16th Motorised Rifle Division

16-ва Мотострелкова дивизия

Military Unit: 0000

Organisation 1980:

• 33rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Zvezdets, Bulgaria)
• 37th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tsarevo, Bulgaria)
• 96th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Polni Chiflik, Bulgaria)
• 16th Tank Regiment (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 88th Artillery Regiment (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 16th Missile Battalion (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 16th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 16th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 16th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 16th Engineer Battalion
• 16th Communications Battalion (Burgas, Bulgaria)
• 16th Maintenance Battalion
• 16th Chemical Defence Company
• 16th Transport Battalion (Burgas, Bulgaria)

Organisation 1988:

• 33rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Zvezdets, Bulgaria)
• 37th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tsarevo, Bulgaria)
• 96th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Polni Chiflik, Bulgaria)
• 16th Tank Regiment (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 88th Artillery Regiment (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 16th Missile Battalion (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 16th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Sredets, Bulgaria)
• 16th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 16th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 16th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 16th Engineer Battalion
• 16th Communications Battalion (Burgas, Bulgaria)
• 16th Maintenance Battalion
• 16th Chemical Defence Company
• 16th Transport Battalion (Burgas, Bulgaria)

Divisional coordinates:

• Zvezdets barracks [US designation: Zvezdets Army Barracks 001]: 42 06 57N, 27 25 25E (33rd Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Tzarevo barrracls [US designation: Tsarevo Army Battacks 001]: 42 09 38N, 27 51 25E (37th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Dolni Chiflik barracks [US designation: Dolni Chiflik Army Barracks 001]: 42 59 58N, 27 43 16E (96th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Sredets barracks [US designation: Sredets Army Barracks 001]: 42 20 48N, 27 09 52E (16th Tank Regiment, 88th Artillery Regiment, 16th Missile Battalion and 16th Missile Battalion)
• Burgas barracks [US designation: Burgas Army Barracks 001]: 42 31 14N, 27 25 34E (Divisional HQ, 16th Communications Battalion and 16th Transport Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 5850 men, 10 T-34, 131 T-54/55, 18 BTR-60, 31 MT-LB, 30 122mm 2s1, 52 122mm M-30, 12 152mm M-10

Subordination:

• 3rd Army, 1970 - 1990

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II).