7th Guards Rocket Division
| 7th Guards Missile Division Rezhitskaya Krasnoznamennaya 7 gv.rd |
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| Active | 1961 – |
| Country |
 Soviet Union (1961—1991) Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch | Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Ozyorny, Tver Oblast (in the town Vypolzovo) |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
The 7th Guards Missile Rezhitskaya Red Banner Division (7 GRD) – is a (military unit (B / W) № 14245) of the 27th Guards Missile Army, Strategic Rocket Forces located in ZATO Ozyorny, Tver Oblast Bologovsky District Tver Oblast, Russia.
In accordance with a USSR Ministry of Defense Directive of 25 May 1960, in June 1960 and based on the 19th Rezhitskoy Guards cannon artillery brigade relocated from the village Gatchina was formed 7th Rocket Engineering Brigade to the dislocation in the village Vypolzovo Tver Oblast (Bologoye-4). Formation proceeded at a residential fund the 25th Air Division 6th Air Army. Guards Colonel P. Uvarov was appointed as the Missile Brigade Commander. The number of teams reaches 9000 people (soldiers and sergeants).
The first missile regiment was formed (V/Ch 14 264) from three divisions: two with terrestrial IP and one with silos. 30 November 1960 the brigade commander reported to the commander in chief of the completion of the missile brigade – V/Ch 14245. Since the beginning of 1961 began a planned study with R-5.
USSR Ministry of Defense Directive of 30 May 1961 and 7-I missile brigade converted to the 7th missile division under the central government with the honorary name "Rezhitskaya. July 16 she transferred to the continuity of the Guards and the name of the Red Banner of the 19th Guards cannon artillery brigade. The composition of the division consisted of: 4 missile regiment (army of 14,264, 14,474, 14,420, 14,443), repair and technical base (RTB), a communication center providing units.
16 August 1961 and Division Captain 3rd rank LS Shvygina at the site Kapustin Yar produced the first ever Division missile launch R-5 (8K51) with a rating of "good" . In December 1962, crews of the first division missile regiments (V/Ch 14264) at the site Baikonur conducted the first launch of full-time for the missile division R-16 (8K64).
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