14th Tank Division

14. tanková divize

Military Unit: 5201

Activated 1.9.66 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia, from the 18th Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 60th Tank Regiment (Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia)
• 103rd Tank Regiment (Humenné, Czechoslovakia)
• 55th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Trebišov, Czechoslovakia)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Michalovce, Czechoslovakia)
• 49th Artillery Regiment (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Poprad, Czechoslovakia)
• 21st independent Missile Battalion (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Reconnaissance Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Engineer Battalion (Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Communications Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Chemical Defence Company (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Medical Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 60th Motor Transport Battalion (Bardejov, Czechoslovakia)

Organisation 1980:

• 60th Tank Regiment (Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia)
• 103rd Tank Regiment (Humenné, Czechoslovakia)
• 55th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Trebišov, Czechoslovakia)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Michalovce, Czechoslovakia)
• 49th Artillery Regiment (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Poprad, Czechoslovakia)
• 21st independent Missile Battalion (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Reconnaissance Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Engineer Battalion (Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Communications Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Chemical Defence Company (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Medical Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 60th Motor Transport Battalion (Bardejov, Czechoslovakia)

1.11.80 the 14th Maintenance Battalion was formed from the various divisional workshops, and the 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

1.12.80 the 10th Chemical Defence Company was renamed 10th Chemical Defence Battalion.

1.11.83 the 60th Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 14th Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1988:

• 60th Tank Regiment (Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia)
• 103rd Tank Regiment (Humenné, Czechoslovakia)
• 55th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Trebišov, Czechoslovakia)
• 63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Michalovce, Czechoslovakia)
• 49th Artillery Regiment (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Poprad, Czechoslovakia)
• 21st independent Missile Battalion (Brezno, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Reconnaissance Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Engineer Battalion (Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Communications Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Chemical Defence Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Maintenance Battalion (Bardejov, Czechoslovakia)
• 10th Medical Battalion (Prešov, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th Supply Battalion (Bardejov, Czechoslovakia)

1.1.90 the 21st independent Missile Battalion was disbanded.

1.11.90 the 15th Tank Regiment was disbanded.

1.12.90 renamed 14th Motorised Rifle Division.

Divisional coordinates:

• Prešov barracks [US designation: Presov Army Barracks Northwest]: 49 00 24N, 21 13 54E (Divisional HQ)
• Prešov barracks [US designation: Presov Army Barracks Zapoteckeho 001]: 48 59 16N, 21 15 00E (14th Communications Battalion and 10th Chemical Defence Battalion)
• Prešov barracks [US designation: Presov Army Barracks Dukelska 002]: 48 59 38N, 21 15 07E (10th Medical Battalion and 14th Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Kežmarok barracks [US designation: Kezmarok Army Barracks 002]: 49 07 03N, 20 30 18E (60th Tank Regiment)
• Humenné barracks [US designation: Humenne Army Barracks West]: 48 56 10N, 21 53 31E (103rd Tank Regiment)
• Trebišov barracks [US designation: Trebisov Army Barracks 001]: 48 38 13N, 21 42 42E (55th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Michalovce barracks [US designation: Michalovce Army Barracks 002]: 48 44 53N, 21 56 09E (63rd Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Brezno barracks [US designation: Brezno Artillery Barracks 001]: 48 48 34N, 19 37 49E (49th Artillery Regiment and 21st independent Missile Battalion)
• Poprad barracks [US designation: Poprad Army Southwest Barracks 003]: 49 03 18N, 20 17 02E (10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)
• Banská Bystrica barracks [US designation: Banca Bystrica Pohronske 004]: 48 42 53N, 19 08 02E (10th Engineer Battalion)
• Bardejov barracks: 49 17 41N, 21 15 51E (14th Maintenance Battalion and 14th Supply Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 4700 men, 31 T-34, 199 T-54/55, 20 T-72, 97 BMP-1, 88 OT-62, 31 OT-64, 54 122mm M-30, 12 152mm wz. 18/46, 6 152mm DANA

Subordination:

• Eastern Military District, 1.9.66 - 1.12.90

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