3rd Motorised Rifle Division
3-ва Мотострелкова дивизия
Military Unit: 0000
Organisation 1980:
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14th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simitli, Bulgaria)
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19th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sandanski, Bulgaria)
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28th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria)
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11th Tank Regiment (Bansko, Bulgaria)
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36th Artillery Regiment (Razlog, Bulgaria)
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49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
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3rd Missile Battalion (Razlog, Bulgaria)
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3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Simitli, Bulgaria)
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3rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
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3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
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3rd Engineer Battalion
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3rd Communications Battalion
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3rd Maintenance Battalion
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3rd Chemical Defence Company
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3rd Transport Battalion
Organisation 1988:
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14th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simitli, Bulgaria)
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19th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sandanski, Bulgaria)
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28th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria)
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11th Tank Regiment (Bansko, Bulgaria)
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36th Artillery Regiment (Razlog, Bulgaria)
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49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
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3rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Bansko, Bulgaria)
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3rd Missile Battalion (Razlog, Bulgaria)
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3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Simitli, Bulgaria)
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3rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
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3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
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3rd Engineer Battalion
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3rd Communications Battalion
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3rd Maintenance Battalion
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3rd Chemical Defence Company
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3rd Transport Battalion
Divisional coordinates:
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Simitli barracks [US designation: Simitli Army Barracks 001]: 41 53 50N, 23
06 36E (14th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)
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Sandanski battacks: 41 33 06N, 23 16 20E (19th Motorised Rifle Regiment -
half)
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Kresna barracks: 41 42 44N, 23 10 01E (19th Motorised Rifle Regiment - half)
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Gotse Delchev barracks [US designation: Gotse Delchev Army Barracks Nevrokop
001]: 41 34 45N, 23 43 21E (28th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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Bansko barracks [US designation: Bansko Army Barracks 001]: 41 50 09N, 23 28
21E (11th Tank Regiment and 3rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion)
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Razlog barracks [US designation: Razlog Army Barracks South 001]: 41 52 46N,
23 28 10E (36th Artillery Regiment and 3rd Missile Battalion)
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Blagoevgrad barracks [US designation: Blagoevgrad Army Barracks South 001]:
42 00 37N, 23 05 54E (Divisional HQ, and 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Regiment)
Equipment:
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12.85: 5550 men, 141 T-54/55, 31 BTR-60, 103 MT-LB, 72 122mm 2s1, 18 122mm
M-30, 12 152mm D-20
Subordination:
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US
terms: Category II).