The 270th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the

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and later the

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History

On 19 August 1967, the division was reformed in the

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, without a formal designation or barracks location, and was linked for administration purposes to the 129th Motor Rifle Division. The division's

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(''Войсковая часть'') was 61304. On 3 March 1970, the 270th Motor Rifle Division was formally re-formed, based in the city of

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. The division was a part of 15th Army (Combined Arms) of the Far East Military District. The division was based at

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, near

from its formation and was part of the 35th Army. It comprised the 509th Tank Regiment, and the 102nd, 478th, and 882nd Motor Rifle Regiments, as well as the 470th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment. In 2010, the division became the 243rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

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* {{Soviet Union divisions Infantry divisions of Russia 270 Military units and formations established in 1970