27th Guards Missile Army
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27th Guards Vitebsk Red Banner Rocket Army is one of the 3 rocket armies within Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
headquartered at Vladimir
, Vladimir Oblast
in Western Russia.
In August 1959, based on the headquarters of the disbanded 10 Gumbinnenskoy Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov artillery breakthrough Division of the RVGK, the formation of an organizational group 46 Training Artillery Range (Military Unit No.43176) with a temporary dislocation in Mozyr, Gomel Oblast, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, was begun. It was subsequently relocated to the city of Krasnoyarsk
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In June 1960, in accordance with a directive of the General Staff dated May 5, 1960, an organizing group of the 46 Training Artillery Range relocated to the city of Vladimir, on the territory of the 7th Red Banner
Vitebsk Guards Cannon Artillery Division of the RVGK. Part of the officer corps was disbanded in July definition. RVGK pad was turned on staffing organizational group of 46 Training Artillery Range, the rest of the staff - on staffing three rocket engineering brigades: the 165th (Kostroma), 197th (Vladimir Teykovo), 198th (Kozelsk, became 28th Guards Rocket Division). At the same time began the study of new missile technology.
March 10, 1961 based on the 46th formed ALM management 3rd Separate Vitebsk Rocket Corps. Appointed corps commander of the Guards, Major General AD Melekhin.
The 27th Army was formed in April 1970 on the base of the 3rd Separate Guards Vitebsk Rocket Corps and the 5th Separate Rocket Corps.
The 27th Army is equipped with UR-100
, RT-2PM Topol and RT-2UTTH Topol M
intercontinental ballistic missile
s.
, Kostroma Oblast
), 28th Guards Rocket Division (Kozelsk
, Kaluga Oblast), 32nd Rocket Division (Postavy, Vitebsk Oblast; disbanded 1.12.93), 33rd Guards Rocket Division (Mozyr, Gomel Oblast), 49th Guards Missile Division (Lida
, Grodno Oblast), 54th Guards Rocket Division (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast), and the 60th Rocket Division (Tatischevo, Saratov Oblast). The 33rd and 49th Rocket Divisions were disbanded in 1997, and the 10th Guards Rocket Division in 2005.
Organisation 2006:
There are 5 rocket divisions that are currently under command of the 27th Army:
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, literally Missile Troops of Strategic Designation of the Russian Federation) are a military branch of the Russian...
headquartered at Vladimir
Vladimir
Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
, Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow...
in Western Russia.
In August 1959, based on the headquarters of the disbanded 10 Gumbinnenskoy Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov artillery breakthrough Division of the RVGK, the formation of an organizational group 46 Training Artillery Range (Military Unit No.43176) with a temporary dislocation in Mozyr, Gomel Oblast, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, was begun. It was subsequently relocated to the city of Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
.
In June 1960, in accordance with a directive of the General Staff dated May 5, 1960, an organizing group of the 46 Training Artillery Range relocated to the city of Vladimir, on the territory of the 7th Red Banner
Red Banner
Red Banner was a symbol of the USSR associated with the Soviet state flag.Military units, institutions and organizations awarded with the Order of the Red Banner are referred to with the honorific title "of the Red Banner" Red Banner was a symbol of the USSR associated with the Soviet state...
Vitebsk Guards Cannon Artillery Division of the RVGK. Part of the officer corps was disbanded in July definition. RVGK pad was turned on staffing organizational group of 46 Training Artillery Range, the rest of the staff - on staffing three rocket engineering brigades: the 165th (Kostroma), 197th (Vladimir Teykovo), 198th (Kozelsk, became 28th Guards Rocket Division). At the same time began the study of new missile technology.
March 10, 1961 based on the 46th formed ALM management 3rd Separate Vitebsk Rocket Corps. Appointed corps commander of the Guards, Major General AD Melekhin.
The 27th Army was formed in April 1970 on the base of the 3rd Separate Guards Vitebsk Rocket Corps and the 5th Separate Rocket Corps.
