251st Reserve Motorised Rifle Division

251-я запасная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 20654

Activated 1979 in Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (66th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division) - the unit equipment set was co-located with the 66th Guards Training Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1988:

• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 Tank Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 Artillery Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 0000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast)

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Chernovitsy, Chernovitsy Oblast, 1979 - 1987

Subordination:

• Carpathian Military District, 1979 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Chernovitsy storage: 48 17 25N, 25 57 45E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, with some APC and most trucks missing.