57th Tank Division

Divizia 57 Tancuri

Military Unit: 0000

Activated 1.10.68 in Bucharest, Romania, from parts of the 1st Mechanised Division.

Organisation 1980:

• 20th Tank Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 22nd Tank Regiment (Mihai Bravu, Romania)
• 28th Tank Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 2nd Mechanised Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 43rd Artillery Regiment (Mihai Bravu, Romania)
• 333rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 336th Reconnaissance Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 340th Engineer Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 343rd Communications Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 00 Chemical Defence Company (Bucharest, Romania)
• 443rd Supply and Transport Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)

Organisation 1988:

• 20th Tank Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 22nd Tank Regiment (Mihai Bravu, Romania)
• 28th Tank Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 2nd Mechanised Regiment (Bucharest, Romania)
• 43rd Artillery Regiment (Mihai Bravu, Romania)
• 333rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 336th Reconnaissance Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 340th Engineer Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 343rd Communications Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)
• 00 Chemical Defence Company (Bucharest, Romania)
• 443rd Supply and Transport Battalion (Bucharest, Romania)

Divisional coordinates:

• Bucharest barracks [US designation: Bucuresti Army Barracks 062/063/064]: 44 23 13N, 26 08 44E (Divisional HQ, 20th Tank Regiment, 2nd Mechanised Regiment, 336th Reconnaissance Battalion, 343rd Communications Battalion and 443rd Supply and Transport Battalion)
• Bucharest barracks [US designation: Bucuresti Army Barracks 070]: 44 27 12N, 26 12 55E (28th Tank Regiment, 333rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and 00 Chemical Defence Company)
• Bucharest barracks [US designation: Bucuresti Engineer Barracks 071]: 44 25 06N, 26 05 10E (340th Engineer Battalion)
• Mihai Bravu barracks [US designation: Mihai Bravu Army Barracks 002]: 44 07 04N, 26 04 35E (22nd Tank Regiment and 43rd Artillery Regiment)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 4500 men, 185 T-54/55, 10 TR-800, 149 TAB-72, 54 122mm M-30

Subordination:

• 2nd Army, 1968 - 4.80
• 1st Army, 4.80 - 1990

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II).