18th Mechanised Division

Divizia 18 Mecanizată

Military Unit: 0000

Activated 1959 in Timisoara, Romania.

Organisation 1980:

• 18th Mechanised Regiment (Caransebes, Romania)
• 32nd Mechanised Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 90th Mechanised Regiment (Lugoj, Romania)
• 44th Tank Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 39th Artillery Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 64th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 207th Missile Battalion (Lugoj, Romania)
• 328th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Lugoj, Romania)
• 169th Reconnaissance Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 51st Engineer Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 149th Communications Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 245th Chemical Defence Company (Timisoara, Romania)
• 000 Supply and Transport Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)

Organisation 1988:

• 18th Mechanised Regiment (Caransebes, Romania)
• 32nd Mechanised Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 90th Mechanised Regiment (Lugoj, Romania)
• 44th Tank Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 39th Artillery Regiment (Timisoara, Romania)
• 64th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 207th Missile Battalion (Lugoj, Romania)
• 328th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Lugoj, Romania)
• 169th Reconnaissance Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 51st Engineer Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 149th Communications Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)
• 245th Chemical Defence Company (Timisoara, Romania)
• 000 Supply and Transport Battalion (Timisoara, Romania)

Divisional coordinates:

• Caransebes barracks [US designation: Caransebes Army Barracks 001]: 45 26 00N, 22 11 49E (18th Mechanised Regiment)
• Timisoara barracks [US designation: Timisoara Army Barracks 001/006]: 45 45 39N, 21 13 49E (Divisional HQ, 149th Communications Battalion, 51st Engineer Battalion and 245th Chemical Defence Company)
• Timisoara barracks [US designation: Timisoara Army Barracks Chisoda 011]: 45 42 51N, 21 13 09E (32nd Mechanised Regiment, 39th Artillery Regiment and 000 Supply and Transport Battalion)
• Timisoara barracks [US designation: Timisoara Army Barracks 012]: 45 42 58N, 21 14 21E (44th Tank Regiment, 64th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and 169th Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Lugoj barracks [US designation: Lugoj Army Barracks North 001]: 45 42 12N, 21 53 57E (90th Mechanised Regiment, 207th Missile Battalion and 328th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 8950 men, 73 T-34, 65 T-55, 11 BTR-60, 262 TAB-72, 54 122mm M-30

Subordination:

• 3rd Army, 1959 - 1990

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