21st Motorised Rifle Division

21-ва Мотострелкова дивизия

Military Unit: 0000

Organisation 1980:

• 30th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Pazardzhik, Bulgaria)
• 101st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smolyan, Bulgaria)
• 102nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Devin, Bulgaria)
• 103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ardino, Bulgaria)
• 105th Artillery Regiment (Smolyan, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 21st Missile Battalion (Pazardzhik, Bulgaria)
• 21st Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 21st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 21st Reconnaissance Battalion
• 21st Engineer Battalion
• 21st Communications Battalion
• 21st Maintenance Battalion
• 21st Chemical Defence Company
• 21st Transport Battalion

Organisation 1988:

• 30th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Pazardzhik, Bulgaria)
• 101st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Smolyan, Bulgaria)
• 102nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Devin, Bulgaria)
• 103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ardino, Bulgaria)
• 105th Artillery Regiment (Smolyan, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 21st Missile Battalion (Pazardzhik, Bulgaria)
• 21st Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 21st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 21st Reconnaissance Battalion
• 21st Engineer Battalion
• 21st Communications Battalion
• 21st Maintenance Battalion
• 21st Chemical Defence Company
• 21st Transport Battalion

Divisional coordinates:

• Pazardzhik barracks [US designation: Pazardzhik Army Barracks Southwest 001]: 42 11 46N, 24 18 05E (Divisional HQ, 30th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 21st Missile Battalion)
• Smolyan barracks [US designation: Smolyan Army Barracks West 001]: 41 35 07N, 24 40 27E (101st Motorised Rifle Regiment and 105th Artillery Regiment)
• Devin barracks [US designation: Devin Army Barracks 001]: 41 44 29N, 24 24 07E (102nd Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Ardino barracks [US designation: Ardino Army Barracks 001]: 41 34 55N, 25 07 52E (103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 3200 men, 113 T-34, 28 T-54/55, 54 122mm M-30, 12 152mm D-20

Subordination:

• 1st Army, 1970 - 1990

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Cadre High Strength (US terms: Category III).