57th Missile Division
57-я ракетная дивизия
Commanders:
Major-General Anatoly Dmitrievich Larichev, 5.64 - 9.69
Colonel Yury Vitalevich Chernov, 9.69 - 11.72
Major-General Stanislav Konstantinovich Krasnoschekov, 11.72 - 11.75
Major-General Stanislav Nikolaevich Lapitskiy, 11.75 - 12.79
Major-General Vladimir Ivanovich Tivanov, 12.79 - 6.84
Colonel Vyacheslav Evgenevich Kulikov, 6.84 - 7.88
Major-General Vitaly Vladimirovich Vishenkov, 7.88 - 6.92
Major-General Oleg Ivanovich Karpov, 6.92 - 12.95
Activated 5.64 in Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast, as Operation Group Zhangiz-Tobe - 4.65 renamed 57th Missile Division.
Initially under the 7th independent Guards Missile Corps, and from 1.6.65 the 24th independent Missile Corps.
From 8.6.70 attached to the 33rd Guards Missile Army.
Organisation 1972:
734th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
553rd Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
211th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
313th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
535th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
796th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
739th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
67th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36 silos
The first regiment was increased to 10 silos in 1975, with the introduction of the R-36M missile.
Organisation 1985:
734th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 10 R-36MUTTKh silos
553rd Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
211th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
313th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
535th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
796th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
739th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
67th Missile Regiment (Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with 6 R-36MUTTKh silos
In 1992 the first missiles were removed from duty, and the division was disbanded 22.12.95.
Support Units:
0000 Technical Missile Base
000 Communications Center
Divisional coordinates:
Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex (49 13 00N, 81 09 00E) - map (1968)
HQ Command & Control & Receiving facility (49 12 23N, 81 11 16E)
Alternate Command & Control facility (49 36 13N, 81 07 58E)
Transmitting Facility (49 50 18N, 80 51 09E)
Complex Support Facilities (49 12 17N, 81 10 23E)
Rail-to-Road transfer point (49 11 55N, 81 08 11E)
Silo 22X (training silo) (49 12 06N, 81 07 43E)
For launch silos, see individual regiments.
