265th Vyborgskaya Motorised Rifle Division

265-я мотострелковая Выборгская дивизия

Military Unit: 48613; from 1968: 12109

Activated 5.6.57 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, as the 119th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 71st Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

19.2.62 re-organised:

11.1.65 renamed 265th Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 201st independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 201st independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

In 1969 the 424th Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 272nd Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 695th Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the same division.

Organisation 1970:

15.11.72 re-organised:

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

In 1987 the 1108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was transferred to the 33rd Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the 908th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, from the same division.

Organisation 1988:

25.10.89 renamed 5507th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

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The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II) - with one regiment maintained at full strength.