54th Guards Rocket Division

54th Guards Order of Kutuzov Rocket Division (Russian: 54-я гвардейская ордена Кутузова ракетная дивизия) is a strategic rocket division under command of the 27th Guards Missile Army of the Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia headquartered at Teykovo in Ivanovo Oblast.

54th Guards Order of Kutuzov Rocket Division
Active25 June 1960
Country Soviet Union (1960–91)
 Russia (since 1991)
BranchStrategic Rocket Forces
TypeMissile division
Part of27th Guards Missile Army
HQ locationTeykovo, Ivanovo Oblast
Decorations Order of Kutuzov

History
Dmitry Medvedev at the 54th Division with Topol-M in the background

The 197th Rocket Engineer Brigade was formed on 20 June 1960 on the basis of the 27th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade. It was initially under the 46th Artillery Range Administration, but from 3 October fell under the 3rd Independent Guards Missile Corps. It comprised the 594th, 602nd, 604th, and 621st Rocket Regiments. In May 1961 the brigade was reorganized into the 54th Guards Order of Kutuzov Missile Division with headquarters in the small town of Teykovo.[1]

Since 1961, the 54th Division has performed 36 training launches.

On 27 November 1999 one of the regiments within the 54th Division received the honorific "Ivanovo".

In December 2006, the 54th Division became the first one to receive a mobile version of the RT-2PM2 (SS-27) missile.

In 2010, the 54th Division became the first unit to receive the RS-24 missile.

Commanders

The following officers commanded the division.[1]

  • 1960–1965: Major General Boris E. Zbraylov
  • 1965–1969: Major General Anatoly V. Leshin
  • 1969–1974: Major General Vladimir P. Shilovsky
  • 1974–1976: Major General Igor B. Urlin
  • 1976–1983: Major General Ivan I. Oleynik
  • 1983–1987: Major General Fedor A. Byakin
  • 1987–1992: Major General Viktor P. Cherenov
  • 1992–1994: Major General Vasili S. Rudenko
  • 1994–1997: Major General Leonid E. Sinyakovich
  • 1997–1999: Major General Pavel A. Chistopolsky
  • 1999–2007: Major General Yuri A. Pchelintsev
  • 2007–2010: Colonel Igor R. Fazletdinov
  • Since 2010: Colonel Oleg L. Glazunov

Equipment

References
  1. Holm, Michael. "54th Guards Missile Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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