2nd Motorised Rifle Division

2-ва Мотострелкова дивизия

Military Unit: 0000

Organisation 1980:

• 22nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Harmanli, Bulgaria)
• 38th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 49th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simeonovgrad, Bulgaria)
• 196th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chirpan, Bulgaria)
• 41st Artillery Regiment (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 97th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Nova Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 2nd Missile Battalion (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 2nd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 2nd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
• 2nd Engineer Battalion
• 2nd Communications Battalion (Nova Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 2nd Maintenance Battalion
• 2nd Chemical Defence Company
• 2nd Transport Battalion

Organisation 1988:

• 22nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Harmanli, Bulgaria)
• 38th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 49th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simeonovgrad, Bulgaria)
• 196th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chirpan, Bulgaria)
• 41st Artillery Regiment (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 97th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Nova Zagora, Bulgaria) with SA-6
• 2nd Missile Battalion (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 2nd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 2nd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
• 2nd Engineer Battalion
• 2nd Communications Battalion (Nova Zagora, Bulgaria)
• 2nd Maintenance Battalion
• 2nd Chemical Defence Company
• 2nd Transport Battalion

Divisional coordinates:

• Harmanli barracks [US designation: Kharmanli Army Barracks 001]: 41 56 17N, 25 53 47E (22nd Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Stara Zagora barracks [US designation: Stara Zagora Army Barracks 001/003]: 42 26 18N, 25 37 41E (Divisional HQ, 38th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 41st Artillery Regiment and 2nd Missile Battalion)
• Simeonovgrad barracks [US designation: Simeonovgrad Army Barracks 001]: 42 01 56N, 25 49 31E (49th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Chirpan barracks [US designation: Chirpan Army Barracks East 001]: 42 11 55N, 25 20 25E (196th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Nova Zagora barracks [US designation: Nova Zagora Army Barracks 001]: 42 30 03N, 26 00 03E (97th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 2nd Communications Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 7350 men, 141 T-54/55, 155 BTR-60, 11 MT-LB, 24 122mm 2s1, 54 122mm M-30, 12 152mm D-20

Subordination:

• 2nd Army, 1970 - 1990

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