60th Moskovskaya Sevsko-Varshavskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Tank Division

60-я танковая Московская Севско-Варшавская Краснознамённая ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 73835

Activated 5.6.57 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast, as the 43rd Tank Division, from the 60th Rifle Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 14th Guards Tank Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 272nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast) (Heavy tanks until 1961)
• 285th Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 422nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 969th Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast) - 1960 reduced to an independent Artillery Battalion
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 696th independent Sapper Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 532nd independent Communications Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 509th independent Chemical Defence Company (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 491st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)

19.2.62 the 000 independent Missile Battalion and the 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated.

In 1962 the 000 independent Artillery Battalion was renamed 863rd Artillery Regiment.

1.11.65 renamed 60th Tank Division.

27.3.67 awarded the name "Moscow" from the traditions of the 1st People's Militia Division in Moscow, which in 1941 became the 60th Rifle Division.

In 1968 the 696th independent Sapper Battalion was renamed 696th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion.

Organisation 1970:

• 14th Guards Tank Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 272nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 285th Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 422nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 863rd Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 696th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 532nd independent Communications Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 509th independent Chemical Defence Company (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 491st independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)

In 1.80 the 285th Tank Regiment was mobilised, and transferred to Termez (201st Motorised Rifle Division), and was replaced by the 142nd Tank Regiment.

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

• 14th Guards Tank Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 142nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 272nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 422nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 863rd Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 696th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 532nd independent Communications Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 509th independent Chemical Defence Company (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 491st independent Medical Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)

Organisation 1988:

• 14th Guards Tank Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 142nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 272nd Tank Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 422nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 863rd Artillery Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 00 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 696th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 532nd independent Communications Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 509th independent Chemical Defence Company (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 491st independent Medical Battalion (Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast)

9.3.89 renamed 5409th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 13.2.90.

Headquarters:

• Dzerzhinsk, Gorkiy Oblast, 6.57 - 2.90

Subordination:

• 13th Guards Army Corps, 6.57 - 2.90

Equipment 12.85:

• 1850 men, 322 T-62, 3 BMP-1, 118 BTR-60, 18 122mm D-30, 6 122mm M-30, 36 152mm D-1

Divisional coordinates:

• Dzerzhinsk barracks [US designation: Dzerzhinsk Army Barracks AL 1] : 56 14 42N, 43 29 03E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Gorkiy barracks [US designation: Gorkiy Army Barracks Sormovo Northwest AL 9]: 56 20 46N, 43 47 48E (14th Guards Tank Regiment, 422nd Motorised Rifle Regiment and 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion)

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