41st Guards Korsunsko-Dunayskaya order of Suvurov Tank Division
41-я гвардейская танковая
Корсуньско-Дунайская ордена Суворова дивизия
Military Unit: 43128
Activated 4.6.57 in Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast, as the 35th
Guards Tank Division, from the 18th Guards Mechanised Division.
In 3.60 the 105th independent Tank Training Battalion was
disbanded.
Organisation 1960:
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208th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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305th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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309th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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425th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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866th Guards Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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947th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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73rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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44th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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174th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
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422nd independent Chemical Defence Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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514th independent Medical-Sanitary Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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248th independent Motor Transport Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
1.4.61 the 422nd independent Chemical Defence Company was
disbanded.
19.2.62 the 500th independent Missile Battalion and the 127th
independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.
11.1.65 renamed 41st Guards Tank Division.
In 1968 the 44th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 44th
independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
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208th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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305th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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309th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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425th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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866th Guards Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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947th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
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500th independent Missile Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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73rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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44th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
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174th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
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127th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Cherkassy,
Cherkassy Oblast)
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514th independent Medical-Sanitary Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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248th independent Motor Transport Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
In 1972 the 525th independent Chemical Defence Company was
activated.
In 3.80 the 248th independent Motor Transport Company was renamed
1057th independent Material Supply Battalion.
Organisation 1980:
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208th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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305th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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309th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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425th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
866th Guards Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
947th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
500th independent Missile Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
73rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
44th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
-
174th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
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525th independent Chemical Defence Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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127th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Cherkassy,
Cherkassy Oblast)
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514th independent Medical Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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1057th independent Material Supply Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
Organisation 1988:
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208th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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305th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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309th Tank Regiment (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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425th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
866th Guards Artillery Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
947th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Smela, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
500th independent Missile Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
73rd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
-
44th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
-
174th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy
Oblast)
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525th independent Chemical Defence Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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127th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Cherkassy,
Cherkassy Oblast)
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514th independent Medical Company (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
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1057th independent Material Supply Battalion (Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast)
1.9.90 renamed 6298th Guards Equipment Storage Base, the
tank and armoured vehicles were transferred to the
5193rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base in Uman.
1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Headquarters:
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Cherkassy, Cherkassy Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92
Subordination:
Equipment 12.85:
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2550 men, 322 T-64A, 132 BMP-1, 11 BTR-70, 18 122mm D-30, 90 122mm M-30, 18
152mm D-1
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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9 PRP-3, 9 1V18, 3 1V19, 3 BREM, 14 R-145BM and 4 PU-12
Divisional coordinates:
- Cherkassy barracks [US designation: Cherkassy Army Barracks AL 1]: 49 26
04N, 32 02 07E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
- Smela barracks [US designation: Smela Army Barracks AL 1]: 49 13 37N, 31 52
55E (425th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and 947th Anti-Aircraft Missile
Regiment)
The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength
Cadre (US terms: Category III).