157th Motor Rifle Division

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157th Motor Rifle Division
Active1969–1987
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Army
TypeMotorized infantry
Garrison/HQ Feodosia

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. [1]

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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, [2] the training center became the 5378th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base. [3]

Composition

In 1980, the division included the following units. [2]

References

  1. "157th Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Holm, Michael. "157th Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  3. "Українське військо у ХХ-ХХІ сторіччі" [Ukrainian Army in the 20th–21st centuries]. vijsko.milua.org (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-10.

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