723rd Dresdenskiy Missile Regiment

723-й ракетный Дрезденский полк

Military Unit: 34131

Activated 6.60 in Bershet, Perm Oblast, from the 1206th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, under the 206th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 52nd Missile Division.

1963 with 3 battalions at three sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-1 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 13.3.62

• 2nd Battalion - BSP-11 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 25.2.65

• 3rd Battalion - BSP-12 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 5.3.63

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion remained as 723rd Missile Regiment, now with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-1)

• 2nd Battalion became 589th Missile Regiment with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-11)

• 3rd Battalion became 176th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-12)

In 1969 the BSP-1 site was transferred to the 589th Missile Regiment.

The regiment began conversion to the UR-100 (SS-11) missile in 1969, and went on alert duty 28.12.70 at site BRK-8 with 10 silos.

The regiment stood down in 1976, and began conversion to the UR-100K missile - alert duty from 1976.

Disbanded 1.9.94.

US designation 1960-1969: Perm ICBM complex (Launch site A, later launch site 1). Type IIB pads.

US designation 1970-1994: Perm ICBM complex (Launch Group N). Type IIID silos.

Perm Launch Site 1 (BSP-1) (57 41 11N, 56 12 14E)

Perm ICBM complex (Launch Group N):

• silo 94N: 57 48 33N, 56 12 28E

• silo 95N: 57 51 29N, 56 04 30E

• silo 96N: 57 49 05N, 55 59 01E - control site

• silo 97N: 57 48 28N, 55 52 54E

• silo 98N: 57 51 08N, 55 52 37E

• silo 99N: 57 54 57N, 55 49 49E

• silo 100N: 57 54 58N, 55 54 53E

• silo 101N: 57 50 43N, 56 13 38E

• silo 102N: 57 48 37N, 56 04 28E

• silo 103N: 57 53 30N, 56 01 30E