The 157th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the

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. It existed from 1969 to 1987 and was based in

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. In 1987 it became the 710th Territorial Training Center. In 1989, the training center became a storage base.

History

In April 1969, the 157th Motor Rifle Division was activated in Feodosiya as part of the 32nd Army Corps. It replaced the

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, which had been moved to

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. During the

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, 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 (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * 520th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * 524th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast) * Tank Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * 434th Artillery Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast) * Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Missile Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kerch, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Communications Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Chemical Defence Company (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Medical Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) * Separate Material Supply Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)

References

{{Soviet Union divisions Military units and formations established in 1969 Military units and formations disestablished in 1987 Motor rifle divisions of the Soviet Union