3rd Motorised Rifle Division

3-ва Мотострелкова дивизия

Military Unit: 0000

Organisation 1980:

• 14th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simitli, Bulgaria)
• 19th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sandanski, Bulgaria)
• 28th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria)
• 11th Tank Regiment (Bansko, Bulgaria)
• 36th Artillery Regiment (Razlog, Bulgaria)
• 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Missile Battalion (Razlog, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Simitli, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
• 3rd Engineer Battalion
• 3rd Communications Battalion
• 3rd Maintenance Battalion
• 3rd Chemical Defence Company
• 3rd Transport Battalion

Organisation 1988:

• 14th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Simitli, Bulgaria)
• 19th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sandanski, Bulgaria)
• 28th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria)
• 11th Tank Regiment (Bansko, Bulgaria)
• 36th Artillery Regiment (Razlog, Bulgaria)
• 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Bansko, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Missile Battalion (Razlog, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Simitli, Bulgaria)
• 3rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
• 3rd Engineer Battalion
• 3rd Communications Battalion
• 3rd Maintenance Battalion
• 3rd Chemical Defence Company
• 3rd Transport Battalion

Divisional coordinates:

• Simitli barracks [US designation: Simitli Army Barracks 001]: 41 53 50N, 23 06 36E (14th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 3rd Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)
• Sandanski battacks: 41 33 06N, 23 16 20E (19th Motorised Rifle Regiment - half)
• Kresna barracks: 41 42 44N, 23 10 01E (19th Motorised Rifle Regiment - half)
• Gotse Delchev barracks [US designation: Gotse Delchev Army Barracks Nevrokop 001]: 41 34 45N, 23 43 21E (28th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Bansko barracks [US designation: Bansko Army Barracks 001]: 41 50 09N, 23 28 21E (11th Tank Regiment and 3rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion)
• Razlog barracks [US designation: Razlog Army Barracks South 001]: 41 52 46N, 23 28 10E (36th Artillery Regiment and 3rd Missile Battalion)
• Blagoevgrad barracks [US designation: Blagoevgrad Army Barracks South 001]: 42 00 37N, 23 05 54E (Divisional HQ, and 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)

Equipment:

• 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:

• 1st Army, 1970 - 1990

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