10th Tank Division

10 Dywizja Pancerna

Military Unit: 2843

Activated 1955 in Opole, Poland, from the 10th Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 2nd Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 71st Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 40th Mechanised Regiment (Boleslawiec, Poland)
• 115th Artillery Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 24th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Lubliniec, Poland)
• 8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 60th Reconnaissance Company (Opole, Poland)
• 21st Engineer Battalion (Swidnica, Poland)
• 41st Communications Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 58th Chemical Defence Company (Opole, Poland)
• 54th Medical Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 59th Transport Battalion (Opole, Poland)

2.1.62 the 71st Medium Tank Regiment was replaced by the 13th Medium Tank Regiment.

7.7.67 the 10th Repair Battalion was activated from the various divisional repair shops.

30.9.67 the 40th Mechanised Regiment was renamed 25th Mechanised Regiment.

30.11.67 the 24th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed 18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 1969 the 115th Artillery Battalion was expanded, and renamed 39th Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1970:

• 2nd Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 13th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 25th Mechanised Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 39th Artillery Regiment (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lubliniec, Poland)
• 8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 10th Missile Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 60th Reconnaissance Company (Brzeg, Poland)
• 21st Engineer Battalion (Swidnica, Poland)
• 41st Communications Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 58th Chemical Defence Company (Opole, Poland)
• 54th Medical Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Repair Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 59th Supply Battalion (Komprachcise, Poland)

Organisation 1980:

• 2nd Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 13th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 25th Mechanised Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 39th Artillery Regiment (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Lubliniec, Poland)
• 8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 10th Missile Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 60th Reconnaissance Company (Brzeg, Poland)
• 21st Engineer Battalion (Swidnica, Poland)
• 41st Communications Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 58th Chemical Defence Company (Opole, Poland)
• 54th Medical Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Repair Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 59th Supply Battalion (Komprachcise, Poland)

Organisation 1988:

• 2nd Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland) - 1989 renamed 59th Mechanised Regiment
• 10th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland) - 1989 renamed 10th Mechanised Regiment
• 13th Medium Tank Regiment (Opole, Poland)
• 25th Mechanised Regiment (Opole, Poland) - 1990 moved to Gliwice
• 39th Artillery Regiment (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 18th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lubliniec, Poland) - SA-6 from 1981
• 10th Missile Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (Tarnowskie Gory, Poland)
• 60th Reconnaissance Company (Brzeg, Poland)
• 21st Engineer Battalion (Swidnica, Poland)
• 41st Communications Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 58th Chemical Defence Company (Opole, Poland)
• 54th Medical Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 10th Repair Battalion (Opole, Poland)
• 59th Supply Battalion (Komprachcise, Poland)

4.3.89 the 13th Medium Tank Regiment was disbanded.

1989 renamed 10th Mechanised Division.

Divisional coordinates:

• Opole barracks [US designation: Opole Army Barracks 001]: 50 40 06N, 17 53 16E (10th Medium Tank Regiment, 13th Medium Tank Regiment, 10th Repair Battalion and 54th Medical Battalion)
• Opole barracks [US designation: Opole Army Barracks 002]: 50 39 48N, 17 52 54E (2nd Medium Tank Regiment and 58th Chemical Defence Company)
• Opole barracks [US designation: Opole Army Barracks 003]: 50 39 12N, 17 54 15E (25th Mechanised Regiment)
• Opole barracks [US designation: Opole Army Barracks 004]: 50 40 02N, 17 56 39E (41st Communications Battalion)
• Opole barracks [US designation: Opole Army Barracks 012]: 50 40 07N, 17 56 03E (Divisional HQ)
• Tarnowskie Gory barracks {US designation: Tarnowskie Gory Army Barracks 001]: 50 26 59N, 18 50 32E (39th Artillery Regiment, 10th Missile Battalion and 8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion)
• Lubliniec barracks [US designation: Lubliniec Army Barracks 001]: 50 39 33N, 18 41 02E (18th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment)
• Brzeg barracks [US designation: Brzeg Army Barracks 001]: 50 50 56N, 17 29 13E (60th Reconnaissance Company)
• Swidnica barracks [US designation: Swidnica Army Barracks 001]: 50 51 07N, 16 29 49E (21st Engineer Battalion)
• Komprachcise barracks [US designation: Komprachcise Army Barracks 001]: 50 37 46N, 17 49 25E (59th Supply Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 7400 men, 283 T-54/55, 100 BMP-1, 80 OT-64, 42 122mm M-30

Subordination:

• Silesian Military District, 1956 - 1990

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