257th Reserve Motorised Rifle Division

257-я запасная мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 31621

Activated 1979 in Cherbakul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (78th Training Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1987:

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

Disbanded 1987.

Storage Areas:

• Cherbakul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, 1979 - 1987

Subordination:

• Ural Military District, 1979 - 1987

Divisional coordinates:

• Cherbakul storage: 54 59 57N, 60 22 58E - co-located with the 78th Training Motorised Rifle Division.

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division) - manning was 0%. Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.