198th Motorised Rifle Division

198-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 14344

Activated 3.79 in Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR, to replace the 12th Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to Mongolia.

Organisation 1980:

• 447th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 859th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 503rd Tank Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 1468th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 934th independent Communications Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)

Organisation 1988:

• 447th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 859th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 503rd Tank Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 1468th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 934th independent Communications Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR)

Disbanded 6.92, and absorbed by the 12th Motorised Rifle Division.

Headquarters:

• Divizionnaya, Buryatskaya ASSR, 3.79 - 6.92

Subordination:

• 29th Combined Arms Army, 3.79 - 2.88
• 57th Army Corps, 2.88 - 6.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Divizionnaya barracks [US designation: Ulan Ude Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 54 04N, 107 31 48E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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