739th Missile Regiment

739-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44099, from 1969: 30010

Activated 6.60 in Itatka, Tomsk Oblast, under the 211th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 36th Guards Missile Division.

From 6.61 under the 39th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with 3 battalions at three sites:

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

From 15.11.64 under the 32nd Missile Brigade (29.1.69 renamed 97th Missile Brigade).

The regiment stood down in 1969, and was transferred to Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast, now under the 57th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 1970 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) missiles in area BRK-10.

The regiment stood down in 1980, and converted to the R-36MUTTKh (15A18) - alert duty from 11.80.

Disbanded 1993.

Itatka ICBM Complex (Launch site A, later Launch Site 1) (56 58 54N, 85 31 54E):

US designation: 1970 - 1980 Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex - Launch Group G (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1980 - 1993 Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex - Launch Group G (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):