157th Motorised Rifle Division

157-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 12130

Activated 4.69 in Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast, replacing the 52nd Motorised Rifle Division, which had been transferred to Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Oblast.

Organisation 1970:

91st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast) - from the 52nd Motorised Rifle Division
520th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
524th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Tank Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
434th Artillery Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Communications Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

91st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
520th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
524th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Tank Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
434th Artillery Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Communications Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Medical Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)

Organisation 1987:

91st Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
520th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
524th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Tank Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
434th Artillery Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Missile Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Communications Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
000 independent Medical Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)

1.12.87 renamed 710th Territorial Training Center.

1.9.89 renamed 5367th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Equipment 12.85:

2150 men, 193 T-54/55, 21 BMP-1, 126 BTR-40, 30 BTR-152, 36 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

Feodosiya: 61 T-64, 1 BMP-2, 25 BMP-1, 11 BRM-1K, 48 122mm D-30, 12 BM-21 Grad, 20 R-145BM, 3 UR-67 and 74 MT-LBT
Kerch: 2 BMP-2, 8 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K and 7 R-145BM

Divisional coordinates:

Feodosiya barracks [US designation: Feodosiya Army Barracks AL 1]: 45 03 34N, 35 22 50E (Divisional HQ, and allattached units, except listed below)
Kerch barracks [US designation: Kerch Army Barracks AL 2]: 45 20 26N, 36 26 57E (524th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 434th Artillery Regiment and 0000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Low-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III).