2nd Guards Perekopskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Artillery Division

2-я гвардейская артиллерийская Перекопская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 25780

Activated 1.3.43 from the 4th Artillery Division.

Organisation 1946:

• 4th Guards Light Artillery Brigade - later renamed 45th Guards Heavy Mortar Brigade
• 5th Guards Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 6th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 19th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade
• 145th Howitzer Artillery Brigade of High Power
• 39th Guards Mortar Brigade

In 5.60 the 19th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade was renamed 7th Guards Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1970:

• 457th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast) - former 5th Guards Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast) - former 6th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade
• 463rd Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast) - former 45th Guards Heavy Mortar Brigade
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)

In 1971 the 463rd Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 463rd Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment.

In 1974 the 315th and 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiments joined the division.

In 1976 the 258th 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:

• 315th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast) - former 20th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade
• 457th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 463rd Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 258th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast) - expanded to regiment in 1980

Organisation 1988:

• 315th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 457th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 463rd Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 258th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Pavlovsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)

In 1989 the 315th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 287th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, and the 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment was disbanded.

In 1991 the 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 285th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, and the 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 268th Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade.

Disbanded 1993 - traditions, honors and awards were transferred to the 34th Artillery Division.

Headquarters:

• Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast, 1946 - 1993

Subordination:

• Leningrad Military District, 1946 - 1993

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-145BM
• 287th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade: 48 152mm D-20 and 1 R-145BM
• 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm D-20, 3 PRP-3, 1 R-145BM and 60 MT-LBT
• 457th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 122mm D-30, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 5 PRP-4 and 1 R-145BM
• 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B
• 463rd Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment: 48 9P149 Uragan, 1 PRP-3 and 1 R-145BM
• 258th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment: 72 100mm MT-12, 104 MT-LBT (including 32 with mounted anti-tank missiles), 5 R-145BM and 1 PRP-3

Divisional coordinates:

• Pushkin barracks: 59 42 21N, 30 24 02E [US designation: Pushkin Army Barracks and Artillery School AL 1] (Divisional HQ, 457th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 463rd Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment and 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment]
• Pavlovsk barracks: 59 40 28N, 30 27 03E [US designation: Pushkin Army Barracks Pavlovsk AL 2] (315th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 316th Guards Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 458th Guards Cannon Artillery Regiment and 258th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment)