62nd Rocket Division

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62nd Red Banner Rocket Division
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Active1964–present
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1964–1991)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1991–present)
Branch Flag of the Strategic Missile Forces.png Strategic Rocket Forces
Garrison/HQ Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Decorations Order of Red Banner.svg   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]

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History

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

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

Commanders of the 62nd Rocket Division [4]
No.NameFromTo
1Colonel Petr M. Prikhodko19641966
2Major General Sergei I. Ryzleytsev19661968
3Major General Nikolai N. Kotlovtsev19681973
4Major General Viktor S. Sedykh19731976
5Major General Yevgeny I. Smelik19761983
6Major General Anatoly F. Martynyenko19831988
7Major General Viktor I. Aschyeulov19881994
8Major General Andrei A. Shvaychenko19941997
9Colonel Valery Yu. Churakov19971999
10Major General Sergei P. Solokhin19992003
11Major General Aleksander D. Sivachev20032006
12Major General Aleksander Yu. Zubkov20062008
13Colonel Yuri G. Kashlev20082011
14Colonel Vladimir V. Kvashin20112014
15Colonel Sergei A. Omyotov2014present

Structure

Structure of the unit as of 2010: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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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