213th Motor Rifle Division

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213th Motor Rifle Division
Active 1968–1991
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Army
Type Motorized infantry
Garrison/HQ Totskoye

The 213th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army. The division was based in Totskoye and existed from 1968 to 1991. In 1991, the division merged with the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division.

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Totskoye is a rural locality and the administrative center of Totsky District of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. Population: 6,898 (2010 Census); 7,201 (2002 Census); 7,095 (1989 Census).

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History

A T-72 tank of the type used by the division T-72A tank on parade.jpg
A T-72 tank of the type used by the division

In April 1968, the division was activated in Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast, from the 29th Motor Rifle Division's 433rd Motor Rifle Regiment, left behind when the 29th transferred to the Far East. [1] It was part of the Volga Military District. On 1 September 1980, the 1415th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment transferred to the 108th Motor Rifle Division in Afghanistan and was replaced by the 108th's 1049th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment. In September 1989, the Volga Military District was renamed the Volga–Urals Military District. [2] On 1 June 1990, the 1049th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment was disbanded and replaced by the 838th Antiaircraft Missile Regiment, transferred from the 28th Tank Division. [3]

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The 108th Nevelskaya Motor Rifle Division, abbreviated as the "108th MRD," was a unit of the Soviet Ground Forces. It was the successor to the 360th Rifle Division. The division was created in August 1941 by the State Defense Committee and the Volga Military District Commander, Vasilii Gerasimenko, in the Volga Military District. The 360th compiled a distinguished record of service during the Great Patriotic War on the northern sector of the Soviet-German front, including the award of a battle honor and the Order of the Red Banner. For these reasons, the division continued to operate well into the post-war period.

During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 20–25% strength. On 19 November 1990, according to CFE Treaty data, the division was equipped with 62 T-72 tanks, 139 BTR-70 and 25 BTR-60 armored personnel carriers, 36 BMP-1 and 15 BMP-1K infantry fighting vehicles, 12 2S1 Gvozdika and 36 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns, and 12 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems. [4] On 17 April 1991, the division was merged with the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division, which had arrived from Germany. [2] The 680th and 691st Motor Rifle Regiments, the 34th Tank Regiment, and the 1283rd Artillery Regiment were merged with regiments of the 27th to create new units, which inherited the lineage of the 27th Division unit. The 433rd Motor Rifle Regiment was transferred to the 27th intact, replacing its disbanded 244th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment. [5]

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Composition

In 1988, the division included the following units. [2] [6]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Feskov et al 2013, p. 140.
  2. 1 2 3 Holm, Michael. "213th Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. ↑ Feskov et al 2013, p. 460.
  4. ↑ Lenskii & Tsybin 2001, p. 183.
  5. ↑ Feskov et al 2013, p. 510.
  6. ↑ Feskov et al 2013, pp. 508–509.

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