4th Kharbin Rocket Division (1961-2002)
119th Rocket Brigade (1960-1961)
Active1960-2002
Country Soviet Union (1960–1991)
 Russia (1991-2002)
Branch Strategic Rocket Forces
Garrison/HQDrovyanaya, Chita Oblast

The 4th Kharbin Rocket Division was a military formation of the Soviet and Russian Strategic Rocket Forces between 1960 and 2002. It was garrisoned in Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast.[1]

History

It was established in May 1960 in Nerchinsk, Chita Oblast as the 119th Rocket Brigade, from the 116th Artillery Brigade. Later redesignated as a Rocket Division in 1961.[1]

Initially under the 57th Artillery Range Administration, it became part of the 8th Independent Missile Corps in March 1961, and in 1965 moved its headquarters to Gorny (Drovyanaya) in Chita Oblast. In June 1970 it became part of the 53rd Rocket Army.

In October 1961 it gained the honorific 'Harbin', drawn from the 46th Tank Division, originally the 300th Rifle Division (II).

In 1988-9 it gave up its last RSD-10 Pioneer mobile ICBMs, and by 1990 it had 50 UR-100K silos divided among five regiments.

In 1995 it reportedly had two regiments each with nine RT-2PM Topol missiles.

It was finally disbanded in October 2002.[2]

Commanders

Commanders of the 4th Rocket Division[3]
No. Name From To
1 Major General Ivan G. Tyurin 1961 1968?
2 Major General Vasily I. Shirokov 1968 1972
3 Major General Georgy M. Novikov 1972 1976
4 Major General Viktor M. Klochkov 1976 1981
5 Major General Nikolai V. Lastochkin 1981 1985
6 Major General Aleksei L. Kryzhko 1985 1990
7 Major General Vladimir A. Shapovalov 1990 1993
8 Major General Aleksander P. Lukin 1993 1995
9 Major General Sergei V. Khutortsev 1995 1996
10 Major General Vladimir N. Martynov 1996 1999
11 Major General Sergei I. Arzamastsev 1999 2002

References

  1. 1 2 "4-я ракетная Харбинская дивизия (в/ч 44039)". rvsn.info. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ↑ Michael Holm 4th Missile Division
  3. ↑ "4-я ракетная дивизия". rvsn.ruzhany.info. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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