along the strategically vital Fulda Gap in West Germany. In June 1964, the 21st Guards Motor Rifle Division transferred to the 1st Guards Tank Army and was replaced by the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division. On 22 February 1968, it was awarded the Order of Lenin for success in combat training. In May 1983, the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division transferred to the 1st Guards Tank Army and was replaced by the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division. In 1988, 8th Guards Army consisted of: Headquarters at Weimar-Nohra 227th Separate Protection and Enforcement Battalion - Weimar-Nohra 794th Separate Spetsnaz Company - Weimar-Nohra 747th Communications Center - Weimar-Nohra 11th Missile Brigade - Jena-Forst 449th Missile Brigade - Arnstadt 79th Guards Tank Division - Jena, GDR: - disbanded, 1992 17th Guards Tank Regiment (Saalfeld) 45th Guards Tank Regiment (Weimar) 211th Guards Tank Regiment (Jena) 247th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Weimar) 172nd Guards Artillery Regiment (Rudolstadt) 1075th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Weimar) 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division - General-Maerker-Kaserne, Halle, GDR: - to Totskoye, Volga Military District 68th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Halle) 243rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Halle) 244th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Schlotheim) 28th Tank Regiment (Halle) 54th Guards Artillery Regiment (Halle) 286th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Halle) 39th Guards Motor Rifle Division - Ohrdruf, GDR: - disbanded, 1992 117th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Meiningen) 120th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Ohrdruf) 172nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Gotha) 15th Guards Tank Regiment (Ohrdruf) 87th Guards Artillery Regiment (Gotha) 915th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ohrdruf) 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division - Naumburg, GDR – disbanded, 1993 170th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Naumburg) 174th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Weißenfels) 241st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Leipzig) 57th Guards Tank Regiment (Zeitz) 128th Guards Artillery Regiment (Zeitz) 901st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Naumburg) 119th Separate Tank Regiment - Bad Langensalza 390th Guards Artillery Brigade - Ohrdruf, disbanded, 1998 227th Separate Protection and Enforcement Battalion - Nohra 18th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade - Gotha 943rd Separate Anti-Tank Battalion - Altenburg 194th Separate Radio Engineering Regiment - Weimar 46th Separate Radio Engineering Battalion - Nohra 678th Separate Electronic Warfare Battalion - Frankendorf 91st Separate Communications Regiment - Weimar 446th Separate Radio Relay Cable Battalion - Naumburg 325th Separate Engineer Battalion - Gera 722nd Separate Airborne Ferry Battalion - Halle 134th Separate NBC Reconnaissance Battalion - Gera 116th Material Support Brigade - Altenburg 173rd Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion - Markensdorf 202nd Separate