68th Escort Division VV MVD SSSR

68-я конвойная дивизия ВВ МВД СССР

Military Unit: 6526

Activated 28.11.68 in Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast, from the 47th Department for Escort and Protection.

Organisation 1970:

• 511th Escort Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 7408)
• 512th Escort Regiment (Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast - military unit: 6581)
• 513th Escort Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast - military unit: 7433)
• 514th Escort Regiment (Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 7434)
• 518th Escort Regiment (Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast - military unit: 6523)
• 439th independent Escort Battalion (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast - military unit: 6684)
• 440th independent Escort Battalion (Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya ASSR - military unit: 3997)
• 14th independent Special Motorised Militia Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 5434)
• 15th independent Special Motorised Militia Battalion (Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 5435)
• 10th Training Battalion (Gorkiy (from 1974 Bogorodsk), Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 6663)

In 1978 the 440th independent Escort Battalion was renamed 633rd Escort Regiment.

In 1979 the 495th independent Escort Battalion was activated in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarskaya ASSR.

In 1980 the 10th Training Battalion was renamed 617th Training Regiment (possibly earlier than 1980).

Organisation 1980:

• 511th Escort Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 7408)
• 512th Escort Regiment (Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast - military unit: 6581)
• 513th Escort Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast - military unit: 7433)
• 514th Escort Regiment (Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 7434)
• 518th Escort Regiment (Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast - military unit: 6523)
• 633rd Escort Regiment (Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya ASSR - military unit: 3997)
• 617th Training Regiment (Bogorodsk, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 6663)
• 439th independent Escort Battalion (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast - military unit: 6684)
• 495th independent Escort Battalion (Nizhnekamsk, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 7624)
• 14th independent Special Motorised Militia Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 5434)
• 15th independent Special Motorised Militia Battalion (Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 5435)

14.10.80 renamed Administration VV MVD SSSR Volga-Vyatskoy Zone.

From 10.80 the 79th and 80th Escort Divisions VV MVD SSR were attached to the Administration VV MVD SSSR Volga-Vyatskoy Zone.

In 1981 the 514th Escort Regiment was renamed 92nd independent Escort Brigade.

In 1983 the 511th Escort Regiment was renamed 87th independent Escort Brigade.

1987 renamed Privolzhskoye Administration VV MVD SSSR.

Organisation 1990:

• 79th Escort Division VV MVD SSSR (Kirov, Kirov Oblast)
• 80th Escort Division VV MVD SSSR (Kuybyshev, Kuybyshev Oblast)
• 87th independent Escort Brigade VV MVD SSSR (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 7408)
• 92nd independent Escort Brigade VV MVD SSSR (Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR - military unit: 7434)
• 512th Escort Regiment (Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast - military unit: 6581)
• 513th Escort Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast - military unit: 7433)
• 518th Escort Regiment (Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast - military unit: 6523)
• 633rd Escort Regiment (Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya ASSR - military unit: 3997)
• 617th Training Regiment (Bogorodsk, Gorkiy Oblast - military unit: 6663)
• 439th independent Escort Battalion (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast - military unit: 6684)

In 1990 the 617th Training Regiment was renamed 57th Operational Regiment (military unit: 3671).

Bases:

• Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast, 1968 - 1992

Subordination:

• GUVV MVD SSSR, 1968 - 1992