2nd Motorised Rifle Division

2. motostřelecká divize

Military Unit: 0000

Activated 1.10.58 in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, from the 2nd Rifle Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 10th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 12th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Domažlice, Czechoslovakia)
• 23rd Tank Regiment (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 8th Artillery Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd independent Tank Battalion (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd independent Missile Battalion (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Engineer Battalion (Střelské Hoštice, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Communications Battalion (Sušice, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Chemical Defence Company (Sušice, Czechoslovakia) - 1976 moved to Týnec
• 2nd Medical Battalion (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Motor Transport Battalion (Horažďovice, Czechoslovakia)

1.9.76 the 2nd independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

In 1977 the 2nd Chemical Defence Company was renamed 2nd Chemical Defence Battalion.

1.9.77 the 2nd Maintenance Battalion was formed from the various divisional workshops.

Organisation 1980:

• 10th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 12th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Domažlice, Czechoslovakia)
• 23rd Tank Regiment (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 8th Artillery Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd independent Missile Battalion (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Engineer Battalion (Střelské Hoštice, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Communications Battalion (Sušice, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Chemical Defence Battalion (Týnec, Czechoslovakia) - 1987 moved to Kdyně
• 2nd Maintenance Battalion (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Medical Battalion (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Motor Transport Battalion (Horažďovice, Czechoslovakia)

1.11.83 the 2nd Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 2nd Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1988:

• 10th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 12th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Domažlice, Czechoslovakia)
• 23rd Tank Regiment (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 8th Artillery Regiment (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd independent Missile Battalion (Holýšov, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Engineer Battalion (Střelské Hoštice, Czechoslovakia)
• 4th Communications Battalion (Sušice, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Chemical Defence Battalion (Kdyně, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Maintenance Battalion (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Medical Battalion (Klatovy, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Supply Battalion (Horažďovice, Czechoslovakia)

1.11.91 renamed 2nd Mechanised Division.

Divisional coordinates:

• Sušice barracks [US designation: Susice Army Barracks 001]: 49 14 13N, 13 31 09E (Divisional HQ)
• Sušice barracks [US designation: Susice Army Barracks 003]: 49 13 33N, 13 31 51E (4th Communications Battalion and 2nd Chemical Defence Company)
• Janovice nad Úhlavou barracks (Janovick barracks) [US designation: Janovice nad Uhlavou 001]: 49 20 00N, 13 12 27E (10th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Klatovy barracks (Havlickuv barracks) [US designation: Klatovy Army Barracks 001]: 49 23 27N, 13 17 23E (8th Artillery Regiment)
• Klatovy barracks (Nove barracks) [US designation: Klatovy Army Barracks 002]: 49 23 49N, 13 18 28E (11th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Klatovy barracks (Vez barracks) [US designation: Klatovy Army Barracks 003]: 49 23 37N, 13 17 24E (2nd Maintenance Battalion)
• Klatovy barracks [US designation: Klatovy Army Barracks 501]: 49 23 25N, 13 18 07E (2nd Medical Battalion)
• Domažlice barracks (Nove barracks) [US designation: Domazlice Army Barracks 001]: 49 26 32N, 12 54 46E (12th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Holýšov barracks [US designation: Holisov Army Barracks 001]: 49 36 41N, 13 05 07E (23rd Tank Regiment and 2nd independent Missile Battalion)
• Střelské Hoštice barracks [US designation: Strelske Hostice Army Barracks 001]: 49 18 02N, 13 45 25E (4th Engineer Battalion)
• Horažďovice barracks [US designation: Horazdovice Army Barracks 001]: 49 19 19N, 13 42 34E (2nd Supply Battalion)
• Týnec barracks: 49 20 45N, 13 16 02E (2nd Chemical Defence Battalion)
• Kdyně barracks: 49 23 45N, 13 02 04E (2nd Chemical Defence Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 8600 men, 214 T-54/55, 106 BMP-1, 20 BMP-2, 249 OT-64, 18 122mm 2s1, 18 122mm D-30, 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm DANA

Subordination:

• 1st Army, 1.10.58 - 1.9.65
• Western Military District, 1.9.65 - 1.9.69
• 1st Army, 1.9.69 - 1.11.91

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category I) - manning was about 75%.