3rd independent Guards Vitenskiy Red Banner Missile Corps

3-й отдельный гвардейский ракетный Витебский Краснознаменный корпус

Military Unit: 43176

Commanders:

• Major-General Nikolay Georgievich Ageev, 1.11.59 - 3.61

• Colonel-General Aleksey Dmitrievich Melekhin, 4.3.61 - 25.4.68

• Colonel-General Vladimir Mikhaylovich Vishenkov, 25.4.68 - 27.6.70

Activated 1.11.59 in Mozyr, Gomel Oblast, as the 46th Artilley Range Administration (46th UAP).

6.60 transferred to Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast.

10.3.61 renamed 3rd independent Guards Missile Corps.

Organisation 1961:

• 7th Guards Missile Division (Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast)

• 10th Guards Missile Division (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)

• 28th Guards Missile Division (Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast)

• 54th Guards Missile Division (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast)

Organisation 1969:

• 7th Guards Missile Division (Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast)

• 10th Guards Missile Division (Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast)

• 28th Guards Missile Division (Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast)

• 54th Guards Missile Division (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast)

• 53rd NIIP MO (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast - from 1969)

8.6.70 renamed 27th Guards Missile Army.