45th Red Banner Missile Division

45-я ракетная Краснознаменная дивизия

Military Unit: 18289

Commanders:

• Major-General Ilya Fedorovich Presnyakov, 15.12.58 - 14.6.61
• Major-General Valentin Nikitovich Ponomarenko, 14.6.61 - 25.6.65
• Major-General Filipp Fedorovich Evseev, 25.6.65 - 15.9.70

Activated 15.12.58 in Ussuriysk, Primorskiy Kray, as the 96th Aviation (Missile) Division, from the 33rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.

Initial organisation:

• 276th Aviation (Missile) Regiment (Nikolayevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 262nd Guards Aviation (Missile) Regiment (Nikolayevka, Primorskiy Kray)

Organisation 1960:

• 109th Engineering Regiment (Nikolayevka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 132nd Guards Engineering Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray)
• 652nd Guards Engineering Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray)

1.7.60 renamed 45th Red Banner Missile Division.

From August 1961 the 83rd Missile Regiment was attached to the Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 109th Missile Regiment (Nikolayevka, Primorskiy Kray) with R-12 missiles
• 132nd Guards Missile Regiment (Barano-Orenburgskoye, Primorskiy Kray) with R-12 missiles
• 652nd Guards Missile Regiment (Lyalichi, Primorskiy Kray) with R-12 missiles
• 83rd Missile Regiment (Anadyr, Magadan Oblast) with no missiles
• 571st Missile Regiment (Novosysoevka, Primorskiy Kray) with R-14 missiles

Divisional HQ was transferred to Manzovka, Primorskiy Kray, in 1965.

Disbanded 15.9.70.

Subordination:

• 5th Air Army DA, 12.58 - 2.60
• 57th Artilley Range Administration, 2.60 - 3.61
• 9th independent Missile Corps, 10.3.61 - 6.70
• 53rd Missile Army, 8.6.70 - 15.9.70

Support Units:

• 56th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 652nd Guards Missile Regiment)
• 1083rd Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 109th Missile Regiment)
• 267th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 132nd Missile Regiment)
• 1914th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 83rd Missile Regiment)
• 1529th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 571st Missile Regiment)
• 0000 Technical Missile Base
• 663rd independent Communications Battalion

Headquarters:

• Ussuriysk, Primorskiy Kray, 12.58 - 1965
• Manzovka, Primorskiy Kray, 1965 - 9.70

Divisional coordinates:

• Manzovka MRBM Division Support Facility & Headquarters (44 11 38N, 132 30 30E)
• Manzovka MRBM Division Radcom Station (44 11 23N, 132 31 15E)