60th Rocket Division

The 60th Taiman Order of the October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR (Russian: 60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР) (Military Unit Number 89553) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces formed in 1961.[1][2]

60th Taiman Order of the October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR
60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР
Active1961-present
Country Soviet Union (1961–1991)
 Russia (1991-present)
Branch Strategic Rocket Forces
Part of27th Guards Rocket Army
Garrison/HQSvetly, Saratov Oblast
DecorationsOrder of the October Revolution Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner

The unit operates a combination of UR-100NU and RT-2PM2 Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles depending on the regiment.[1] It is garrisoned in the closed city of Svetly, Saratov Oblast.[2]

History

The 60th Rocket Division was formed in 1961 in Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. In 1964 it was moved to Saratov Oblast.

Commanders
Commanders of the 60th Rocket Division[3]
No. Name From To
1 Major General Leonid S. Severov July 1961 December 1963
2 Major General Viktor L. Kovalenko December 1963 December 1974
3 Major General Nikolai Ya. Lopatin December 1974 September 1981
4 Major General Aleksei A. Kasyanov September 1981 July 1986
5 Major General Yuri M. Makarovsky July 1986 January 1989
6 Major General Stanislav N. Chilikin January 1989 May 1991
7 Major General Vladimir N. Yakovlev May 1991 May 1993
8 Major General Yuri E. Kononov May 1993 April 1997
9 Major General Yuri N. Kavelin April 1997 January 18 2001
10 Major General Vladimir A. Kirillov January 18 2001 2009
11 Colonel Aleksander V. Deryavko 2009 April 2011
12 Colonel Andrei G. Loginov April 2011 2012
13 Major General Leonid A. Mikholap 2012 December 2014
14 Colonel Mikhail V. Baitov December 2014 present

Structure

Structure as of 2007:[1]

  • 31st Rocket Regiment
  • 86th Rocket Regiment
  • 104th Rocket Regiment
  • 122nd Rocket Regiment
  • 165th Rocket Regiment
  • 203rd Rocket Regiment
  • 271st Rocket Regiment
  • 626th Rocket Regiment
  • 649th Rocket Regiment
  • 687th Rocket Regiment

References
  1. "60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР (в/ч 89553)". rvsn.info. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. "60-я Таманская ракетная дивизия (в/ч 89553)". armius.ru. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. "60-я ракетная дивизия (г. Татищево)". rvsn.ruzhany.info. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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