8th Guards Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

8-я гвардейская танковая Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 11707

Activated 16.7.45 in Osipovichi, Minsk Oblast, from the 8th Guards Tank Corps.

Organisation 1946:

• 58th Guards Tank Regiment
• 59th Guards Tank Regiment
• 60th Guards Tank Regiment
• 28th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment
• 94th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment
• 269th Guards Mortar Regiment
• 300th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 307th independent Guards Mortar Battalion
• 6th independent Guards Motorcycle Battalion
• 125th independent Guards Sapper Battalion
• 148th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 187th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion
• 000 independent Auto-Transport Battalion
• 81st independent Tank Training Battalion

28.10.46 reduced to 8th Guards Tank Regiment (mobilisation) - all attached units remained, but were downsized (regiment to battalion, battalion to company), but 28.10.48 again expanded to full size.

23.5.53 re-organised:

• 28th Motorised Rifle Regiment was renamed 121st Mechanised Regiment
• 732nd Guards Artillery Regiment was activated from the 269th Guards Mortar Regiment and the 000 independent Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 6th independent Motorcycle Battalion was renamed 48th independent Reconnaissance Battalion
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was activated

In 4.55 the 300th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 823rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57):

• 59th Guards Tank Regiment was disbanded
• 94th Guards Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment became 94th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment
• 121st Guards Mechanized Regiment was renamed 305th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment

In 1960 the 81st independent Tank Training Battalion was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 58th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 60th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 94th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast) - from 1962 94th Guards Tank Regiment
• 305th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 732nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 823rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 125th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 148th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 187th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 576th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 1968 the 125th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 125th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 58th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 60th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 94th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 305th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 732nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 823rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 576th independent Missile Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 125th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 148th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 187th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1021st independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 58th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 60th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 94th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 305th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 732nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 823rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 576th independent Missile Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 125th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 148th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 187th independent Medical Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 1021st independent Material Supply Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 58th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 60th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 94th Guards Tank Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 305th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 732nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 823rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 576th independent Missile Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 125th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 148th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 00 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 187th independent Medical Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)
• 1021st independent Material Supply Battalion (Marina Gorka, Minsk Oblast)

In 9.88 the 576th independent Missile Battalion was transferred to the 460th Missile Brigade.

5.90 renamed 6297th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

20.3.92 taken over by Belarus.

Headquarters:

• Osipovichi, Minsk Oblast, 7.45 - 7.60
• Marina Gorka (Pukhovichi), Minsk Oblast, 7.60 - 3.92

Subordination:

• 5th Guards Tank Army, 7.45 - 12.6.46
• 5th Guards Mechanized Army, 12.6.46 - 20.5.57
• 5th Guards Tank Army, 20.5.57 - 3.92

Equipment 12.85:

• 3200 men, 328 T-72, 185 BMP-1, 45 BMP-2, 18 BTR-60, 126 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 24 R-145BM, 1 R-137B, 10 PU-12, 2 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 15 1V18, 5 1V19, 7 BMP-1KSh, 11 RKhM, 5 MTP-1

Divisional coordinates:

• Marina Gorka barracks [US designation: Marina Gorka Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 30 24N, 28 10 20E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units)

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