4th Rocket Brigade

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4th Rocket Brigade
Active1961-1997
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1961-1991)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1992-1997)
Branch Soviet Army (1961-1991)
Russian Ground Forces (1992-1997)
Type Tactical Ballistic Missile Brigade
Garrison/HQ Razdolny
Decorations Order of Lenin obverse Turova TB.png Order of Lenin
Order of the red Banner OBVERSE.jpg Order of the Red Banner
Battle honours Mozyr

The 4th Rocket Brigade was a Tactical ballistic missile brigade of the Soviet Army and the Russian Ground Forces from 1961 to 1997. From 1963 it was based in Primorsky Krai with the 5th Red Banner Army. [1]

History

The 4th Missile Brigade was activated in July 1961 in Krasnodar, part of the North Caucasus Military District. The unit inherited the honorific "Mozyr", as well as the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner from the predecessor 6th Breakthrough Artillery Division. [2] The brigade included three separate missile battalions, one of which was the 470th Separate Missile Battalion, as well as a technical battery. It was equipped with R-11 Zemlya (SS-1B Scud A) tactical ballistic missiles. In December 1963, the brigade transferred to Razdolny in Primorsky Krai and became part of the 5th Red Banner Army. The brigade was disbanded on 1 September 1997. [1] Its honorifics were transferred to the 23rd Rocket Brigade, which became the 107th Rocket Brigade. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Holm, Michael. "4th Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. Vershinin, Oleg (15 April 2009). "Новый облик бригады" [New look brigade]. Krasnaya Zvezda (in Russian).
  3. Holm, Michael. "23rd Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 14 June 2017.