62nd Rocket Division
Appearance
62nd Red Banner Rocket Division | |
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Active | 1964–present |
Country | Soviet Union (1964–1991) Russia (1991–present) |
Branch | Strategic Rocket Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Sergei A. Omyotov |
The 62nd Red Banner Rocket Division (military unit 32441) is a formation within the 33rd Guards Rocket Army of the Strategic Rocket Forces, deployed near Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai.[1]
History
[edit]This division was established in May 1964 as the Uzhur Operational Groups. In April 1965, it was renamed the 62nd Rocket Division and became part of the 7th Independent Missile Corps . On June 8, 1970, the division was included in the 33rd Guards Rocket Army.[1]
The division's formation is celebrated annually on April 13.[1]
Equipment
[edit]Since its inception, the division has been equipped with intercontinental ballistic missiles from R-36M family.[2][1] Since 2022, the division has been reequipping with R-28 Sarmat missiles.[3]
Commanders
[edit]No. | Name | From | To |
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1 | Colonel Petr M. Prikhodko | 1964 | 1966 |
2 | Major General Sergei I. Ryzleytsev | 1966 | 1968 |
3 | Major General Nikolai N. Kotlovtsev | 1968 | 1973 |
4 | Major General Viktor S. Sedykh | 1973 | 1976 |
5 | Major General Yevgeny I. Smelik | 1976 | 1983 |
6 | Major General Anatoly F. Martynyenko | 1983 | 1988 |
7 | Major General Viktor I. Aschyeulov | 1988 | 1994 |
8 | Major General Andrei A. Shvaychenko | 1994 | 1997 |
9 | Colonel Valery Yu. Churakov | 1997 | 1999 |
10 | Major General Sergei P. Solokhin | 1999 | 2003 |
11 | Major General Aleksander D. Sivachev | 2003 | 2006 |
12 | Major General Aleksander Yu. Zubkov | 2006 | 2008 |
13 | Colonel Yuri G. Kashlev | 2008 | 2011 |
14 | Colonel Vladimir V. Kvashin | 2011 | 2014 |
15 | Colonel Sergei A. Omyotov | 2014 | present |
Structure
[edit]Structure of the unit as of 2010:[1]
- 229th Rocket Regiment
- 269th Rocket Regiment
- 302nd Rocket Regiment
- 735th Rocket Regiment
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "62-я ракетная Краснознаменная дивизия (в/ч 32441)". rsvn.info. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Конарев, A. L. (1999). Omskaya policy years 1959–1999. Omskaya Printing House. p. 77.
- ^ "Стратегический ракетный комплекс «Сармат» поставили на опытно-боевое дежурство". TASS. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "62-я ракетная дивизия (г. Ужур)". rvsn.ruzhany.info (in Russian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Michael Holm, [www.ww2.dk/new/rvsn/62md.htm 62nd Missile Division]