268th Motorised Rifle Division

268-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 23387

Activated 1978 in Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (19th Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1988:

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

1.12.87 renamed 887th Territorial Training Center.

1.10.89 renamed 5853rd Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1992.

Storage Areas:

• Prokhladnyy, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR, 1978 - 1992

Subordination:

• 12th Army Corps, 1978 - 8.82
• 42nd Army Corps, 8.82 - 1992

Equipment 12.85:

• 0 men, 94 T-62

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 35 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR and 40 MT-LBT

Divisional coordinates:

• Prokhladnyy barracks/storage [US designation: Prokhladnyy Army Barracks Lagernyy AL 1]: 43 46 15N, 43 55 06E

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