15th Sivashsko-Shtettinskaya order of Lenin twice Red Banner orders of Suvorov and the Labor Red Banner Motorised Rifle Division

15-я мотострелковая Сивашско-Штеттинская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Трудового Красного Знамени дивизия

Military Unit: 61439

Activated 25.6.57 in Kirovakan, Armenian SSR, as the 100th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 26th Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 348th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 132nd Guards Tank Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1068th Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 324th independent Sapper Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 527th independent Communications Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)

19.2.62 re-organised:

• 169th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated
• 692nd independent Missile Battalion was activated

11.1.65 renamed 15th Motorised Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 324th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 348th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 132nd Guards Tank Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1068th Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 692nd independent Missile Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 527th independent Communications Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 169th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)

In 1972 the 000 independent Chemical Defence Company was renamed 621st independent Chemical Defence Battalion.

15.11.72 re-organised:

• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
• 00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 1542nd independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 348th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 132nd Guards Tank Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1068th Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 692nd independent Missile Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR) - disbanded mid-1980's
• 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 527th independent Communications Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 621st independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 169th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1542nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)

Organisation 1988:

• 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 348th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 132nd Guards Tank Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1068th Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 692nd independent Missile Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 527th independent Communications Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 621st independent Chemical Defence Battalion (Dilizhan, Armenian SSR)
• 169th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)
• 1542nd independent Material Supply Battalion (Kirovakan, Armenian SSR)

In 4.90 the 132nd Guards Tank Regiment was divided into the 118th independent Guards Tank Battalion and the 1357th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Disbanded 6.92 - the equipment were partly handed over to Armenia - traditions, honors and awards were transferred to the 5209th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Headquarters:

• Kirovakan, Armenian SSR, 6.57 - 6.92

Subordination:

• 7th Guards Combined Arms Army, 6.57 - 6.92

Equipment 1.12.85:

• 1600 men, 133 T-54/55, 108 BMP-1, 2 BTR-50, 65 BTR-152, 36 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 R-145BM
• 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 75 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K, 12 122mm D-30, 3 PM-38, 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 3 MTP-1 and 15 MT-LBT
• 348th Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 3 BTR-60, 12 122mm D-30, 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 1 MTU-20 and 15 MT-LBT
• 353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment: 10 T-72, 5 T-54, 12 BTR-70, 3 BTR-60, 2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K, 12 122mm D-30, 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR, 1 MTU-20 and 15 MT-LBT
• 132nd Guards Tank Regiment: 31 T-72, 3 T-54, 9 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K, 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM and 2 MTU-20
• 1068th Artillery Regiment: 38 122mm D-30 and 12 BM-21 Grad
• 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment: 57mm S-60
• 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion: 2 R-145BM
• 527th independent Communications Battalion: 7 R-145BM
• 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion: 2 UR-67

Divisional coordinates:

• Kirovakan barracks [US designation: Kirovakan Army Barracks Southeast AL 2]: 40 47 59N, 44 29 52E (353rd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 132nd Guards Tank Regiment, 767th independent Reconnaissance Battalion, 692nd independent Missile Battalion, 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 324th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 169th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion and 000 independent Medical Battalion)
• Kirovakan barracks [US designation: Kirovakan Army Barracks South AL 3]: 40 48 27N, 44 28 51E (Divisional HQ, 343rd Motorised Rifle Regiment, 1068th Artillery Regiment, 1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 527th independent Communications Battalion and 1542nd independent Material Supply Battalion)
• Dilizhan barracks [US designation: Dilizhan Army Barracks AL 1]: 40 44 56N, 44 52 18E (348th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 621st independent Chemical Defence Battalion)

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