6th Motorized Rifle Division
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6th Motorized Rifle Division (6th MSD) |
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| active | October 30, 1956 to December 9, 1958 |
| Country |
 German Democratic Republic
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| Armed forces | National Peoples Army |
| Armed forces | Land forces of the NVA |
| Branch of service | Mechanized infantry |
| Type | Mechanized Infantry Division |
| structure | structure |
| Strength | Should war: Should peace: 6,950 |
| Insinuation |
Military District V (Peace) 5th Army (war) |
| headquarters | Prenzlau |
| equipment | equipment |
| Commanders | |
| list of | Commanders |
The 6th Motorized Rifle Division (NVA) , or 6th MSD for short , was a large association of the National People's Army of the GDR .
history
Lineup
The division was set up on April 30, 1956 from the KVP readiness Prenzlau of the barracked people's police (KVP) in the territorial administration north with headquarters in Pasewalk , and dissolved again in 1958. During the period of its existence has been from the Territorial Administration Northern Military District V .
resolution
The division was disbanded in December 1958, with increasing economic problems and the lack of soldiers playing a role. The other divisions were filled with the existing staff of the 6th MSD. The motorized rifle regiments (MSR) formed the basis for the formation of training regiments (ABR). The ABR was formed in the period from November 17 to 27, 1958. The ABR-3 in Torgelow / Drögeheide was created from the MSR-13 , the ABR-5 in Prenzlau / Pinnow and the MSR from the MSR-11 -12 the ABR-7 in Eilenburg / Spremberg. The ABR-7 was placed under Military District III, the other two remained with Military District V.
organization
Their structure largely corresponded to that of the motorized rifle divisions of the Soviet Army . In contrast to these, the NVA divisions had no combat helicopters and fewer battle tanks .
structure
- Motorized Rifle Regiment 11
- Motorized Rifle Regiment 12
- Motorized Rifle Regiment 13
- 6th Panzer Regiment
- Artillery Regiment 6
- Flak Regiment 6
- Reconnaissance Battalion 6
- Engineer Battalion 6
- News Battalion 6
- Training Battalion 6
- Motor vehicle school 6
equipment
The division was equipped with T-34 and IS-2 tanks and the floating tank PT-76 when it was deployed .
It used BTR-152 as an infantry fighting vehicle .
The actual inventory on May 17, 1957 comprised:
- 171 T-34
- 24 IS-2
- 15 PT-76
- 226 BTR-152
- 245 guns and missile launchers
Commanders
| Rank at that time | Surname | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel | Willi Riedel | October 30, 1956 - December 31, 1957 |
| Colonel | Werner Kruger | January 1, 1958 - December 9, 1958 |
References
literature
- Wilfried Copenhagen : The land forces of the NVA. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-613-02297-4 ( Motorbuch-Verlag special ).
- Klaus Naumann (Ed.): NVA. Claim and Reality. According to selected documents. 2nd Edition. Mittler, Hamburg a. a. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0430-8 ( open words ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Naumann (Ed.): NVA - Claim and Reality, according to selected documents . Hamburg / Berlin / Bonn / 1996. p. 107
- ↑ Copenhagen, Wilfried. P. 29
- ↑ Copenhagen, Wilfried pp. 29/30
- ↑ Klaus Naumann (Ed.): NVA - Claim and Reality, according to selected documents . Hamburg / Berlin / Bonn / 1996. p. 79
- ↑ Copenhagen, Wilfried. P. 39
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