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The 53rd Rocket Army (
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74102) was an army of the Soviet, later Russian
Strategic Rocket Forces The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; ) is a military branch, separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinenta ...
. It was created on June 8, 1970 from the 8th Independent Missile Corps (established 1962), under Colonel-General Yury Zabegaylov. Its headquarters was located at Chita,
Transbaikal Military District The Transbaikal Military District () was a military district of first the Soviet Armed Forces and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on 17 May 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was ...
. It initially included the 45th Rocket Division which disbanded in 1970.
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Nikolay Solovtsov, later Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, commanded the army between 24 November 1992 and June 1994.


Composition 1988

In 1988 its units comprised:Michael Holm
53rd Missile Army
/ref> * 4th Rocket Division (
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,
Chita Oblast Chita Oblast ( rus, Чити́нская о́бласть, r=Čitínskaja óblastj, p=tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in southeast Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita. ...
) *23rd Guards Rocket Division (
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) Assigned 1983–2002; last
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(SS-20) regiment ceased active duties 15 December 1988, and the division began preparations to convert to the
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(SS-25)
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. Fully converted by 1994, with five regiments. In 2002 the division was reassigned to the
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. *27th Rocket Division ( Svobodnyy,
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)(disbanded 1993) *
29th Guards Rocket Division The 29th Guards Vitebsk Order of Lenin Red Banner Rocket Division is an intercontinental ballistic missile division of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces. The division was formerly part of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces and has been active si ...
- On 1 February 1986, by Directive № 432/3/00846 of the RVSN Commander of 3 December 1985, the division moved to Irkutsk, in the 53rd Rocket Army area, comprising five missile regiments equipped with the 15P653 "Pioneer UTTH" (SS-20)
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between the USSR and the U.S., these missiles were not placed on alert. Began to convert to the
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in 1988. *36th Guards Rocket Division *47th Rocket Division (
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,
Chita Oblast Chita Oblast ( rus, Чити́нская о́бласть, r=Čitínskaja óblastj, p=tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in southeast Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita. ...
) (disbanded 1991) The army was disbanded on September 16, 2002.


Commanders

*General-Lieutenant (1970-1974) *General-Lieutenant (1974-1981) *General-Lieutenant V. F. Yegorov (1981-1987) *General-Lieutenant Vladimir Muravyov (1987-1992) *General-Lieutenant Nikolay Solovtsov (1992-1994) *General-Major {{ill, Yuri Fyodorovich Kirillov, ru, Кириллов, Юрий Фёдорович, lt=Yuri Kirillov (1994-1996) *General-Lieutenant S. V. Khutortsev (1996-1997) *General-Lieutenant V. V. Dremov (1997-2000) *General-Major L. E. Sinyakovich (2000-2001) *General-Major V. G. Gagarin (2001-2002)


References

Military units and formations of the Strategic Rocket Forces Armies (military formations) of the Soviet Union Armies of the Russian Federation Military units and formations established in 1970 Military units and formations disestablished in 2002