82nd Motorised Rifle Division

82-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 11378

Activated 1969 in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, replacing the 266th Motorised Rifle Division, which was transferred to the Far East.

Organisation 1970:

• 144th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 491st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 527th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 36th Tank Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 180th Artillery Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 716th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 638th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 400th independent Communications Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 39th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent 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, and the 128th independent Tank Battalion was activated.

Organisation 1980:

• 144th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 491st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 527th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 36th Tank Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 180th Artillery Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 716th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 128th independent Tank Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 638th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 400th independent Communications Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 39th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)

30.10.82 the 144th Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 20th Tank Division in Poland, and was replaced by the 255th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the same division.

Organisation 1988:

• 255th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 491st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 527th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 36th Tank Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 180th Artillery Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 716th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 128th independent Tank Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 638th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 400th independent Communications Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 39th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast)

1.6.90 renamed 6654th Equipment Storage Base:

• 255th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 48th Motorised Rifle Division - the regiment returned 8.91

• 400th independent Communications Battalion was subordinated to the North Caucasus Military District

17.3.92 again renamed 82nd Motorised Rifle Division.

Disbanded 6.93 - absorbed by the 20th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

Headquarters:

• Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, 1969 - 6.93

Subordination:

• North Caucasus Military District, 1969 - 5.80
• 34th Army Corps, 5.80 - 1991
• North Caucasus Military District, 1991 - 6.93

Equipment 12.85:

• 3900 men, 187 T-54/55, 114 BMP-1, 24 BTR-152, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 27 R-145BM, 4 R-156BTR, 2 PRP-3 and 60 MT-LBT

Divisional coordinates:

• Volgograd barracks [US designation: Volgograd Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 44 42N, 44 29 36E (Divisional HQ, 255th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 527th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 180th Artillery Regiment, 000 independent Missile Battalion, 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 400th independent Communications Battalion, 39th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Volgograd barracks [US designation: Volgograd Army Barracks North Central AL 2]: 48 43 40N, 44 30 54E (491st Motorised Rifle Regiment, 638th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion and 000 independent Chemical Defence Company)
• Volgograd barracks [US designation: Volgograd Army Barracks West AL 3]: 48 43 55N, 44 29 31E (36th Tank Regiment, 128th independent Tank Battalion, 716th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and 000 independent Medical Battalion)

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