40th Guards Pomeranskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

40-я гвардейская танковая Померанская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 15309

Activated 25.6.57 in Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, from the 28th Guards Mechanised Division.

In 1960 the 73rd independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 225th Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 233rd Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 235th Guards Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 287th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1044th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 772nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 544th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

19.2.62 the 676th independent Missile Battalion and the 141st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 3.63 the 287th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was replaced by the 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, from the 26th Guards Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 772nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 772nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 225th Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 233rd Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 235th Guards Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1044th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 676th independent Missile Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 772nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 544th independent Chemical Defence Company (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 141st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

In 1972 the 544th independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 11th independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1038th independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 225th Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 233rd Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 235th Guards Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1044th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 676th independent Missile Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 772nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 11th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 141st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1038th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 225th Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 233rd Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 235th Guards Tank Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1044th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 676th independent Missile Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 80th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 772nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 11th independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 141st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 00 independent Medical Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
• 1038th independent Material Supply Battalion (Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

20.7.88 the 676th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 463rd Missile Brigade.

19.11.93 renamed 10th independent Guards Tank Brigade.

In 6.97 renamed 196th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 2008.

Headquarters:

• Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 6.57 - 3.92

Subordination:

• 11th Guards Combined Arms Army, 6.57 - 8.97
• Army and Coastal Forces Blatic Fleet, 8.97 - 2008

Equipment 12.85:

• 4600 men, 328 T-72, 258 BMP-1, 2 BTR-50, 15 BTR-60, 108 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-145BM
• 225th Tank Regiment: 93 T-72, 35 BTR-60, 11 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 1 PRP-4, 1 IRM, 1 BREM, 4 R-145BM, 1 MTU-20 and 12 MT-LBT
• 233rd Tank Regiment: 93 T-72, 36 BTR-60, 3 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 R-145BM, 1 BREM and 12 MT-LBT
• 235th Guards Tank Regiment: 82 T-72, 5 BTR-60, 10 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 4 R-145BM, 2 MTU, 1 MTU-20 and 12 MT-LBT
• 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-72, 93 BTR-60, 7 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment: 12 BM-21 Grad, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 1 R-156BTR and 3 BTR-60
• 1044th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Kub (SA-6)
• 80th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 5 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-60, 2 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
• 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 10 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 1 R-137B and 1 ZS-88

Equipment 1.1.2000 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 204 T-72, 62 BMP-2, 10 BRM-1K, 24 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 PRP-3, 2 PRP-4, 13 R-145BM, 2 R-156BTR, 2 PU-12, 2 MTU-20 and 365 men

Divisional coordinates:

• Sovetsk barracks [US designation: Sovetsk Army Barracks Central AL 1]: 55 04 58N, 21 53 03E (233rd Tank Regiment, 141st independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and others)
• Sovetsk barracks [US designation: Sovetsk Army Barracks AL 2]: 55 05 06N, 21 52 23E (Divisional HQ, 225th Tank Regiment, 235th Guards Tank Regiment, 893rd Guards Artillery Regiment, 676th independent Missile Battalion and 219th independent Guards Communications Battalion)
• Sovetsk barracks [US designation: Sovetsk Army Barracks AL 5]: 55 04 51N, 21 53 53 (1038th independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Gusev barracks [US designation: Gusev Army Barracks North AL 1]: 54 35 51N, 22 11 35E (75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Neman barracks [US designation: Neman Army Barracks AL 2]: 55 03 11N, 21 59 22E (1044th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)

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