69th Tank Division
69-я танковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 30217
Activated 1972 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya
Oblast, as a
mobilisation division.
The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned
officers, serving with the parent division (155th
Motorised Rifle Division).
Organisation 1987:
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000 Tank Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya
Oblast)
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0000 Artillery Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Company (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya
Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
Equipped with 350 T-34/85.
1.7.89 renamed 5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.
Disbanded 1992.
Headquarters:
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Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast, 1972 - 1992
Subordination:
Divisional coordinates:
- Ust-Kamenogorsk storage: 49 55 31N, 82 28 55E
The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms:
Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types,
substantial equipment shortfalls.