31st Guards Bryansko-Berlinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Missile Division

31-я гвардейская ракетная Брянско-Берлинская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия

Military Unit: 18288

Commanders:

• Major-General Gavriil Petrovich Dvorko, 1.4.59 - 27.8.60

• Major-General Fedor Logvinovich Chernyavskiy, 27.8.60 - 13.9.62

• Major-General Yury Petrovich Zabegaylov, 13.9.62 - 7.8.65

• Major-General Boris Ilich Kadzilov, 7.8.65 - 24.4.74

• Major-General Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokin, 24.4.74 - 19.6.78

• Major-General Boris Ivanovich Zhuravlev, 19.6.78 - 21.6.84

• Major-General Yury Mikhaylovich Zhuravlev, 21.6.84 - 8.7.88

• Colonel Valeriy Viktorovich Prozorov, 8.7.88 - 20.10.89

Activated 1.4.59 in Pinsk, Brest Oblast, as the 83rd Guards Bryansko-Berlinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Aviation (Missile) Division, from the 14th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.

Initially under the Air Force (VVS, 43rd Air Army), but transferred to the RVSN in 2.60, attached to the 50th Missile Army.

1.7.60 renamed 31st Guards Missile Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 638th Guards Missile Regiment (Slonim, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 142nd Guards Missile Regiment (Novogrudok, Grodno Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 306th Missile Regiment (Slutsk, Minsk Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 403rd Guards Missile Regiment (Slobudka, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 44th Guards Missile Regiment (Malorita, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 56th Guards Missile Regiment (Zasimovichi, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

In 10.62 two regiments were transferred to the 49th Guards Missile Division (142nd and 306th), while the 85th Guards Missile Regiment was added to the division. The division HQ was moved to Pruzhany, Brest Oblast.

In April 1980 the 638th Guards Missile Regiment left for the 49th Guards Missile Division.

Organisation 1980:

• 403rd Guards Missile Regiment (Ruzhany, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 44th Guards Missile Regiment (Malorita, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 56th Guards Missile Regiment (Zasimovichi, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

• 85th Guards Missile Regiment (Pinsk, Brest Oblast) with R-12 missiles

In 1985 two regiments were transferred to the 49th Guards Missile Division (56th and 403rd).

The remaining two regiments (44th and 85th were disbanded in 1989), while the division was disbanded 31.12.90.

Support Units:

• 857th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 85th Guards Missile Regiment)

• 858th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 142nd Guards Missile Regiment)

• 1057th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 306th Missile Regiment)

• 320th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 638th Guards Missile Regiment)

• 1692nd Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 403rd Guards Missile Regiment)

• 1468th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 44th Guards Missile Regiment)

• 1506th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 56th Guards Missile Regiment)

• 0000 Technical Missile Base

• 000 Communications Center