4th Harbinskaya Missile Division

4-я ракетная Харбинская дивизия

Military Unit: 44039

Commanders:

• Major-General Ivan Grigorevich Tyurin, 1960 - 1968

• Major-General Vasily Ivanovich Shirokov, 1968 - 1972

• Major-General Georgy Mikhaylovich Novikov, 1972 - 1976

• Major-General Viktor Mikhaylovich Klochkov, 1976 - 1981

• Major-General Nikolay Vladimirovich Lastochkin, 1981 - 1985

• Major-General Aleksey Leontevich Kryzhko, 1985 - 1990

• Major-General Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shapovalov, 1990 - 1993

• Major-General Aleksandr Pavlovich Lukin, 1993 - 1995

• Major-General Sergey Vladimirovich Khutortsev, 1995 - 1997

• Major-General Vladimir Nikolaevich Martynov, 1997 - 1999

• Major-General Sergey Ivanovich Arzamastsev, 1999 - 2002

Activated 5.60 in Nerchinsk, Chita Oblast as the 119th Missile Brigade, from the 116th Artillery Brigade.

Initially under the 57th Artilley Range Administration, and from 3.61 the 8th independent Missile Corps.

30.5.61 renamed the 4th Missile Division.

Named Harbinskaya 10.61, from the disbanded 46th Tank Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 497th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast)

• 498th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast)

• 523rd Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast)

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast)

1964 divisional HQ transferred to Dolino, Chita Oblast and 1965 to Gorny (Drovyanaya), Chita Oblast.

In 3.64 all battalions were upgraded to regiments.

Organisation 1965:

• 497th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with no missiles

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with no missiles

• 523rd Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads

• 796th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads

• 000 Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads

• 775th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 3 R-16 silos

• 697th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 3 R-16 silos

• 720th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 3 R-16 silos

In 1966 the first UR-100 silos were constructed.

In 1967 an unknown regiment was activated with the Temp-S (SS-12) missile, but was transferred to the Soviet Army a year later.

Organisation 1970:

• 775th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads and 3 R-16 silos

• 697th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads and 3 R-16 silos

• 720th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads and 3 R-16 silos

• 205th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

• 37th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

• 68th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

• 497th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100 silos

From 6.70 under the 53rd Missile Army.

The R-16 missile was withdrawn in 1976, and the division received it's first RSD-10 Pioner missiles.

Organisation 1981:

• 205th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 37th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 68th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 497th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 775th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles

• 697th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles

• 720th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles

• 551st Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles

• 345th  Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles

The RSD-10 Pioner-K missiles were withdrawn during 1988, except one regiment which retained their missiles to 1989.

Organisation 1990:

• 205th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 37th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 68th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 497th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 10 UR-100K silos

Organisation 1995:

• 37th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RT-2PM missiles

• 524th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 9 RT-2PM missiles

Disbanded October 2002.

Support units:

• 137th independent Helicopter Squadron (Gornyy (Drovyanaya), Chita Oblast)

• 1526th Repair-Technical Base

• 2422th Technical Missile Base

• 282nd independent Communications Battalion

Divisional coordinates:

• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex (51 27 09N, 113 12 10E) - map (1964) - map (1968)

• HQ Command & Control & Receiving facility (51 33 17N, 113 02 06E)

• Complex Support Facilities (51 31 52N, 113 01 18E) - drawing (1964)

• Rail-to-Road transfer point (51 30 44N, 113 02 39E) - drawing (1964)

• Silo 41X (training silo) (51 30 36N, 113 03 09E)

For launch silos, see individual regiments.