27th Red Banner Missile Division

27-я ракетная Краснознамённая дивизия

Military Unit: 33983

Commanders:

• Major-General Ivan Petrovich Gorbunov, 5.60 - 11.9.64
• Major-General Sergey Ivanovich Egorov, 11.9.64 - 16.8.71
• Major-General Yury Vasilevich Terentev, 16.8.71 - 15.10.73
• Major-General Anatoly Petrovich Trushkin, 15.10.73 - 30.11.76
• Major-General Viktor Vasilevich Talalaev, 30.11.76 - 12.4.82
• Major-General Nikolay Ivanovich Sevryukov, 12.4.82 - 31.7.86
• Major-General Nikolay Ivanovich Petrenko, 31.7.86 - 29.6.90
• Major-General Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vinidiktov, 29.6.90 - 1.9.94

Activated 5.60 in Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, as the 133rd Missile Brigade, from the 32nd Fighter Aviation Division.

30.5.61 renamed 27th Missile Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 553rd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast)
• 563rd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast)
• 565th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast)
• 570th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast)

The 553rd Missile Regiment was transferred to the Baikonur Test Center in 1962.

In 1964 relocated to Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast.

In 3.64 all battalions were upgraded to regiments.

Organisation 1965:

• 563rd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 565th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 570th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 772nd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 774th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 794th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 797th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 780th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 3 R-16 silos

In 1966 the first UR-100 silos were constructed, with 7 new missile regiments formed (89th, 134th, 179th, 230th, 262nd, 522nd and 263rd). The last would move on to Bershet, Perm Oblast (52nd Missile Division).

Organisation 1970:

• 563rd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 6 R-16 pads
• 570th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 6 R-16 pads
• 780th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads and 3 R-16 silos
• 89th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos
• 134th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos
• 179th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos
• 230th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos
• 262nd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos
• 522nd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

The R-16 missile was withdrawn in 1977.

Organisation 1985:

• 89th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos
• 134th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos
• 179th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos
• 230th Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos
• 262nd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos
• 522nd Missile Regiment (Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

Disbanded 1.9.94.

Subordination:

• 57th Artilley Range Administration, 5.60 - 3.61
• 9th independent Missile Corps, 10.3.61 - 8.6.70
• 53rd Missile Army, 8.6.70 - 9.94

Support Units:

• 52nd independent Helicopter Squadron
• 1528th Repair-Technical Base
• 0000 Technical Missile Base
• 287th Communications Center

Divisional coordinates:

• Svobodnyy ICBM Complex - map (1964) - map (1968)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Division Command Post & Radcom Bunker (51 45 48N, 128 07 54E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Division Alternate Command Post Bunker (51 29 02N, 127 58 13E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM HQ Radcom Transmitter Bunker South (51 09 57N, 127 53 33E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM HQ Radcom Transmitter North (51 38 41N, 128 07 35E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Complex Support Facilities (51 45 42N, 128 07 12E) - drawing with rail transfer point (1964)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Division Nuclear Payload Handling Facility (51 47 38N, 128 11 21E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Division Technical Missile Base (51 46 28N, 128 08 03E)
• Svobodnyy ICBM Complex Rail-to-Road transfer point (51 46 29N, 128 07 56E) - drawing (see above)
• Silo 57X (training silo) (51 47 16N, 128 07 27E)
• Helicopter Base (51 45 02N, 128 08 23E)

For launch silos, see individual regiments.