23rd Budapeshtskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

23-я танковая Будапештская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 18876

Activated 10.7.45 in Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast, from the 23rd Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 3rd Tank Regiment
• 39th Tank Regiment
• 135th Tank Regiment
• 56th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 84th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 457th Mortar Regiment
• 1697th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 442nd independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 82nd independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 176th independent Sapper Battalion
• 895th independent Communications Battalion
• 221st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 000 independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 87th independent Tank Training Battalion

23.5.53 re-organised:

• 56th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 129th Mechanised Regiment
• 916th Artillery Regiment was activated from the 457th Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 82nd independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 14th independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

In 4.55 the 1697th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1046th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 129th Mechanised Regiment was renamed 321st Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 3rd Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 84th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment was renamed 84th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment

In 1960 the 87th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 39th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 84th Heavy Tank Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast) - 1962 renamed Guards Tank Regiment
• 135th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 321st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 916th Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1046th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 176th independent Sapper Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 895th independent Communications Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 14th independent Chemical Defence Company (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 221st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)

19.2.62 the 296th independent Missile Battalion and the 70th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1968 the 176th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 176th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 39th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 84th Tank Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 135th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 321st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 916th Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1046th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 296th independent Missile Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 176th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 895th independent Communications Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 14th independent Chemical Defence Company (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 70th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 221st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1042nd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 39th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 84th Tank Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 135th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 321st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 916th Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1046th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 296th independent Missile Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast) - from 6.80 with SS-21 missiles
• 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 176th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 895th independent Communications Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 14th independent Chemical Defence Company (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 70th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 221st independent Medical Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1042nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 39th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 84th Tank Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 135th Tank Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 321st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 916th Artillery Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1046th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 296th independent Missile Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 176th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 895th independent Communications Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 14th independent Chemical Defence Company (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 70th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 221st independent Medical Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1042nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)

1.7.90 renamed 6065th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast, 7.45 - 1.92

Subordination:

• Lvov Military District, 7.45 - 3.46
• Carpathian Military District, 3.46 - 6.46
• 8th Mechanised Army, 6.46 - 5.57
• 8th Tank Army, 5.57 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 7700 men, 140 T-72, 188 T-72M, 234 BMP-1, 18 BTR-60, 6 BTR-70, 54 122mm 2s1, 36 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 315 T-55, 38 BMP-1, 15 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-70, 12 BM-21 Grad, 6 BMP-1KSh, 12 RKhM, 12 PRP-3, 23 1V18, 1 1V19, 13 R-145BM, 3 R-156BTR, 9 PU-12, 5 BREM, 1 IRM and 9 MTU-20

Divisional coordinates:

• Ovruch barracks [US designation: Ovruch Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 19 52N, 28 47 39E (Divisional HQ, 39th Tank Regiment, 321st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 296th independent Missile Battalion, 82nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 176th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 895th independent Communications Battalion, 14th independent Chemical Defence Company, 70th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 221st independent Medical Battalion and 1042nd independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Korosten barracks [US designation: Korosten Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 56 23N, 28 38 45E (84th Tank Regiment, 916th Artillery Regiment and 1046th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Korosten barracks [US designation: Korosten Army Barracks Lugny AL 3]: 51 05 32N, 28 22 47E (135th Tank Regiment)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category I).