68th Reserve Tank Division

68-я запасная танковая дивизия

Military Unit: 63753

Activated 1972 in Biysk, Altay Kray, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (13th Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1987:

• 82nd Tank Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 556th Tank Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 561st Tank Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 893rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1410th Artillery Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 1485th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 452nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 949th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 49th independent Communications Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 509th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 17th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Regiment (Biysk, Altay Kray)
• 604th independent Medical Company (Biysk, Altay Kray)

Disbanded 1993.

Headquarters:

• Biysk, Altay Kray, 1972 - 1993

Subordination:

• Siberian Military District, 1972 - 1993

Divisional coordinates:

• Biysk storage: 52 30 39N, 85 20 11E - co-located with the 13th Motorised Rifle Division

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