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62nd Rocket Division

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62nd Red Banner Rocket Division
Active1964–present
Country Soviet Union (1964–1991)
 Russia (1991–present)
Branch Strategic Rocket Forces
Garrison/HQUzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai
DecorationsOrder of the Red Banner 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

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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 [ru]. 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

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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

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Commanders of the 62nd Rocket Division[4]
No. Name From To
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

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Structure of the unit as of 2010:[1]

  • 229th Rocket Regiment
  • 269th Rocket Regiment
  • 302nd Rocket Regiment
  • 735th Rocket Regiment

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "62-я ракетная Краснознаменная дивизия (в/ч 32441)". rsvn.info. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ Конарев, A. L. (1999). Omskaya policy years 1959–1999. Omskaya Printing House. p. 77.
  3. ^ "Стратегический ракетный комплекс «Сармат» поставили на опытно-боевое дежурство". TASS. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "62-я ракетная дивизия (г. Ужур)". rvsn.ruzhany.info (in Russian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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  • Michael Holm, [www.ww2.dk/new/rvsn/62md.htm 62nd Missile Division]