36th Motorised Rifle Division

36-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 62620

Activated 20.6.66 in Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast.

Organisation 1970:

103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
142nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
143rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
35th Tank Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Artillery Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
1179th independent Communications Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
199th independent Medical-Sanitary Company (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 19th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
00 independent Guards Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

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

Organisation 1980:

103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
142nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
143rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
35th Tank Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Artillery Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
1179th independent Communications Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
19th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
199th independent Medical Company (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
142nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
143rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
35th Tank Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Artillery Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
1179th independent Communications Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
19th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
199th independent Medical Company (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast)

Disbanded 1.90, and was absorbed by the arriving 254th Motorised Rifle Division.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 12.85:

2050 men, 214 T-64A, 96 BMP-1, 50 BTR-152, 18 122mm D-30, 18 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Divisional coordinates:

Artemovsk barracks [US designation: Artemovsk Army Barracks Central AL 3]: 48 35 47N, 37 58 36E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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