12th Prazhskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Artillery Division

12-я артиллерийская Пражская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 66930

Activated 12.74 in Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast, from the 104th Howitzer Artillery Brigade.

Unfortunately this is still the least known of the regular artillery divisions, however, the regiments carried numbers within the 680 to 690 range.

Organisation 1975:

• 000 Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 690th Reactive Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)

In 1976 the 691st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was activated.

1978: 2 regiments with 152mm ML-20, 2 regiments with 130mm M-46, 1 regiment with BM-21 and 1 regiment with 100mm T-12

Organisation 1980:

• 000 Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 690th Reactive Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 691st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast) - expanded to the 81st Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment in 1980

In 1984 two regiments were upgraded to brigades.

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 000 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 382nd Cannon Artillery Brigade (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 232nd Reactive Artillery Brigade (Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 691st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast)
• 81st Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast)

The 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment and the 81st Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment was disbanded in 1989.

Disbanded 2009.

Headquarters:

• Kalinin, Kalinin Oblast, 1974 - 5.82
• Chistye Klyuchi, Irkutsk Oblast, 5.82 - 2009

Subordination:

• Moscow Military District, 1974 - 5.82
• Transbaykal Military District, 5.82 - 2009

Divisional coordinates:

• Chistye Klyuchi barracks [US designation: Shelekhov Army Barracks AL 1]: 52 10 27N, 103 58 32E (Divisional HQ, 000 Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 000 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 232nd Reactive Artillery Brigade, 691st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment and 81st Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment)
• Divizionnaya barracks [US designation: Ulan Ude Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 54 04N, 107 31 49E (382nd Cannon Artillery Brigade and 000 Cannon Artillery Regiment)
• Kalinin (Tver) barracks: 56 51 17N, 35 50 19E