655th Missile Regiment

655-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44070

Activated 6.60 in Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, under the 198th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 28th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with 2 battalions at two sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-21 with 2 R-9A pads - alert duty from 26.12.64
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-22 with 3 R-9A silos - alert duty from 1965

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion remained as 655th Missile Regiment, now 2 R-9A pads (BSP-21)
• 2nd Battalion became 289th Missile Regiment with 3 R-9A silos (BSP-22)

In 1969 the BSP-21 site was transferred to the 656th Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 1971 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos in area BRK-10.

Construction of a new LCF (Type IIIX silo) (Launch Control Facility PP) began 6.77 near silo 112P, but construction stopped 11.77, and the silo was backfilled, as the planned conversion to UR-100N (SS-19) was cancelled.

The regiment stood down and was disbanded 1985.

US designation 1960-1969: Kozelsk ICBM Complex (Launch Site B, later Launch Site 2). Type IIC pads.

Kozelsk Launch Site 2 (BSP-21) (53 48 37N, 35 46 52E):

US designation: 1971 - 1985 Kozelsk ICBM Complex - Launch Group P (Ten Type IIID silos):

• silo 112P: 54 30 25N, 35 46 29E - control site
• silo 113P: 54 30 10N, 35 53 35E
• silo 114P: 54 32 08N, 35 57 23E
• silo 115P: 54 35 08N, 35 52 05E
• silo 116P: 54 31 26N, 35 39 34E
• silo 118P: 54 34 49N, 35 42 25E
• silo 119P: 54 32 22N, 35 49 50E
• silo 120P: 54 27 08N, 35 46 33E
• silo 121P: 54 26 25N, 35 58 43E
• silo 122P: 54 29 31N, 35 59 50E