77th Tank Division

77th Tank Division

77-я танковая дивизия

Military Unit: 30687; from 1982: 54772

Activated 1976 in Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray, as the 119th Motorised Rifle Division (mobilisation).

20.1.82 converted to a Tank Division, and renamed 77th Tank Division.

Organisation 1987:

• 72nd Tank Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 210th Tank Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 259th Tank Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 82nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 0000 Artillery Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 000 independent Medical Company (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)

1.12.87 renamed 1008th Territorial Training Center.

1.10.89 renamed 5510th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

Headquarters:

• Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray, 1976 - 1993

Subordination:

• 5th Combined Arms Army, 10.68 - 3.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Lyalichi barracks [Lyalichi Army Barracks AL 4]: 44 04 07N, 132 22 07E (Divisional HQ and all attached units)

The division was initially maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division), but 1.82 upgraded to a Ready Division - Reduced Strength I (US terms: Category II).