warsaw pact order of battle 1989 - Societa italiana di storia militare

WESTERN GROUP OF FORCES (WGF) 1988 ­ WESTERN TVD
(Also known as Group of Soviet Force Germany GSFG)
1. WGF HQ: Zossen, GDR.
2. 8th Guards Army HQ ­ Weimer­Nohra, GDR:
Historical Note: Activated in Oct 41 as the 7th Army, it was redesignated the 62nd Army
at Stalingrad in July 43. These were the victors of Stalingrad and redesignated the 8th
Guards Army and assigned to the GDR in Aug 45.
a. 79th Guards Tank Division ­ Jena, GDR:
1) 17th Guards Tank Regiment ­ Saalfeld, GDR: 94 T­80, 43 BMP­2, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13, 18 2S1
2) 65th Guards Tank Regiment ­ Weimer­Nohra, GDR: 94 T­80, 43 BMP­2, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13,
18 2S1
3) 211th Guards Tank Regiment ­ Jena, GDR: 94 T­80, 43 BMP­2, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13, 18 2S1
4) 66th Guards MRR ­ Weimer, GDR: 142 BMP­2, 40 T­80, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13, 18 2S1, 9
BRDM­3
5) 172nd Artillery Regiment ­ Rudelstadt, GDR: 48 2S3, 18 BM­21
6) 79th Air Defense Regiment ­ Jena, GDR: 20 SA­15, 21 SA­7/14/16
7) 79th SS­21 Battalion ­ Jena, GDR: 4 SS­21
8) 113th Recon Battalion ­ Rudelstadt, GDR: 6 T­80, 13 BRDM­2, 12 BMP­2, and 3 BRM
9) 79th Engineer Battalion ­ Jena, GDR: 8 TMM, 6 GSP, 18 PMP, 12 K­61, 4 BTM, 2 MTK, 3
GMZ
10) 79th Helicopter Squadron ­ Jena, GDR: 6 MI­24, 6 MI­8, 6 MI­2
b. 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division ­ Halle, GDR: (Unit had recently moved, exact
locations unknown)
1) 68th Guards MRR ­ Halle, GDR: 142 BMP­2, 40 T­80, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13, 18 2S1, 9 BRDM­3
2) 243rd Guards MRR ­ Halle, GDR: 156 BTR­80, 40 T­80, 4 ZSU­23, 4 SA­9, 18 D­30, 9
BRDM­3
3) 244th Guards MRR ­ Halle, GDR: 156 BTR­80, 40 T­80, 4 ZSU­23, 4 SA­9, 18 D­30, 9
BRDM­3
4) 28th Guards Tank Regiment ­ Halle, GDR: 94 T­80, 43 BMP­2, 4 2S6, 4 SA­13, 18 2S1