19th Motorised Rifle Division

19. motostřelecká divize

Military Unit: 0000

Activated 1.10.58 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, from the 19th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 57th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 67th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 104th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Tank Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 47th Artillery Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th independent Tank Battalion (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th independent Missile Battalion (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th Reconnaissance Battalion (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Engineer Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Communications Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Chemical Defence Company (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Medical Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 61st Motor Transport Battalion (Příchovice, Czechoslovakia)

1.9.75 the 19th independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

1.9.77 the 19th Maintenance Battalion was formed from the various divisional workshops.

1.9.79 the 11th Chemical Defence Company was renamed 11th Chemical Defence Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 57th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 67th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 104th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Tank Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 47th Artillery Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th independent Missile Battalion (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th Reconnaissance Battalion (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Engineer Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Communications Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Chemical Defence Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia) - 1985? moved to Bor
• 19th Maintenance Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Medical Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 61st Motor Transport Battalion (Příchovice, Czechoslovakia)

In 10.84 the 61st Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 19th Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1988:

• 57th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 67th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 104th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Tank Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 47th Artillery Regiment (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Stříbro, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th independent Missile Battalion (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th Reconnaissance Battalion (Tachov, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Engineer Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Communications Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Chemical Defence Battalion (Bor, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th Maintenance Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 11th Medical Battalion (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia)
• 19th Supply Battalion (Příchovice, Czechoslovakia)

1.10.89 the 11th Tank Regiment was replaced by the 1st Tank Regiment, from the 1st Tank Division.

1.11.89 the 19th independent Missile Battalion was disbanded.

Disbanded 1.3.92.

Divisional coordinates:

• Plzeň barracks [US designation: Plzen Army Battacks 001/002]: 49 43 36N, 13 21 45E (11th Tank Regiment and 11th Medical Battalion)
• Plzeň barracks (Slovenska barracks) [US designation: Plzen Army Battacks 003]: 49 43 13N, 13 24 42E (47th Artillery Regiment, 11th Engineer Battalion, 11th Communications Battalion, 11th Chemical Defence Company and 19th Maintenance Battalion)
• Plzeň barracks [US designation: Plzen Army Battacks 004]: 49 44 16N, 13 22 43E (Divisional HQ)
• Stříbro barracks (Novy barracks) [US designation: Stribro Army Barracks 001]: 49 45 15N, 12 59 13E (57th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 11th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)
• Bor barracks (Maršál Chu Te barracks) [US designation: Bor Vysocsani Army Barracks 004]: 49 52 01N, 12 44 08E (67th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 19th independent Missile Battalion, 19th independent Tank Battalion and 11th Chemical Defence Battalion)
• Tachov barracks (Partisan barracks) [US designation: Tachov Army Barracks 001]: 49 48 22N, 12 38 44E (104th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 19th Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Příchovice barracks [US designation: Príchovice Army Barracks 001]: 49 33 33N, 13 20 28E (19th Supply Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 8700 men, 214 T-54/55, 126 BMP-1, 249 OT-64, 18 122mm 2s1, 36 122mm D-30, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm DANA

Subordination:

• 1st Army, 1.10.58 - 1.9.65
• Western Military District, 1.9.65 - 1.9.69
• 1st Army, 1.9.69 - 1.11.91
• Western Military District, 1.11.91 - 1.1.92
• Military Command West, 1.1.92 - 1.3.92

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category I) - manning was about 75%.