3rd Motorised Rifle Division

3. motostřelecká divize

Military Unit: 1375

Activated 1.10.58 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia, from the 3rd Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 4th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Hodonin, Czechoslovakia)
• 5th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mikulov, Czechoslovakia)
• 6th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia)
• 33rd Tank Regiment (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 361st Artillery Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bzenec, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th independent Missile Battalion (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Engineer Battalion (Břeclav, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Communications Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Chemical Defence Company (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia) - 1979 moved to Bzenec
• 13th Medical Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 63rd Motor Transport Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)

1.9.76 the 3rd Maintenance Battalion was formed from the various divisional workshops.

In 1979 the 13th Chemical Defence Company was renamed 13th Chemical Defence Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 4th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Hodonin, Czechoslovakia)
• 5th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mikulov, Czechoslovakia)
• 6th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia)
• 33rd Tank Regiment (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 361st Artillery Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bzenec, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th independent Missile Battalion (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Engineer Battalion (Břeclav, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Communications Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Chemical Defence Battalion (Bzenec, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Maintenance Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Medical Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 63rd Motor Transport Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)

In 1984 the 63rd Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 3rd Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1988:

• 4th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Hodonin, Czechoslovakia)
• 5th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mikulov, Czechoslovakia)
• 6th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia)
• 33rd Tank Regiment (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 361st Artillery Regiment (Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia) - 1988 moved to Hranice
• 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Bzenec, Czechoslovakia)
• 14th independent Missile Battalion (Přáslavice, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 2nd Engineer Battalion (Břeclav, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Communications Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Chemical Defence Battalion (Bzenec, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Maintenance Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 13th Medical Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)
• 3rd Supply Battalion (Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia)

In 12.89 the 14th independent Missile Battalion was disbanded.

31.10.91 renamed 3rd Mechanised Division.

Divisional coordinates:

• Kroměříž barracks (Zizka barracks) [US designation: Kromeriz Army Barracks 001]: 49 17 33N, 17 23 15E (3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 13th Medical Battalion and 13th Medical Battalion)
• Kroměříž barracks [US designation: Kromeriz Army Barracks 002]: 49 17 04N, 17 23 24E (3rd Communications Battalion and 13th Chemical Defence Company)
• Kroměříž barracks [US designation: Kromeriz Army Barracks 003]: 49 17 51N, 17 23 20E (3rd Maintenance Battalion)
• Kroměříž barracks [US designation: Kromeriz Army Barracks 004]: 49 17 43N, 17 23 30E (Divisional HQ)
• Hodonin barracks [US designation: Hodonin Army Barracks 001]: 48 51 43N, 17 07 25E (4th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Mikulov barracks (Zizka barracks) [US designation: Mikulov Army Barracks 001]: 48 48 56N, 16 39 16E (5th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Uherské Hradiště barracks (Zizka barracks) [US designation: Uherske Hradiste Army Barracks Zizka 001]: 49 04 18N, 17 28 25E (6th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 361st Artillery Regiment)
• Přáslavice barracks [US designation: Kocourovec Army Barracks 501]: 49 35 29N, 17 25 22E (33rd Tank Regiment and 14th independent Missile Battalion)
• Bzenec barracks (Jaselska barracks) [US designation: Bzenec Army Barracks 001]: 48 58 19N, 17 16 55E (13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 13th Chemical Defence Battalion)
• Břeclav barracks (Marsal Malinovskeho barracks) [US designation: Breclav Army Barracks 002]: 48 46 06N, 16 53 39E (2nd Engineer Battalion)
• Hranice barracks [US designation: Hranice Army Barracks 001]: 49 33 12N, 17 43 22E (361st Artillery Regiment from 1988)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 4500 men, 183 T-54/55, 31 T-72, 117 BMP-1, 231 OT-64, 96 122mm M-30, 18 152mm ML-20 - additional mobilisation equipment (26th Motorised Rifle Division): 100 men, 174 T-54/55, 73 OT-62, 71 OT-64, 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm ML-20

Subordination:

• 2nd Military District, 1.10.58 - 1.9.65
• Central Military District, 1.9.65 - 1.9.69
• 4th Army, 1.9.69 - 30.10.91

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