The 27th Army is equipped with UR-100
UR-100
The UR-100 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1996. УР in its designation stands for "универсальная ракета"...
, RT-2PM Topol and RT-2UTTH Topol M
RT-2UTTH Topol M
The RT-2UTTKh «Topol-M» is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia , and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union....
intercontinental ballistic missile
Intercontinental ballistic missile
An intercontinental ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a long range typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery...
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Commanders
- 1970—1976: Lieutenant General (since 27 April 1975 Colonel General) V.V. Vishenkov
- 1976—1985: Lieutenant General (since 16 December 1982 Colonel General) V.P. Shilovsky
- 1985—1988: Lieutenant General G.A. Kolesnikov
- 1989—1994: Lieutenant General I.V. Vershkov
- 1994—1996: Colonel General V.N. Yakovlev
- 1996—2001: Lieutenant General Yuri F. Kirillov
- 2001—2002: Lieutenant General V. Alekseev
- 2002—2008: Lieutenant General Vladimir G. Gagarin
- 2008—2010: Major General of the Guards Vladimir V. Antsiferov
- Since 2010: Major General of the Guards Sergey. V. Siver
Composition
In 1993, the army consisted of the 7th Guards Rocket Division (Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast), 8th Rocket Division (Yurya, Kirov Oblast), 10th Guards Rocket Division (KostromaKostroma
Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...
, Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma.Major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century...
), 28th Guards Rocket Division (Kozelsk
Kozelsk
Kozelsk is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River , southwest of Kaluga. Population: -History:The town of Kozelsk was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1146 as a part of Principality of Chernigov...
, Kaluga Oblast), 32nd Rocket Division (Postavy, Vitebsk Oblast; disbanded 1.12.93), 33rd Guards Rocket Division (Mozyr, Gomel Oblast), 49th Guards Missile Division (Lida
Lida
Lida is a city in western Belarus in Hrodna Voblast, situated 160 km west of Minsk. It is the fourteenth largest city in Belarus.- Etymology :...
, Grodno Oblast), 54th Guards Rocket Division (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast), and the 60th Rocket Division (Tatischevo, Saratov Oblast). The 33rd and 49th Rocket Divisions were disbanded in 1997, and the 10th Guards Rocket Division in 2005.
Organisation 2006:
- 7th Guards Missile Division (Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast)
- 8th Missile Division (Yurya, Kirov Oblast)
- 14th Missile Division (Yoshkar-Ola, Mari-El Republic)
- 28th Guards Missile Division (Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast)
- 54th Guards Missile Division (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast)
- 60th Missile Division (Tatischevo, Saratov Oblast)
- 98th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron
- 65th Communications Center
There are 5 rocket divisions that are currently under command of the 27th Army:
- 7th Guards Rocket Division7th Guards Rocket DivisionThe 7th Guards Missile Rezhitskaya Red Banner Division - is a of the 27th Guards Missile Army, Strategic Rocket Forces located in ZATO Ozyorny, Tver Oblast Bologovsky District Tver Oblast, Russia.- History :...
(в/ч 14245) (части дивизии дислоцированы the Closed cityClosed cityA closed city or closed town is a settlement with travel and residency restrictions in the Soviet Union and some of its successor countries. In modern Russia, such places are officially known as "closed administrative-territorial formations" ....
(ZATO) Озёрный, Tver OblastTver OblastTver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
) - 14th Kiev-Zhitomir Rocket Division (Yoshkar-OlaYoshkar-OlaYoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927...
, Mari ElMari ElThe Mari El Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia, along the Volga River. The swampy Mari Depression is located in the west of the republic...
Republic) - resubordinated to 27th Army July 2002. Equipped with RT-2PM Topol (SS-25) ICBMs. - 28th Guards Red Banner Rocket Division
- 54th Guards Order of Kutuzov second degree Rocket Division
- 60th Taman Order of October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division (Tatishchevsky DistrictTatishchevsky DistrictTatishchevsky District is a district in Saratov Oblast, Russia . Named after historiographer and state figure V. N. Tatischev...
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