39th Guards Rocket Division

The 39th Guards Rocket Glukhovskaya, Order of Lenin, Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Division (Russian: 39-я гвардейская ракетная Глуховская ордена Ленина, Краснознамённая, орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого дивизия) is a military formation of the Russian Federation. It is part of the 33rd Guards Rocket Army.

As part of the Strategic Rocket Forces, the unit currently operates RT-2PM Topol ballistic missiles. It is garrisoned in Pashino, Novosibirsk Oblast.

History
The division was formed as the successor to the 1st Guards Artillery Division in 1960, first as the 212th Rocket Brigade but later in 1961 reorganized as the 39th Guards Rocket Division.

Since its formation the unit has operated multiple generations of missiles:


 * R-16 - 1963-1979
 * RSD-10 Pioneer - 1977-1989
 * RT-2PM Topol - 1989-present

Structure
Structure as of 1995:


 * 357th Rocket Regiment
 * 382nd Rocket Regiment
 * 428th Rocket Regiment
 * 773rd Rocket Regiment
 * 826th Rocket Regiment