The 8th Melitopol Red Banner Rocket Division (Russian: 8-я ракетная Мелитопольская Краснознаменная дивизия) (Military Unit Number 44200) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces formed in 1961.
The unit operates RT-2PM Topol intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. It is garrisoned in Yurya, Kirov Oblast.
History In 1960 the 25th Rocket Brigade was formed. The new unit was given the awards and honors of the 91st Rifle Division, disbanded 1959. In 1961 the 25th Rocket Brigade was renamed and enlarged to the 8th Rocket Division.
Commanders +Commanders of the 8th Rocket DivisionNo.NameFromTo1Major General Aleksander G. Savelyev20 August 196028 May 19652Major General Andrei G. Gontarenko28 May 196520 May 19713Major General Veniamin P. Plyusnin20 May 197118 March 19764Major General Vladimir Ye. Balikhin18 March 19765 August 19815Major General Anany V. Politsyn5 August 19811 December 19856Major General Vladimir A. Babeshko1 December 198521 January 19897Major General Vladimir I. Kalyanov21 January 198930 November 19938Major General Vasily I. Malafeyev30 November 199314 June 19959Major General Gennady N. Kovalenko14 June 199516 June 199910Major General Sergei A. Artemyev16 June 19993 September 200211Major General Sergei I. Arzamastsev3 September 20029 November 200512Major General Vitaly V. Golovach9 November 2005July 200713Colonel Eduard Ye. StefantsovJuly 200722 October 200914Colonel Igor S. Afonin22 October 2009October 201015Colonel Leonid A. Mikholap25 October 2010February 201216Colonel Yuri V. YatsynoMarch 2012present
Structure
1998 Source:
76th Rocket Regiment 79th Rocket Regiment 107th Rocket Regiment 304th Rocket Regiment 776th Rocket Regiment
2004 Source:
76th Rocket Regiment 304th Rocket Regiment 776th Rocket Regiment 224th Helicopter Squadron (Military Unit No. 19964) 836th Technical Base and Repair Depot (Military Unit No. 14092) 2434th Technical Missile Base (Military Unit No. 12829)
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