47th Guards Nizhnedneprovskaya Red Banner order of
Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Tank Division
47-я гвардейская танковая
Нижнеднепровская Краснознамённая ордена Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия
Military Unit: 60700
Activated 17.5.57 in Hillersleben, East Germany, as the 26th
Guards Tank Division, from the 19th Guards Mechanised Division.
In 1960 the 64th independent Tank Training Battalion was
disbanded.
Organisation 1960:
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26th Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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49th Guards Tank Regiment (Halberstadt, East Germany) - arrived from the
12th Guards Tank Division
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153rd Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany) - former 153rd Heavy Tank
Self-Propelled Regiment
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245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany) - former
62nd Guards Mechanised Regiment
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99th Guards Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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52nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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73rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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63rd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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730th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
In 1961 the 664th independent Missile Battalion was activated.
19.2.62 the
65th
independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.
11.1.65 renamed 47th Guards Tank Division.
In 1965 the 49th Guards Tank Regiment was renamed 197th Guards
Tank Regiment.
In 1968 the 52nd independent Guards Sapper Battalion was
renamed 52nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.
Organisation 1970:
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26th Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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153rd Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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197th Guards Tank Regiment (Halberstadt, East Germany)
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245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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99th Guards Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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664th independent Missile Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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00 independent Reactive Artillery Battery (Magdeburg, East
Germany)
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112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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52nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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73rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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65th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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63rd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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730th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed
000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion.
In 1980 the 730th independent Motor Transport Battalion was
renamed 1077th independent Material Supply Battalion, and the independent Reactive Artillery Battery was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.
Organisation 1980:
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26th Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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153rd Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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197th Guards Tank Regiment (Halberstadt, East Germany)
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245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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99th Guards Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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664th independent Missile Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany) - SS-21
from 1982
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112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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52nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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73rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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65th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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63rd independent Medical Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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1077th independent Material Supply Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
In 1985 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Battalion was
renamed 332nd independent Chemical Defence Company.
In 9.87 the 664th independent Missile Battalion was transferred
to the 442nd Missile Brigade.
Organisation 1988:
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26th Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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153rd Tank Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
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197th Guards Tank Regiment (Halberstadt, East Germany)
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245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany)
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99th Guards Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg, East Germany) - 1991 moved to
Mahlwinkel
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1069th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 52nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 73rd independent Guards Communications Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 332nd independent Chemical Defence Company (Magdeburg, East Germany)
- 65th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
(Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 63rd independent Medical Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
- 1077th independent Material Supply Battalion (Hillersleben, East Germany)
In 6.89 the 1069th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was
transferred to the 17th Guards Tank Division, and was replaced by the 1009th Anti-Aircraft
Missile Regiment (Hillersleben, East Germany), from the
32nd Guards Tank Division.
In 6.90 the 112th independent Reconnaissance Battalion was
transferred to the 10th Guards Division, and was
replaced by the 7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Burg, East
Germany), from the same division.
Disbanded 3.97, and partly absorbed by the
3rd Motorised Rifle Division.
Headquarters:
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Hillersleben, East Germany, 5.57 - 4.93 [52 16 50N, 11 28 43E]
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Mulino, Nizhniy Novgorod Oblast, 4.93 - 3.97 [56 19 14N, 42 56 25E
Subordination:
Equipment:
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1974:
325 T-62 and T-54/55 (T-54/55 in the 197th Guards Tank Regiment and the
245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment)
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1979: T-64 (all TP and MSP), T-62 (245 Gv.MSP), 122mm D-30 (artillery
regiment), 152mm 2s3 (artillery regiment), SA-9 (26 Gv.TP, 245 Gv.MSP), SA-6
(SAM regiment)
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12.85: 9500 men, 299 T-64A, 20 T-64B, 173 BMP-1, 60 BMP-2, 17 BTR-60, 7
BTR-60 or 70, 54 122mm 2s1, 18 122mm D-30, 36 152mm 2s3
Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):
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Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-3, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
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26th Tank Regiment: 95 T-64, 12 BMP-2, 41 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 1
BTR-70, 1 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3 RKhM,
2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 4 MT-55A
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153rd Tank Regiment: 96 T-64, 44 BMP-2, 10 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K,
1 BTR-70, 1 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3
RKhM, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 4 MT-55A
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197th Guards Tank Regiment: 94 T-64, 12 BMP-2, 42 BMP-1, 2
BRM-1K, 1 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 6 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1 PRP-3, 3 RKhM,
2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 4 MT-55A
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245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 31 T-64, 46 BMP-2, 39
BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 2 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 2s12 Sani, 5 BMP-1KSh, 1
PRP-3, 3 RKhM, 2 R-145BM, 2 PU-12, 3 MT-55A and 1 MT-LBT
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99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3
Akatsiya, 18 BM-21 Grad, 3 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-156BTR
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1009th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 5
PU-12, 1 R-145BM and 1 R-156BTR
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7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 6 T-64, 10
BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K,2 BTR-70 and 3 BTR-60
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73rd independent Guards Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM,
1 R-137B and 1 R-2AM
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52nd independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 IRM and
3 UR-67
Divisional coordinates:
- Hillersleben barracks (West Kaserne) [US designation: Hillersleben Army
Barracks 283]: 52 16 50N, 11
29 36E (Divisional HQ, and all other units, except listed below)
- Halberstadt barracks (Fliegerhorst Kaserne) [US designation: Halberstadt
Army Barracks 273]: 51 51 42N, 11 03
21E (197th Guards Tank Regiment)
- Magdeburg barracks (Herrenkrug Kaserne) [US designation: Magdeburg Army
Barracks 283]: 52 08 32N, 11
40 51E (245th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 99th Guards Self-Propelled
Artillery Regiment and 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battery)
- Magdeburg barracks [US designation: Magdeburg Army Barracks 290]: 52 07
53N, 11 36 28E
(332nd independent Chemical Defence Company)
- Burg barracks (Artillerie Kaserne) [US designation: Burg Army Barracks 262]: 52 15 24N, 11 52 18E
(7th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion from 1990)
- Mulino barracks: 56 19 11N, 42 56 42E
The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms:
Category I) - manning was almost 100%.