56th Reserve Tank Division

56-я запасная танковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30644

Activated 1971 in Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (27th Training Tank Division).

Organisation 1987:

• 000 Tank Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Company (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)

Disbanded 1.10.89.

Headquarters:

• Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast, 1971 - 10.89

Subordination:

• Far Eastern Military District, 1971 - 10.89

Divisional coordinates:

• Zavitinsk storage: 50 04 57N, 129 25 09E - co-located with the 27th Training Tank Division

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.