117th Guards Berdichevskaya order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Training Tank Division

117-я гвардейская учебная танковая Бердичевская ордена Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия

Military Unit: 61211

Activated 4.6.57 in Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, as the 41st Guards Tank Division, from the 32nd Guards Mechanised Division.

In 1960 the 76th independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 242nd Tank Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 254th Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 286th Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 320th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1294th Artillery Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1295th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1032nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 129th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 160th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 248th independent Chemical Defence Company (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 362nd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 41st independent Motor Transport Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)

19.2.62 the 685th independent Missile Battalion and the 437th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

11.1.65 renamed 117th Guards Tank Division.

In 1968 the 129th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 129th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

1.11.68 renamed 117th Guards Training Tank Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 242nd Training Tank Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 254th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 286th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 320th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1294th Training Artillery Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1295th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 685th independent Training Missile Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1032nd independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 129th independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 160th independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 248th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 437th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 362nd independent Training Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 41st independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)

Organisation 1980:

• 242nd Training Tank Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 254th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 286th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 320th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1294th Training Artillery Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1295th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 685th independent Training Missile Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1032nd independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 129th independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 160th independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 248th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 437th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 362nd independent Training Medical Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 41st independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)

1.9.87 renamed 119th Guards District Training Center.

Organisation 1988:

• 242nd Training Tank Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 254th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 286th Training Tank Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 320th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1294th Training Artillery Regiment (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1295th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Zhitomir, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 685th independent Training Missile Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1032nd independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 129th independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 160th independent Guards Training Communications Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 248th independent Training Chemical Defence Company (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 437th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 362nd independent Training Medical Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 41st independent Training Motor Transport Battalion (Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast)

3.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, 6.57 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 8th Tank Army, 6.57 - 11.68
• Carpathian Military District, 11.68 - 1.92

Equipment 12.85:

• 2750 men, 210 T-62, 40 T-72, 72 T-72M, 111 BMP-1, 6 BTR-50, 11 BTR-60, 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 242nd Training Tank Regiment: 29 T-72, 26 T-64, 94 T-55, 1 T-54, 8 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PUM, 1 BREM and 3 MTU-20

• 254th Training Tank Regiment: 33 T-72, 3 T-64, 82 T-55, 2 T-54, 8 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 10 BMP-1KSh, 2 BTR-50PU, 1 BTR-50PUM, 3 R-145BM, 3 RKhM, 1 BREM, 3 MTU-20, 1 MTU-12 and 3 MT-55A

• 286th Training Tank Regiment: 33 T-72, 103 T-55, 4 T-54, 3 T-62, 18 BMP-1, 9 BRM-1K, 1 BTR-70, 4 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PU, 1 BTR-50PUM, 3 MTU-20, 2 MT-55A, 2 BM-21 Grad, 2 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 122mm D-30 and 4 PM-38

• 320th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-55, 62 BMP-2, 61 BMP-1, 6 BRM-1K, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM and 2 BREM

• 1294th Training Artillery Regiment: 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 24 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 4 PRP-3/4, 2 R-145BM, 9 MT-LBT and 11 T-55

• 1295th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: 57mm S-60

• 160th independent Guards Training Communications Battalion: 1 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 1 BTR-50PU, 1 BTR-50PUM and 1 R-137B

• 129th independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and 4 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Berdichev barracks [US designation: Berdichev Army Barracks Semenovka AL 1]: 49 51 44N, 28 36 48E (254th Training Tank Regiment and 248th independent Training Chemical Defence Company)
• Berdichev barracks [US designation: Berdichev Army Barracks Zhevtnevy AL 2]: 49 52 41N, 28 34 52E (Divisional HQ, 286th Training Tank Regiment, 1032nd independent Training Reconnaissance Battalion, 129th independent Guards Training Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 160th independent Guards Training Communications Battalion, 437th independent Training Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 41st independent Training Motor Transport Battalion)
• Berdichev barracks [US designation: Berdichev Army Barracks AL 4]: 49 53 22N, 28 37 41E (320th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Berdichev barracks [US designation: Berdichev Army Barracks Central AL 5]: 49 54 03N, 28 35 58E (1294th Training Artillery Regiment, 685th independent Training Missile Battalion and 362nd independent Training Medical Battalion)
• Zhitomir barracks [US designation: Zhitomir Army Barracks South AL 1]: 50 11 57N, 28 39 51E (242nd Training Tank Regiment and 1295th Training Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)

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