4th Motorised Infantry
Division
4. motorisierte Schützendivision
Military Unit: 11550
Activated 15.6.56 in Erfurt, East Germany, from the
Infanteriebereitschaft Erfurt, as the 4th Mechanised Division.
30.11.56 renamed 4th Motorised Infantry Division.
Organisation 1980:
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22nd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Mühlhausen, East Germany)
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23rd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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24th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Tank Regiment (Gotha, East Germany)
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4th Artillery Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Missile Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Reconnaissance Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Engineer Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Anti-Tank Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Communication Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Material Support Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Repair Battalion (Gotha, East Germany)
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4th Chemical Defence Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Medical Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Replacement Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
Organisation 1988:
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22nd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Mühlhausen, East Germany)
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23rd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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24th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Tank Regiment (Gotha, East Germany)
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4th Artillery Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Missile Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Reconnaissance Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Engineer Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Anti-Tank Battalion (Bad Salzungen, East Germany)
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4th Communication Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Material Support Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Repair Battalion (Gotha, East Germany)
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4th Chemical Defence Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Medical Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
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4th Replacement Battalion (Erfurt, East Germany)
3.10.90 absorbed by the Bundeswehr.
Divisional coordinates:
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Erfurt barracks (Hermann Danz Kaserne) [US designation: Erfurt Army Barracks 001]: 50 58
05N, 11 03 28E (4th Medical Battalion and 4th Material Support Battalion)
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Erfurt barracks (Wilhelm Liebknecht Kaserne) [US designation: Erfurt Army
Barracks 004]:
50 57 26N, 11 03 02E (Divisional HQ, 4th Communication Battalion and 4th
Chemical Defence Battalion)
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Erfurt barracks (Willi Bredel Kaserne) [US designation: Erfurt Army Barracks 005]: 50 58
18N, 11 05 04E (4th Artillery Regiment, 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
and 4th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion)
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Erfurt barracks (John Schehr Kaserne) [US designation: Erfurt Army Barracks 006]: 50 56
57N, 11 02 42E (24th Motorised Infantry Regiment and 4th Missile Battalion)
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Mühlhausen barracks (A Lager) [US designation: Mühlhausen Army Barracks 041]: 51 13 01N,
10 28 50E (22nd Motorised Infantry Regiment - parts)
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Mühlhausen barracks (B Lager) [US designation: Mühlhausen Army Barracks 042]: 51 11 37N,
10 23 58E (22nd Motorised Infantry Regiment - parts)
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Bad Salzungen barracks [US designation: Bad Salzungen Army Barracks 001]: 50 48 24N, 10 14
35N (23rd Motorised Infantry Regiment, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th
Anti-Tank Battalion and
4th Engineer Battalion)
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Gotha barracks (August Bebel Kaserne) [US designation: Gotha Army Barracks 082]: 50 55
42N, 10 43 13E (4th Tank Regiment and 4th Repair Battalion)
Equipment:
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12.85: 10900 men, 178 T-55, 40 T-62, 121 BMP-1, 188 BTR-70, 18 122mm 2s1, 72
122mm D-30, 18 152mm D-20
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1990: 214 T-55, 114 BMP-1, 270 BTR-60/70, 126 artillery and MRL, 13 MT-55, 4
Frog-7
Subordination:
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Militärbezirk III, 1956 - 1990
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms:
Category I) - manning was almost 100%.