128th Guards Turkestanskaya twice Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division imeni Marshal of the Soviet Union A.A. Grechko

128-я гвардейская мотострелковая Туркестанская дважды Краснознамённая дивизия имени Маршала Советского Союза А.А. Гречко

Military Unit: 11326

Activated 15.12.56 in Esztergom, Hungary, from the 128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 149th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast) - 15.12.56 from the 39th Guards Mechanised Division
• 315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 398th Tank Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 331st Guards Artillery Regiment (Perechin, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast) - SA-6 from 1967
• 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 534th independent Guards Sapper Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 190th independent Chemical Defence Company (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 133rd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 215th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 85th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 374th independent Missile Battalion was activated

In 5.62 the 22nd independent Tank Battalion was activated.

In 1968 the 534th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 149th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 398th Tank Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 331st Guards Artillery Regiment (Perechin, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 102nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 22nd independent Tank Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 374th independent Missile Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 190th independent Chemical Defence Company (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 85th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 133rd independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 215th independent Motor Transport Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 757th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 5.76 named "imeni Marshak of the Soviet Union A.A. Grechko".

In 12.79 the 149th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 201st Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 487th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1980 the 215th independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 891st independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 487th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 398th Tank Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 331st Guards Artillery Regiment (Perechin, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 22nd independent Tank Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 102nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 374th independent Missile Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 757th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 190th independent Chemical Defence Company (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 85th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 133rd independent Medical Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 891st independent Material Supply Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)

4.5.85 awarded the second Red Banner.

Organisation 1988:

• 315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 487th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 398th Tank Regiment (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 331st Guards Artillery Regiment (Perechin, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 102nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 22nd independent Tank Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 374th independent Missile Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 757th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Svalyava, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Beregovo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 190th independent Chemical Defence Company (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 85th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 133rd independent Medical Battalion (Uzhgorod, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 891st independent Material Supply Battalion (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)

In 1989 the 22nd independent Tank Battalion was disbanded.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Esztergom, Hungary, 15.12.56 - 17.3.58
• Dyör, Hungary, 17.3.58 - 20.7.58
• Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast, 20.7.58 - 1.92

Subordination:

• 38th Combined Arms Army, 12.56 - 1.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 9250 men, 214 T-64A, 6 T-64B, 132 BMP-1, 300 BTR-70, 72 122mm D-30, 18 152mm 2s3, 36 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 30 T-64, 139 BTR-70, 3 BTR-60, 3 BMP-1, 1 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 PRP-4, 3 R-145BM and 1 MTU-20
• 327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment: 27 T-72, 142 BTR-70, 3 BTR-60, 2 BMP-1, 2 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 12 PM-38, 3 RKhM, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 4 R-145BM, 1 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 487th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 27 T-64, 85 BMP-2, 41 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 10 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 PRP-4. 3 RKhM, 5 R-145BM, 2 PU-12 and 1 MTU-20
• 398th Tank Regiment: 94 T-64, 9 BMP-1, 5 BMP-2, 2 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-70, 12 2s1 Gvozdika, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 RKhM, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 3 R-145BM, 1 PU-12, 2 MTU and 1 MT-55A
• 331st Guards Artillery Regiment: 36 2s3 Akatsiya, 12 BM-21 Grad, 1 PRP-3, 4 PRP-4, 6 1V18, 2 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 1 BTR-70
• 102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: ZRK Osa (SA-8), 1 PU-12 and 1 R-145BM
• 757th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion: 1 PRP-3 and 22 MT-LBT
• 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion: 10 BMP-1, 7 BRM-1K, 6 BTR-70 and 1 R-145BM
• 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 8 R-145BM, 3 R-156BTR, 1 R-137B, 1 PU-12 and 1 PRP-4
• 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 1 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Mukachevo barracks [US designation: Mukachevo Army Barracks West Southwest AL 2]: 48 26 06N, 22 41 47E (Divisional HQ, 149th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 487th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 374th independent Missile Battalion, 150th independent Guards Communications Battalion, 190th independent Chemical Defence Company, 85th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 891st independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Uzhgorod barracks [US designation: Uzhgorod Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 38 00N, 22 18 50E (327th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and 133rd independent Medical Battalion)
• Uzhgorod barracks [US designation: Uzhgorod Army Barracks AL 2]: 48 36 19N, 22 18 12E (398th Tank Regiment and 22nd independent Tank Battalion)
• Beregovo barracks [US designation: Beregovo Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 11 48N, 22 37 46E (315th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, 47th independent Guards Reconnaissance Battalion and 534th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion)
• Perechin barracks [US designation: Perechin Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 44 24N, 22 29 07E (331st Guards Artillery Regiment)
• Svalyava barracks [US designation: Svalyava Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 33 29N, 22 59 18E (102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 757th independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)

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