121st Training Motorised Rifle Division

121-я учебная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30615

Activated 8.70 in Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray, as the 121st Training Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1971:

• 476th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 494th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 656th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 136th Training Tank Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1220th Training Artillery Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 127th independent Training Missile Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1379th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 456th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 162nd independent Training Communications Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Training Chemical Defence Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 453rd independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 147th independent Training Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 1021st independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Training Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

Organisation 1980:

• 476th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 494th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 656th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 136th Training Tank Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1220th Training Artillery Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 127th independent Training Missile Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1021st independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1379th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 456th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 162nd independent Training Communications Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Training Chemical Defence Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 453rd independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 147th independent Training Medical Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)

14.9.87 renamed 291st District Training Center.

Organisation 1988:

• 476th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 494th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 656th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 136th Training Tank Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1220th Training Artillery Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1040th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 127th independent Training Missile Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1021st independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1379th independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 456th independent Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 162nd independent Training Communications Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 138th independent Training Chemical Defence Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 453rd independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Baranovskiy, Primorskiy Kray)
• 147th independent Training Medical Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray)

1.10.89 renamed 121st Motorised Rifle Division.

In 10.89 the 000 independent Training Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1141st independent Material Supply Battalion.

In 1992 the 1040th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 1062nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Headquarters:

• Monastyrishche, Primorskiy Kray, 8.70 - today

Subordination:

• Far Eastern Military District, 8.70 - 10.89
• 5th Combined Arms Army, 10.89 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Monastyrishche barracks [US designation: Monastyrishche Army Barracks AL 1]: 44 11 50N, 132 30 42E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Lyalichi barracks [US designation: Lyalichi Army Barracks AL 2]: 44 02 43N, 132 26 27E (1220th Training Artillery Regiment and 1021st independent Training Anti-Tank Artillery)
• Lyalichi barracks [US designation: Lyalichi Army Barracks AL 3]: 44 01 36N, 132 20 19E (656th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Lyalichi barracks [US designation: Lyalichi Army Barracks AL 4]: 44 04 06N, 132 22 07E (494th Training Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Baranovskiy barracks [US designation: Ussuriysk Army Barracks South-Southeast AL 1]: 43 44 13N, 131 59 45E (136th Training Tank Regiment, 1040th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 453rd independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion)
• Troitskoye barracks: 44 49 11N, 132 02 07E - used after 1994

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).