80th Reserve Tank Division
80-я запасная танковая
дивизия
Military Unit: 30742
Activated 1.73 in Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast, as a
mobilisation division.
The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned
officers, serving with the parent division (52nd
Motorised Rifle Division).
Organisation 1987:
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284th Tank Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 Tank Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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520th Tank Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast) - equipped with 120
T-34/85 and 10 IS-3
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622nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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0000 Artillery Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Missile Battalion (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Communications Battalion (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Nizhneudinsk,
Irkutsk Oblast)
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000 independent Medical Company (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
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0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast)
Equipped with 270 IS-3M and 120 T-34/85.
Disbanded 1.10.89.
Headquarters:
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Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast, 1973 - 10.89
Subordination:
Divisional coordinates:
The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms:
Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types,
substantial equipment shortfalls.