106th Guards Red Banner order of Kutuzov Airborne Division

106-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Краснознаменная ордена Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 55599

Activated 7.6.46 in Tula, Tula Oblast, from the 106th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1947:

• 347th Guards Air-Landing Regiment
• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment
• 205th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 131st independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 123rd independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 118th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 193rd independent Guards Communications Company
• 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 320th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 00 independent Air-Landing Security Company
• 234th independent Medical & Sanitary Company
• 000 independent Training Battalion

1.10.48 the 347th Guards Air Landing Regiment was used to activate the 11th Guards Airborne Division, and was replaced by the new 51st Guards Air Landing Regiment.

1949 the 51st Guards Air Landing Regiment were converted and renamed 51st Guards Parachute Regiment.

In 1949 the 00 independent Air-Landing Security Company was disbanded.

15.11.53 re-organized:

• 193rd independent Guards Communications Company became 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 234th independent Medical & Sanitary Company became 234th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion
• 123rd independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
• 118th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Organization 1953:

• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment
• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment
• 205th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 131st independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 320th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 234th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion

5.5.55 the 137th Guards Parachute Regiment joined the division, from the disbanded 11th Guards Airborne Division.

30.4.55 the 000 independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated.

6.1.59 the 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with 10 An-2 aircraft.

Re-organized 15.8.60:

• 205th Guards Artillery Regiment was renamed 845th independent Guards Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was reduced to the 000 independent Tank Destroyer Battery

• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 105th Guards Airborne Division, and was replaced by the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment from the same division.

Organisation 1961:

• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment (Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast)
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)
• 845th independent Guards Artillery Battalion (Efremov, Tula Oblast)
• 131st independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Tank Destroyer Battery
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 1060th independent Material Supply Battalion
• 234th independent Medical Battalion
• 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron

27.4.62 again re-organized:

• 845th independent Guards Artillery Battalion was renamed 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Tank Destroyer Battery was disbanded
• 894th independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was activated
• 181st independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was activated

In 1971 the 610th Air-Landing Security Battalion was activated.

1.10.76 the 894th independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment, while the 43rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated from the independent repair shop.

In 1986 the 131st independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1989:

• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment (Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast)
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)
• 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Efremov, Tula Oblast)
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Donskoy, Tula Oblast)
• 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 43rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 610th Air-Landing Security Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 1060th independent Material Supply Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 234th independent Medical Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)

8.93 the 119th Guards Parachute Regiment joined the division from the 7th Guards Airborne Division, replacing the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment.

1.5.98 the 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion was renamed the 322nd independent Guards Engineering Company, and the 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed the 191st independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Battery.

1.12.99 the 322nd independent Guards Engineering Company was renamed the 322nd independent Guards Engineering Battalion, and the 191st independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Battery was renamed the 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.

Organisation 2000:

• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 119th Guards Parachute Regiment (Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast)
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment (Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast)
• 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Efremov, Tula Oblast)
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Donskoy, Tula Oblast)
• 322nd independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 43rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 1060th independent Material Supply Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 234th independent Medical Battalion (Tula, Tula Oblast)
• 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Tula, Tula Oblast)

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 6900 men, 24 BMD 1979/1, 243 BMD-1, 30 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90:

• Divisional HQ: 9 BMD-1, 12 BTR-D, 1 BTR-3D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 1 1V119
• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment: 101 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 20 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment: 101 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment: 30 BMD-2, 71 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment: 18 2s9 Nona, 8 D-30, 6 BTR-D, 18 BTR-RD, 3 BTR-3D, 3 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion: 4 BTR-3D, 1 BMD-1KSh
• 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron: 1 Mi-8
• 139th independent Guards Engineering Battalion: 11 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion: 3 BTR-3D, 10 BMD-1KSh, 4 R-440odb
• 43rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion: 1 BTR-D

Equipment 1.1.2000:

• Divisional HQ: 2 BMD-1KSh, 1 BTR-3D, 1 1V119, 1 SA-20, 9 BMD-1 and 1 BTR-D
• 51st Guards Parachute Regiment: 93 BMD-1, 32 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 13 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 2 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 8 1V199 and 1555 men
• 119th Guards Parachute Regiment: 31 BMD-3, 71 BMD-2, 33 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 13 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 7 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 7 1V119 and 1602 men
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment: 32 BMD-3, 70 BMD-2, 10 BMD-1, 38 BTR-D, 19 2s9 Nona, 13 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 7 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 8 1V119 and 1561 men
• 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment: 18 2s9 Nona, 12 D-30, 4 BTR-D, 3 BTR-3D, 13 BTR-RD, 2 BMD-1KSh, 9 1V199 and 598 men
• 107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion: 6 BTR-3D, 18 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 158 men
• 322nd independent Guards Engineering Battalion: 8 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 110 men
• 731st independent Guards Communications Battalion: 2 BTR-D, 6 BMD-1KSh, 5 BMD-1R, 2 R-440orb and 246 men
• 43rd independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion: 4 BTR-D, 1 BREM-D and 181 men
• 110th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron: 246 men

Bases:

• Tula, Tula Oblast, 6.46 - today [54 13 46N, 37 37 05E]

Subordination:

• 38th Guards Airborne Corps, 6.46 - 4.56
• GK VDV, 4.56 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Tula barracks [US designation: Tula Army Barracks AL 1]: 54 13 51N, 37 37 01E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Ryazan barracks [US designation: Ryazan Army Barracks Southwest AL 2]: 54 36 22N, 39 40 43E (137th Guards Parachute Regiment)
• Kostroma barracks [US designation: Kostroma Army Barracks East AL 2]: 57 46 07N, 40 58 27E (331st Guards Parachute Regiment)
• Efremov barracks [US designation: Yefremov Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 08 33N, 38 07 07E (1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment)
• Donskoy barracks [US designation: Donskoy Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 57 38N, 38 18 56E (107th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion)

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