317th Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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360th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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871st Guards Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
277th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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566th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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223rd Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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302nd Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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317th Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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360th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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871st Guards Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
1069th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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277th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
566th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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223rd Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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302nd Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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317th Guards Tank Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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360th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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871st Guards Artillery Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
1069th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
000 independent Missile Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
-
277th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
566th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
-
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
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00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Novomoskovsk,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk
Oblast)
Disbanded 9.90 - to make room for the returning
93rd Guards Motorised Rifle Division.
Headquarters:
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Novomoskovsk (Cherkasskoye), Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, 6.57 - 9.90
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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2550 men, 322 T-64A, 12 BMP-1, 3 BTR-60, 108 122mm M-30
Divisional coordinates:
- Novomoskovsk barracks [US designation: Volnoye Army Barracks Samara
River East AL 1]: 48 42 14N, 35 23 04E (Divisional HQ, and all attached
units)
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength
Cadre (US terms: Category III).