4th Harbinskaya Missile Division

4-я ракетная Харбинская дивизия

Military Unit: 44039

Commanders:

• Major-General Ivan Grigorevich Tyurin, 4.8.60 - 24.6.68
• Major-General Vasily Ivanovich Shirokov, 24.6.68 - 8.1.72
• Major-General Georgy Mikhaylovich Novikov, 8.1.72 - 9.7.76
• Major-General Viktor Mikhaylovich Klochkov, 9.7.76 - 14.4.81
• Major-General Nikolay Vladimirovich Lastochkin, 14.4.81 - 26.1.85
• Major-General Aleksey Leontevich Kryzhko, 26.1.85 - 6.11.85
• Major-General Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shapovalov, 6.11.85 - 8.2.90
• Major-General Aleksandr Pavlovich Lukin, 8.2.90 - 23.6.93
• Major-General Sergey Vladimirovich Khutortsev, 23.6.93 - 14.8.95
• Major-General Vladimir Nikolaevich Martynov, 14.8.95 - 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.

29.5.61 renamed the 4th Missile Division.

Named Harbinskaya 17.10.61, 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)

1962 divisional HQ transferred to Domna, 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
• 523rd Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 796th Missile Regiment (Drovyanaya, Chita Oblast) with 2 R-16 pads
• 524th 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 the 69th Missile Regiment was activated with the Temp-S (SS-12) missile, but was transferred to the Soviet Army shortly after.

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

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

1.9.95 two additional regiments (22nd and 30th) were activated for the RT-2PM (SS-25), but were disbanded 1.12.95.

Disbanded 1.12.2002.

Subordination:

• 57th Artilley Range Administration, 5.60 - 3.61
• 8th independent Missile Corps, 15.3.61 - 8.6.70
• 53rd Missile Army, 8.6.70 - 9.2002

Support units:

• 137th independent Helicopter Squadron (Gornyy (Drovyanaya), Chita Oblast)
• 1526th Repair-Technical Base
• 2422th Technical Missile Base
• 282nd Communications Center

Divisional coordinates:

• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex (51 27 09N, 113 12 10E) - map (1964) - map (1968)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex Command Post Bunker (51 33 13N, 113 01 56E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex Alternate Command Post Bunker (51 19 21N, 113 24 55E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex HQ Radcom Receiver Bunker Hardened (51 31 42N, 113 03 58E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex HQ Radcom Transmitter Station/Bunker (51 37 45N, 113 39 02E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Complex Administration and Housing Area (51 31 52N, 113 01 18E) - drawing (1964)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Division Nuclear Payload Handling Facility (51 30 43N, 113 02 16E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Division Technical Missile Base (51 30 41N, 113 02 48E)
• Drovyanaya ICBM Division Rail-to-Road transfer point (51 30 44N, 113 02 39E) - drawing (1964)
• Silo 41X (training silo) (51 30 36N, 113 03 09E)
• Helicopter Base (51 33 18N, 113 01 05E)

For launch silos, see individual regiments.