126th Machine Gun Artillery Division
The 126th Machine Gun Artillery Division was a division of the Soviet Army and the Russian Ground Forces. It existed from 1989 to 1998. The division was originally formed as the 192nd Motor Rifle Division in Blagoveshchensk during 1969. It became the 126th Machine Gun Artillery Division in 1989 and was disbanded in 1998.
History
In 1969, the 192nd Motor Rifle Division was activated in Blagoveshchensk. It was subordinated to the 35th Army. During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 70% strength. On 1 October 1989, it became the 126th Machine Gun Artillery Division. The 684th Motorized Rifle Regiment was disbanded and replaced by the 57th Machine Gun Artillery Regiment. In 1998, the division was disbanded.Composition
The division included the following units in 1988.- 190th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 679th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 684th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 371st Tank Regiment
- 1219th Artillery Regiment
- 1414th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
- 87th Separate Missile Battalion
- Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
- 205th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion
- 718th Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion
- 968th Separate Communications Battalion
- Separate Chemical Defence Company
- 286th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
- 381st Separate Medical Battalion
- Separate Material Supply Battalion