The 473rd District Training Centre (
Military Unit Number 31612) is a training centre of the
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...
. It is located at
Yelansky, just west of
Kamyshlov
Kamyshlov (russian: Камышло́в) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Pyshma River ( Ob's basin) at its confluence with the Kamyshlovka River. Population:
History
It was founded in 1668 Kamyshevsky ...
in
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...
in the
Central Military District.
It was formed from the
279th Rifle Division
The 279th Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, formed twice.
The division was first formed in the summer of 1941 and was in the Bryansk pocket. The division was reformed in June 1942 and s ...
(2nd Formation). In May 1946 the 279th Rifle Division became the 23rd Independent Rifle Brigade, and on 12 September 1953 the 61st Mechanised Division.
The 44th Tank Division was formed from the 61st Mechanised Division in June 1957, and became a tank training division in 1962.
Originally in the
Ural Military District.
In 1989 it became the 473rd District Training Centre.
In 2004, after a merge with the 469th District Training Centre (the former
43rd Training Motor Rifle Division), it became the 473rd Lysychansk Red Banner District Training Centre.
In 2010, it became part of the
Central Military District.
References
External links
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Army training units and formations of Russia
Military units and formations established in 1989
Military units and formations awarded the Order of the Red Banner