98th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner order of Kutuzov Airborne Division

98-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознаменная ордена Кутузова дивизия

Military Unit: 62295

Activated 7.6.46 in Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray, from the 98th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1947:

• 296th Guards Air-Landing Regiment (Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment (Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 17th Guards Artillery Regiment (Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 576th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 105th independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 101st independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 28th independent Guards Communications Company
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 280th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 4th independent Air-Landing Security Company
• 176th independent Medical & Sanitary Company
• 000 independent Training Battalion

1.10.48 the 296th Guards Air Landing Regiment was used to activate the 13th Guards Airborne Division, and was replaced by the new 95th Guards Air Landing Regiment.

In 1949 the 95th Guards Air Landing Regiment were converted and renamed 95th Guards Parachute Regiment.

1949 the independent Landing Security Company was disbanded.

15.11.53 re-organized:

• 28th independent Guards Communications Company became 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 176th independent Medical & Sanitary Company became 176th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion
• 105th independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
• 101st independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Organization 1953:

• 95th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 17th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 576th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 280th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 176th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion

30.4.55 an independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated, the 576th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion became the 66th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (military unit: 64494), and the division took over the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment from the disbanded 13th Guards Airborne Division.

In 4.56 the following units were disbanded:

• 95th Guards Parachute Regiment - replaced by the 300th Guards Parachute Regiment from the 99th Guards Airborne Division

• 17th Guards Artillery Regiment - replaced by the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment from the 99th Guards Airborne Division

• 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion - replaced by the 100th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

6.1.59 the 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with 10 An-2 aircraft.

Re-organized 15.8.60:

• 74th Guards Artillery Regiment was renamed 812th independent Guards Artillery Battalion
• the independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was reduced to an independent Tank Destroyer Battery

Organisation 1961:

• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 300th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 812th independent Guards Artillery Battalion
• 66th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Tank Destroyer Battery
• 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 1683rd independent Material Supply Battalion
• 176th independent Medical Battalion
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron

27.4.62 again re-organized:

• 812th independent Guards Artillery Battalion was renamed 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment
• the independent Tank Destroyer Battery was disbanded
• 896th independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was activated
• 215th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was activated

22.2.68 awarded the order of Kutuzov.

In 1971 the 613th Air-Landing Security Battalion was activated.

1.10.76 the 896th independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment, while the 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated from the independent repair shop.

Organisation 1980:

• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 300th Guards Parachute Regiment (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (Veselyy Kut, Odessa Oblast)
• 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 66th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 215th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 613th Air-Landing Security Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 1683rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 176th independent Medical Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)

In 1986 the 66th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment.

Organisation 1990:

• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 300th Guards Parachute Regiment (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (Veselyy Kut, Odessa Oblast)
• 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast) - military unit: 73512
• 215th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast) - military unit: 03391
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast) - military unit: 89592
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 613th Air-Landing Security Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 1683rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 176th independent Medical Battalion (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast)
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast) - military unit: 68226

1.10.92 the 300th Guards Parachute Regiment left the division, and was transferred to Abakan - 20.5.93 renamed the 300th independent Guards Parachute Regiment, and was replaced by the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment from the 106th Guards Airborne Division.

In 12.97 the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment and the 299th Guards Parachute Regiment was united as the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment.

1.5.98 the 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion was renamed the 321st independent Guards Engineering Company, and the 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was renamed the 190th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Battery.

1.12.99 the 321st independent Guards Engineering Company was renamed the 661st independent Guards Engineering Battalion, and the 190th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Battery was renamed the 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion.

Organisation 2000:

• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)
• 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 661st independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 1683rd independent Material Supply Battalion (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 176th independent Medical Battalion (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast)

Equipment 12.85:

• 6900 men, 24 BMD 1979/1, 243 BMD-1, 30 122mm D-30

Equipment 19.11.90:

• Divisional HQ: 9 BMD-1, 12 BTR-D, 1 BTR-3D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 1 1V119
• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment: 37 BMD-2, 64 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 299th Guards Parachute Regiment: 37 BMD-2, 64 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 20 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 300th Guards Parachute Regiment: 37 BMD-2, 64 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment: 18 2s9 Nona, 8 D-30, 6 BTR-D, 18 BTR-RD, 3 BTR-3D, 3 BMD-1KSh, 4 1V119
• 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion: 3 BTR-3D, 1 BMD-1KSh
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron: 1 Mi-8
• 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion: 11 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 3 BTR-3D, 10 BMD-1KSh, 3 R-440odb
• 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion: 1 BTR-D

Equipment 1.1.2000:

• Divisional HQ: 2 BMD-1KSh, 1 1V119, 1 BTR-3D, 9 BMD-1 and 1 BTR-D
• 217th Guards Parachute Regiment: 109 BMD-1, 32 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 22 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 7 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 10 1V199 and 1555 men
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment: 102 BMD-1, 33 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 15 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 5 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 8 1V199 and 1555 men
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment: 18 2s9 Nona, 12 D-30, 3 BTR-3D, 15 BTR-RD, 2 BMD-1KSh, 7 1V199 and 598 men
• 318th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion: 8 BTR-3D, 4 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 158 men
• 661st independent Guards Engineering Battalion: 7 BTR-D, 1 BMD-1KSh and 110 men
• 674th independent Guards Communications Battalion: 2 BTR-D, 6 BMD-1KSh, 4 BMD-1R, 3 R-440orb and 246 men
• 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion: 7 BTR-D and 181 men
• 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron: 217 men

Headquarters:

• Pokrovka, Primorskiy Kray, 6.46 - 1.6.51
• Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, 1.6.51 - 8.69
• Bolgrad, Odessa Oblast, 8.69 - 5.93
• Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, 5.93 - today [57 00 10N, 40 55 17E]

Subordination:

• 37th Guards Airborne Corps, 6.46 - 1.6.56
• GK VDV, 6.56 - today

Divisional coordinates:

• Bolgrad barracks [US designation: Bolgrad Army Barracks AL 1]: 45 41 57N, 28 36 21E (Divisional HQ, 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, 299th Guards Parachute Regiment, 100th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 66th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion, 215th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company, 112th independent Guards Engineering Battalion, 613th Air-Landing Security Battalion, 1683rd independent Material Supply Battalion, 15th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion, 176th independent Medical Battalion and 243rd independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron)
• Bolgrad barracks [US designation: Bolgrad Army Barracks Central AL 2]: 45 40 42N, 28 37 21E (674th independent Guards Communications Battalion)
• Kishinev barracks [US designation: Kishinev Army Barracks West AL 2]: 47 01 31N, 28 47 59E (300th Guards Parachute Regiment)
• Veselyy Kut barracks [US designation: Veselyy Kut Army Barracks AL 1]: 46 04 02N, 29 16 56E (1065th Guards Artillery Regiment)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.