33rd Motor Rifle Division - Post-war Service Record

Post-war Service Record

By the directive of the STAVKA of the Military High Command from 10 September 1945 to 15 October 1945 2nd Far East Front was redesignated the Far East Military District with the staff in the city of Toyokhara (now Yuzhno Sakhalinsk).

By 30 December 1945 all rifle divisions of the military district were reorganized with the new organization (with the divisional artillery brigades) and were authorised an establishment of 8132 personnel each.

After the war the composition of the 87th Rifle Corps was:

79th Rifle Division (from 22 February 1968 Red Banner):

• 157th Rifle Order decorated Regiment;
• 165th Rifle Order decorated Regiment;
• 179th Rifle Order decorated Regiment;
• 284th Artillery Order decorated Regiment.

258th Red Banner Rifle Division

• 405th Rifle Regiment;
• 991st Rifle Regiment;
• 999th Rifle Regiment;
• 782nd Artillery Regiment;
• 342nd Anti-tank Battalion;
• 361st independent Reconnaissance Company;
• 557th Combat Engineer Battalion;
• 737th independent Signal Battalion ;
• 432bd Motor Transport Company;
• 305th Medical and Sanitary Battalion;
• 304th Company of Chemical Protection;
• 465th self-propelled Artillery battalion.

342nd rifle division

• 357th Rifle Regiment;
• 377th Rifle Regiment;
• 389th Rifle Regiment;
• 39th Artillery Regiment.

In 1948 the 192nd Tank self-propelled Regiment was formed from personnel of the 342nd Rifle Division on the base of the 480th independent self-propelled Artillery Battalion.

In October 1953, by the order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR dated 23 April 1953, the staff of the Far East Military District, the former 2nd Far-Eastern Front, was reformed into the administration of the 15th Army.

The command staff of the 87th Rifle Corps was brought back to the continent.

On 4 March 1955, units were renumbered:
87th Rifle Corps was re-formed into 2nd Rifle Corps.
342nd Rifle Division was renamed the 56th rifle division;
258th Rifle Red Banner Division – became the 41st Rifle Red Banner Division (144th and 465th Rifle Regiments);

In March 1957, rifle divisions were reformed into motor-rifle divisions:
2nd Rifle Corps was re-formed into 2nd Army Corps; 56th Rifle Division became the 56th Motor-Rifle Division (in this case the 357th Rifle Regiment was renamed as the 390th Rifle Regiment);
41st Rifle Red Banner Division was renamed the 41st Motor-Rifle Red Banner Division;
79th Rifle Sakhalin Division was renamed the 79th Motor-Rifle Sakhalin Division

In 1958 (or perhaps 1960) HQ of the 2nd Army Corps and the 41st Motor Rifle Red Banner division were disbanded.

In July 1960 the administration of the 15th Combined Arms Army was integrated into the 2nd Army Corps (2nd formation).

In 1965 the 56th Motor-Rifle Division was renamed the 33rd Motor Rifle Division. The composition of the division was:

• 377th Motor Rifle Regiment (Aniva);
• 389th Motor Rifle Regiment (Dachnoyet);
• 465th Motor Rifle Regiment (Leonidov, from 2002 Aniva);
• 192nd Tank Regiment (Aniva);
• 989th Artillery Regiment;
• 416th independent Signal Battalion.