26th Guards Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gorodokskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Motorised Rifle Division

26-я гвардейская мотострелковая Восточно-Сибирская Городокская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 14010

Activated 26.5.57 in Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast, from the 26th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

19.2.62 re-organised:

In 3.63 the 75th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 40th Guards Tank Division, and was replaced by the 291st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment, while the 79th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 1st Tank Division, and was replaced by the 290th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

In 1968 the 30th independent Guards Sapper Battalion was renamed 30th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

In 1972 the 77th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment was used to create the 107th Motorised Rifle Division, and was replaced by the new 668th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

15.11.72 re-organised:

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 401st independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

Organisation 1988:

20.7.88 the 316th independent Missile Battalion was absorbed by the new 463rd Missile Brigade.

9.89 renamed 5190th Guards Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 11.91.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 12.85:

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

Divisional coordinates:

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