17th Motorised Rifle Division
17-ва Мотострелкова дивизия
Military Unit: 0000
Organisation 1980:
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31st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Haskovo, Bulgaria)
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34th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Momchilgrad, Bulgaria)
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66th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Haskovo, Bulgaria)
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78th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krumovgrad, Bulgaria)
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87th Artillery Regiment (Kardzhali, Bulgaria)
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77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Missile Battalion (Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
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17th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
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17th Reconnaissance Battalion
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17th Engineer Battalion
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17th Communications Battalion (Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Maintenance Battalion
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17th Chemical Defence Company
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17th Transport Battalion
Organisation 1988:
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31st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Haskovo, Bulgaria)
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34th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Momchilgrad, Bulgaria)
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66th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Haskovo, Bulgaria)
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78th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Krumovgrad, Bulgaria)
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87th Artillery Regiment (Kardzhali, Bulgaria)
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77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Missile Battalion (Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
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17th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
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17th Reconnaissance Battalion
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17th Engineer Battalion
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17th Communications Battalion (Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria)
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17th Maintenance Battalion
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17th Chemical Defence Company
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17th Transport Battalion
Divisional coordinates:
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Haskovo barracks [US designation: Khaskovo Army Barracks 001/002]: 41 56
28N, 25 33 30E (Divisional HQ and 31st Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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Haskovo barracks [US designation: Khaskovo Army Barracks 003]: 41 56 25N, 25
32 49E (66th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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Momchilgrad barracks [US designation: Momchilgrad Army Barracks South 001]:
41 31 01N, 25 24 18E (34th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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Krumovgrad barracks [US designation: Krumovgrad Army Barracks Northwest
001]: 41 28 35N, 25 38 56E (78th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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Kardzhali barracks [US designation: Kurdzhali Army Barracks 003]: 41 38 04N,
25 22 53E (87th Artillery Regiment)
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Dimitrovgrad barracks [US designation: Dimitrovgrad Army Barracks 001]: 42
02 43N, 25 35 47E (66th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 17th Missile
Battalion)
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Ivaylovgrad barracks: 41 31 49N, 26 07 44E (17th Communications Battalion)
Equipment:
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12.85: 7700 men, 10 T-34, 131 T-54/55, 62 BTR-60, 62 MT-LB, 36 122mm 2s1, 36
122mm M-30, 12 152mm D-20
Subordination:
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US
terms: Category I).