16th Khinganskaya Tank Division

16-я танковая Хинганская дивизия

Military Unit: 15871

Activated 15.7.41 as the 111th Tank Division.

Organisation 1946:

• 165th Tank Regiment
• 222nd Tank Regiment
• 223rd Tank Regiment
• 29th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 73rd Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 000 Mortar Regiment
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 104th independent Motorcycle Battalion
• 000 independent Sapper Battalion
• 000 independent Communications Battalion
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 00 independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 00 independent Tank Training Battalion

3.5.53 re-organised:

• 29th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 133rd Mechanised Regiment
• 0000 Artillery Regiment was activated from the 000 Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 104th independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 104th independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

4.3.55 renamed 16th Tank Division.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 133rd Mechanised Regiment was renamed 378th Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 223rd Tank Regiment was transferred to the 22nd Guards Tank Division
• 73rd Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment was replaced by 205th Tank Regiment

Disbanded 7.57.

Headquarters:

• Nalaykh, Mongolia, 11.45 - 7.57

Subordination:

• 6th Guards Tank Army, 11.45 - 7.46
• 6th Guards Mechanised Army, 7.46 - 4.57
• 6th Guards Tank Army, 4.57 - 5.57
• Transbaykal Military District, 5.57 - 7.57