COMPOSITION OF THE SOVIET GUARDS CALVARY DIVISION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Composition of the Soviet Guards Cavalry
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le The Guards Cavalry division of the Soviets is formed of the follasing
units:
3 regiments of cavalry
1 regiment of tanks and light assault cars
1 regiment of field artillery
1 regiment of self-propelled 122 m guns
1 regiment of 120 trop mortars
1 signal squadron
1 reconnaissance squadron
1 service squadron (pioneers)
1 medical squadron with traveling dispensary
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A cavalry regiment which is part of the above division is organized as
follows:
331 squadrons of cavalry
1 squadron of automatic weapons
1 battery of 1 mm anti-tank raeapons
1 squadron of 82 m mortars
1 signal platoon
1 reconnaissance platoon
1 service platoon
1 section (sic; CZIS platoon?) antichemical defense
1 platoon for headquarters staff
34 A cavalry squadron in a regimental formation is composed as follows:
4 troops-platoons--of cavalry
1 platoon of automatic weapons.
1 platoon of anti-tank weapons
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4, The prewar cavalry corps been abolished, These cavalry divisions
are designed for enployr nt in the break-through exncutod by tank forma-
tions; also in cooperation with tanIc farr ations aftc;r the bates-through
to effect the advanced
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