62nd Reserve Tank Division

62-я запасная танковая дивизия

Military Unit: 75043

Activated 1972 in Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (117th Guards Training Tank Division).

Organisation 1987:

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

Disbanded 1.10.89.

Headquarters:

• Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, 1972 - 10.89

Subordination:

• Carpathian Military District, 1972 - 10.89

Divisional coordinates:

• Berdichev storage: 49 53 39N, 28 33 20E

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