2nd order of Kutuzov Tank Division

2-я танковая ордена Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 44980

Activated 29.11.45 in Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray, as the 2nd Tank Division, from the 66th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1946:

• 75th Tank Regiment
• 76th Tank Regiment
• 210th Tank Regiment
• 33rd Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 218th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 555th Mortar Regiment
• 2537th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 101st independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 243rd independent Sapper Battalion
• 928th independent Communications Battalion
• 42nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 000 independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 96th independent Tank Training Battalion

23.5.53 re-organised:

• 33rd Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 124th Mechanized Regiment
• 872nd Artillery Regiment was activated from the 555th Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 101st independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 101st independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

In 4.55 the 2537th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

30.4.57 renamed 32nd Tank Division.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 210th Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 75th Tank Regiment was renamed 185th Tank Regiment
• 76th Tank Regiment was renamed 184th Tank Regiment
• 218th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment became 218th Heavy Tank Regiment
• 124th Mechanized Regiment was renamed 400th Motorised Rifle Regiment

In 1958 the 400th Motorised Rifle Regiment was reduced to the 59th independent Motorised-Rifle Battalion.

In 1960 the 96th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

1960 to 1962 the 1102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was known as the 919th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.

Organisation 1960:

• 184th Tank Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 185th Tank Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 218th Heavy Tank Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray) - from 1962 218th Tank Regiment
• 59th independent Motorised-Rifle Battalion (Veselye Klyuchi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 872nd Artillery Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 919th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 101st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 243rd independent Sapper Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 928th independent Communications Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 42nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 561st independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1962 the 59th independent Motorised-Rifle Battalion was expanded, and was renamed 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

11.1.65 renamed 66th Tank Division.

In 1968 the 243rd independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 184th Tank Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 185th Tank Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 218th Tank Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 402nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Veselye Klyuchi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 872nd Artillery Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 101st independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 561st independent Missile Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 243rd independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 928th independent Communications Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 133rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 369th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 42nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

1.12.70 renamed 277th Motorised Rifle Division.

Headquarters:

• Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray, 11.45 - 11.59 [44 10 57N, 131 41 52E]
• Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray, 11.59 - 12.70 [43 56 41N, 131 39 24E]

Subordination:

• 5th Combined Arms Army, 11.45 - 12.70

Divisional coordinates:

• HQ (Lipovtsy): 44 10 57N, 131 41 52E
• HQ (Pokrovka): 43 56 41N, 131 39 24E
• Sergeevka-1 barracks: 44 19 57N, 131 40 07E
• Barano-Orenburgskoye barracks: 44 21 55N, 131 26 52E
• Pogranichnyy barracks: 44 24 04N, 131 21 58E
• Lipovtsy barracks: 44 10 58N, 131 41 24E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Second Line - Level 2 (US terms: Category II) - manning was about 65% (6500 men).