256th Reserve Motorised Rifle Division

256-я запасная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 21488

Activated 1979 in Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (213th Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1988:

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

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, 1979 - 1987

Subordination:

• Volga Military District, 1979 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Orenburg storage: 51 35 37N, 55 00 52E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.