208th Motorised Rifle Division

208-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 51440

Activated 1980 in Beltsy, Moldovian SSR, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (86th Guards Motorised Rifle Division) - the equipment set were co-located with the 86th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Beltsy, Moldovian SSR)

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Beltsy, Moldovian SSR, 1980 - 1987

Subordination:

• 14th Guards Combined Arms Army, 1980 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Beltsy storage: 47 45 11N, 27 54 34E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, with some APC and most trucks missing.