The 242nd Training Centre of the Airborne Forces (Russian: 242-й учебный центр подготовки младших специалистов Воздушно-десантных войск, lit.

The Deputy Commander of the Airborne Troops, Lieutenant-General Vasily Margelov, supervised the division's formation.

[1] The vast majority of officers had experience in training units of the regimental schools, which had been disbanded at the same time.

In September 1961, available stocks, weapons, military equipment, and the bulk of the division were moved to the Lithuanian SSR.

[4] In accordance with the directive of the Defense Ministry on 13 November 1992, the Airborne Training Centre was removed from the Republic of Lithuania to Omsk in Russian territory.