157th Motor Rifle Division
The 157th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army, active from 1969 to 1987. Stationed in Feodosia in the Crimean Oblast, it was part of the 32nd Army Corps. The division primarily served in a training and mobilization capacity, maintaining a low peacetime strength of 17% during the Cold War.
History
In April 1969, the 157th Motor Rifle Division was activated in Feodosiya as part of the 32nd Army Corps. It replaced the 52nd Motor Rifle Division, which had been moved to Nizhneudinsk. During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 17% strength. On 1 December 1987, it became the 710th Territorial Training Center. On 1 September 1989, the training center became the 5378th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.Composition
In 1980, the division included the following units.- 91st Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 520th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 524th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- Tank Regiment
- 434th Artillery Regiment
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
- Separate Missile Battalion
- Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
- Separate Reconnaissance Battalion
- Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion
- Separate Communications Battalion
- Separate Chemical Defence Company
- Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
- Separate Medical Battalion
- Separate Material Supply Battalion