9th Bobruisko-Berlinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

9-я танковая Бобруйско-Берлинская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 30613; from 3.47: 60990

Activated 1.7.45 in Riesa, East Germany, from the 9th Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 23rd Tank Regiment
• 95th Tank Regiment
• 108th Tank Regiment
• 8th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 70th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 218th Mortar Regiment
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 286th independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 90th independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 109th independent Sapper Battalion
• 696th independent Communications Battalion
• 200th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 671st independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 60th independent Tank Training Battalion

6.5.54 re-organised:

• 8th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 134th Mechanised Regiment
• 96th Artillery Regiment was activated from the 218th Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 90th independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

25.6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 134th Mechanised Regiment was renamed 226th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 108th Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 70th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment became 70th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment

19.6.57 renamed 13th Tank Division.

12.2.58 converted to a heavy tank division, and was renamed 13th Heavy Tank Division:

• 23rd Tank Regiment was renamed 23rd Heavy Tank Regiment
• 95th Tank Regiment was renamed 95th Heavy Tank Regiment
• 226th Motorised Rifle Regiment was disbanded

In 1960 the 60th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 23rd Heavy Tank Regiment (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 70th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Riesa, East Germany)
• 95th Heavy Tank Regiment (Meissen, East Germany)
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Meissen, East Germany)
• 00 independent Motorised Rifle Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 000 independent Artillery Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Company (Meissen, East Germany)
• 000 independent Sapper Company (Riesa, East Germany)
• 000 independent Communications Company (Riesa, East Germany)

11.1.65 renamed 9th Heavy Tank Division.

11.4.65 converted to a regular tank division, and renamed 9th Tank Division:

• 23rd Heavy Tank Regiment was renamed 23rd Tank Regiment

• 95th Heavy Tank Regiment was renamed 95th Tank Regiment

• 70th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment was renamed 70th Guards Tank Regiment

• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment was activated

• 688th independent Missile Battalion was activated

• 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 109th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 23rd Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 95th Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 70th Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Riesa, East Germany)
• 96th Artillery Regiment (Borna, East Germany)
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 688th independent Missile Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 85th independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Riesa, East Germany)
• 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 696th independent Communications Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Riesa, East Germany)
• 200th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 671st independent Motor Transport Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 112th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1980 the 671st independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1071st independent Material Supply Battalion, and the 85th independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 23rd Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 95th Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 70th Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Riesa, East Germany)
• 96th Artillery Regiment (Borna, East Germany)
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 688th independent Missile Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 696th independent Communications Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 112th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 200th independent Medical Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 1071st independent Material Supply Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)

In 6.83 the 688th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 432nd Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 23rd Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 95th Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 70th Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Riesa, East Germany)
• 96th Artillery Regiment (Borna, East Germany)
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 696th independent Communications Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 112th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 200th independent Medical Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 1071st independent Material Supply Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)

Reorganised 7.89:

• 23rd Tank Regiment was renamed 1321st Motorised Rifle Regiment, and moved to Jüterbog - the division now had two tank regiments and two motorised rifle regiments

• 95th Tank Regiment was transferred to the 20th Guards Motorised Rifle Division (Glauchau), and was replaced by the 1st Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain)

Organisation 1990:

• 1st Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 70th Guards Tank Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Riesa, East Germany)
• 1321st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Jüterbog, East Germany)
• 96th Artillery Regiment (Borna, East Germany)
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)
• 696th independent Communications Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Zeithain, East Germany)
• 112th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 200th independent Medical Battalion (Riesa, East Germany)
• 1071st independent Material Supply Battalion (Oschatz, East Germany)

Disbanded 4.92.

Headquarters:

• Riesa, East Germany, 7.45 - 9.91 [51 18 00N, 13 18 19E]
• Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, 9.91 - 4.92

Subordination:

• 1st Guards Tank Army, 7.45 - 12.6.46
• 1st Guards Mechanized Army, 12.6.46 - 29.4.57
• 1st Guards Tank Army, 29.4.57 - 9.91
• Moscow Military District, 9.91 - 4.92

Equipment:

• 1974: 325 T-62
• 1979: T-62, SA-6 (SAM regiment), 122mm D-30 (Artillery Regiment) - possibly T-64 in the 70th Guards Tank Regiment and 152mm 2s3 in the artillery regiment
• 12.85: 9400 men, 319 T-80, 215 BMP-1, 15 BMP-2, 17 BTR-60, 7 BTR-60 or 70, 72 122mm 2s1, 36 152mm 2s3

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 1st Guards Tank Regiment: 89 T-80, 33 BMP-2, 23 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 3 MT-55A

• 70th Guards Tank Regiment: 90 T-80, 32 BMP-2, 24 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 BMP-1KSh, 2 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 1 R-145BM, 2 MT-55A

• 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-80, 95 BMP-2, 45 BMP-1, 7 BMP-1K, 10 BTR-70, 14 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 9 BMP-1KSh, 3 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 2 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 6 MT-LBT

• 1321st Motorised Rifle Regiment: 29 T-80, 94 BMP-2, 51 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s12 Sani, 9 BMP-1KSh, 3 PRP-3/4, 3 RKhM, 2 BREM-2, 3 PU-12, 6 MT-LBT

• 96th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 54 2s3 Akatsiya, 18 BM-21 Grad, 5 PRP-3/4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR

• 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: 1 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR

• 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 17 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K, 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR

• 696th independent Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 2 R-2AM

• 109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 IRM, 2 MT-55A

Divisional coordinates:

• Riesa barracks (Mudra Kaserne) [US designation Riesa Army Barracks 201]: 51 17 55N, 13 18 28E (Divisional HQ, 302nd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 696th independent Communications Battalion, 85th independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battery, 112th independent Chemical Defence Battalion and 200th independent Medical Battalion)
• Zeithain barracks (Lager) [US designation: Zeithain Army Barracks 201]: 51 21 26N, 13 20 08E (23rd Tank Regiment, 95th Tank Regiment, 70th Guards Tank Regiment, 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 13th independent Reconnaissance Battalion and 68th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Borna barracks [US designation: Borna Army Barracks 262]: 51 07 04N, 12 29 21E (96th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)
• Oschatz barracks (Infanterie Kaserne) [US designation: Oschatz Army Barracks 221]: 51 17 38N, 13 07 39E (109th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 1071st independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Jüterbog barracks (Lager II) [US designation: Jüterbog Army Barracks 202]: 52 00 04N, 13 02 54E (1321st Motorised Rifle Regiment from 1989)
• Smolensk barracks: 54 48 09N, 31 53 52E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.