15th Mechanised Infantry Division

15. Gépesített Lövészhadosztály

Military Unit: 3715

Activated 1.9.63 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, as the 15th Motorised Infantry Division.

1.9.73 renamed 15th Mechanised Infantry Division.

Organisation 1980:

• 45th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Nyíregyháza, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 48th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Debrecen, Hungary)
• 65th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 44th Tank Regiment (Abasár, Hungary)
• 71st Artillery Regiment (Jaszbereny, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 87th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Karcag, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 94th Missile Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 17th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Karcag, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 67th Reconnaissance Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 23rd Engineer Battalion (Oroshaza, Hungary)
• 115th Communications Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 15th Radio-Technical Company (Verpelet, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 81st Chemical Defence Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 83rd Repair Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 55th Medical Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 61st Supply Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)

Organisation 1987:

• 45th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Nyíregyháza, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 48th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Debrecen, Hungary)
• 65th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 44th Tank Regiment (Abasár, Hungary)
• 71st Artillery Regiment (Jaszbereny, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 87th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Karcag, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 94th Missile Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 17th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Karcag, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 67th Reconnaissance Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 23rd Engineer Battalion (Oroshaza, Hungary)
• 115th Communications Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 15th Radio-Technical Company (Verpelet, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 81st Chemical Defence Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 83rd Repair Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 55th Medical Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
• 61st Supply Battalion (Nyíregyháza, Hungary)

1.3.87 renamed 37th Budapest Revolutionary Brigade, and units were re-organised into the new corps structure.

Divisional coordinates:

• Nyíregyháza barracks [US designation: Nyiregyhaza Army Barracks Damjanich 001]: 47 56 49N, 21 44 10E (Divisional HQ, 115th Communications Battalion and 81st Chemical Defence Battalion)
• Nyíregyháza barracks [US designation: Nyiregyhaza Army Barracks 004/005]: 47 57 25N, 21 40 43E (45th Motorised Infantry Regiment, 65th Motorised Infantry Regiment, 94th Missile Battalion, 67th Reconnaissance Battalion, 83rd Repair Battalion, 55th Medical Battalion and 61st Supply Battalion)
• Debrecen barracks [US designation: Debrecen Army Barracks Gerkicsiko 007]: 47 32 37N, 21 36 16E (48th Motorised Infantry Regiment)
• Abasár barracks [US designation: Abasar Army Barracks 001]: 47 48 34N, 20 01 29E (44th Tank Regiment)
• Jaszbereny barracks {US designation: Jaszbereny Army Barracks Dosza Gyorgy 001]: 47 29 17N, 19 53 16E (71st Artillery Regiment)
• Karcag barracks [US designation: Karcag Army Barracks 001]: 47 18 22N, 20 56 27E (87th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 17th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)
• Oroshaza barracks [US designation: Oroshaza Army Barracks 001]: 46 33 47N, 20 38 20E (23rd Engineer Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 3150 men, 158 T-54/55, 72 FUG-70 (D-944), 54 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Subordination:

• 5th Army, 1963 - 11.66
• 3rd Army Corps, 1.11.66 - 1987

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