2nd Guards Tatsinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

2-я гвардейская танковая Тацинская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 43055; from 4.68; 59263; from 5.90: 49539

Activated 24.7.45 in Pskov, Pskov Oblast, from the 2nd Guards Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 4th Guards Tank Regiment
• 25th Guards Tank Regiment
• 26th Guards Tank Regiment
• 4th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 90th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 273rd Mortar Regiment
• 1695th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 28th independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 79th independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 51st independent Guards Sapper Battalion
• 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 159th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 000 independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 00 independent Tank Training Battalion

23.5.53 re-organised:

• 4th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 122nd Guards Mechanized Regiment
• 873rd Artillery Regiment was activated from the 273rd Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 79th independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 79th independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 338th independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

During 1953 the 1695th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was reduced to the 14th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.

In 4.55 the 14th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed 1108th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 25th Guards Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 26th Guards Tank Regiment was renamed 268th Guards Tank Regiment
• 90th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment became 90th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment
• 122nd Guards Mechanized Regiment was renamed 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment

In 1960 the 00 independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

• 4th Guards Tank Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 90th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast) - from 1962 90th Guards Tank Regiment
• 268th Guards Tank Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 456th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 873rd Artillery Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1108th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 79th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 51st independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 338th independent Chemical Defence Company (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 159th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Luga, Leningrad Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 201st independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 4.68 (before the transfer to Mongolia) the 79th independent Reconnaissance Battalion was replaced by the 86th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, while (after the arrival in Mongolia) the 272nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was replaced by the 456th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1968 the 51st independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 51st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 4th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 90th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 268th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 456th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 873rd Artillery Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1108th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 86th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 201st independent Missile Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 51st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 338th independent Chemical Defence Company (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 159th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1084th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 4th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 90th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 268th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 456th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 873rd Artillery Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 86th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 201st independent Missile Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 51st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 338th independent Chemical Defence Company (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 159th independent Medical Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1084th independent Material Supply Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)

Organisation 1988:

• 4th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 90th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 268th Guards Tank Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 456th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 873rd Artillery Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Choybalsan, Mongolia) [with Kub (SA-6)]
• 86th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 201st independent Missile Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 51st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 338th independent Chemical Defence Company (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 159th independent Medical Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)
• 1084th independent Material Supply Battalion (Choybalsan, Mongolia)

3.2001 renamed 3742nd Guards Central Tank Reserve Base.

2005 disbanded.

Headquarters:

• Pskov, Pskov Oblast, 7.45 - 1947
• Vyru, Estonian SSR, 1947 - 1953
• Luga, Leningrad Oblast, 1953 - 4.68
• Choybalsan, Mongolia, 4.68 - 5.90
• Bezrechnaya, Chita Oblast, 5.90 - 2005

Subordination:

• Leningrad Military District, 7.45 - 4.68
• 39th Combined Arms Army, 4.68 - 5.90
• 55th Army Corps, 5.90 - 2005

Equipment:

• converted from the T-62 to the T-72 in mid-1980's
• by 1988 equipped with T-72, few T-64 and few T-55 - also 4 T-34/85 for static defence, BMP-1 and BMP-2, BTR-60/70, 2s1, 2s3, BM-21

Divisional coordinates:

• Choybalsan barracks (Area 131) [US designation: Choybalsan Army Barracks AL 5]: 48 03 30N, 114 37 21E (Divisional HQ, 1108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 86th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st independent Guards Communications Battalion and 159th independent Medical Battalion)
• Choybalsan barracks (Area 132) [US designation: Choybalsan Army Barracks AL 7]: 48 05 33N, 114 41 44E (4th Guards Tank Regiment, 268th Guards Tank Regiment, 873rd Artillery Regiment and 338th independent Chemical Defence Company)
• Choybalsan barracks (Area 133) [US designation: Choybalsan Army Barracks AL 8]: 48 01 11N, 114 30 54E (90th Guards Tank Regiment, 51st independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 139th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 1084th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Choybalsan barracks (Western area) [US designation: Choybalsan Army Barracks West AL 3]: 48 03 11N, 114 27 08E (456th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 201st independent Missile Battalion)
• Bezrechnaya barracks [US designation: Bezrechnaya Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 43 16N, 116 10 48E
• Mirnaya barracks [US designation: Mirnaya Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 46 03N, 116 04 35E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 95%.