36th Motor Rifle Division

36th Motor Rifle Division
Active	1966–1990
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Army
Type	Motorized infantry
Garrison/HQ	Artemivsk

The 36th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army between 1966 and 1990. Based in Artemivsk, it was absorbed by the 254th Motor Rifle Division in 1990.^[1]

History

The division was activated on 20 June 1966 in Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast, part of the Kiev Military District. In 1972, the division's Chemical Defence Company was renamed the 19th Separate Chemical Defence Battalion. In April 1982, the division became part of the 64th Army Corps. In July 1989, the corps was disbanded and the 36th became part of the Kiev Military District again. During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 15% strength. In January 1990, the division was disbanded and was absorbed by the 254th Motor Rifle Division, arriving from Hungary.^[1]

Composition

The division included the following units in 1988.^[1]

• 103rd Motor Rifle Regiment
• 142nd Motor Rifle Regiment
• 143rd Motor Rifle Regiment
• 35th Tank Regiment
• Artillery Regiment
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
• Separate Missile Battalion
• Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• Separate Reconnaissance Battalion
• Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion
• 1179th Separate Communications Battalion
• 19th Separate Chemical Defence Battalion
• Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
• 199th Separate Medical Company
• Separate Material Supply Battalion

References

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Divisions of the Soviet Union 1957–1989

Airborne

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Artillery

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Aviation

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• 95 Mixed
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Motor
Rifle

Guards	1st – 18th 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 20th – 39th 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 42nd – 66th 42 45 47 48 50 51 (I) 51 (II) 53 55 57 59 62 63 64 66 70th – 97th 70 72 77 81 83 86 87 90 92 93 94 97 109th – 144th 109 112 113 114 115 120 122 123 128 144 Training 2 16 34 37 42 53 62 63 66 80 92 100 112

4th – 27th	4 9 12 13 15 18 19 21 22 24 27

32nd – 49th	32 33 35 40 41 43 44 46 47 48 49

52nd – 69th	52 54 56 58 60 61 62 65 67 68 69

71st – 99th	71 73 74 75 78 79 80 82 84 85 88 89 91 92 93 95 96 99

100th – 119th	100 101 102 108 110 111 114 116 117 118 119

121st – 135th	121 124 125 126 127 129 130 131 134 135

145th – 199th	145 146 147 148 149 150 152 155 157 164 180 192 197 198 199

201st – 295th	201 203 207 213 242 245 254 265 266 270 272 295

Training	43 56 61 67 78 121 129 150

Rocket

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Tank

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Other

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