The 60th Motorized Rifle Division named after Marshal of the Soviet Union F.I. Tolbukhin is a military unit of the Soviet army.
| 60th Motorized Rifle Division named after Marshal of the Soviet Union F.I. Tolbukhin | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1948-1991 |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Subordination | Transcaucasian Military District |
| Included in | 4th Combined Arms Army |
| Type of | motorized rifle division |
| Function | motorized rifle troops |
| Dislocation | Lankaran city ( Azerbaijan SSR ) |
| Equipment | see below |
| Marks of Excellence | registered: “Named after Marshal of the Soviet Union F. I. Tolbukhin ” |
| Predecessor | 90th Separate Rifle Brigade → 6th Rifle Division (1948-1957) |
Conditional name - Military unit No. 18643 (military unit 18643). Short name - 60 msd .
History
It was formed in 1948 as the 6th Rifle Division on the basis of the 90th separate rifle brigade.
In 1957, the division was reorganized into the 60th motorized rifle. [one]
The unit was disbanded in the early 1990s, along with the rest of the 4th combined arms army. [2]
Composition
1990
- management, Lankaran
- 14th Motor Rifle Regiment, Bank (31 T-72 , 2 T-55 , 5 T-54 , 2 BMP-1 , 1 BRM-1K , 12 D-30 , 15 MT-LB T)
- 20th Motorized Rifle Regiment, Astara (31 T-72 , 3 T-55 , 6 T-54 , 3 BMP-1 , 2 BRM-1K , 12 D-30 , 15 MT-LB T)
- 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment, Prishib (31 T-72 , 3 T-55 , 40 BMP-2 , 60 BMP-1 , 5 BRM-1K , 12 2S1 Gvozdika
- 119th separate tank battalion, Lankaran (31 T-72 , 4 T-55 , 12 T-54 , 9 BMP-1 , 4 BRM-1K , 1 BTR-80 , 5 BTR-70 )
- 1073th Artillery Regiment, Port Ilyich (36 D-30 , 12 BM-21 Grad )
- 1035th anti-aircraft artillery regiment
- 337th Separate Missile Division
- 769th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion, Lankaran (1 P-145BM)
- 325th Separate Communication Battalion, Lankaran (5 P-145BM)
- 297th separate engineer-engineer battalion, Prishib (1 IRM, 1 UR-77)
- 623rd Separate Chemical Defense Battalion
- 165th Separate Repair and Restoration Battalion
- 1544th Separate Material Support Battalion
- Total: 159 tanks (124 T-72, 12 T-55, 23 T-54), 126 BMP (40 BMP-2, 74 BMP-1, 12 BRM-1K), 6 BTR (1 BTR-80, 5 BTR -70), 125 MT-LB, 12 2S1 self-propelled guns, 60 D-30 guns, 12 PM-38 mortars, 12 MLRS [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 526.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 532.
- ↑ Lensky A.G., Tsybin M.M. Soviet ground forces in the last year of the USSR. - SPb. : B&K, 2001 .-- 294 p. - 500 copies.
Literature
- Feskov V.I., Golikov V.I., Kalashnikov K.A., Slugin S.A. Armed Forces of the USSR after the Second World War: from the Red Army to the Soviet. Part 1: Ground Forces. - T .: Tomsk University Press, 2013. - 640 p. - ISBN 978-5-89503-530-6 .