For successful operations in the breakout through heavily fortified German defenses in the area north-east of the city of Krivoy Rog, the crossing of the Dnieper, and the liberation of the Lower Dnieper, the division on the order of the Supreme Commander on 17 February 1944 was awarded the honorary title "Nizhnedneprovskiy".

For exceptional Service to the Motherland in the Great Patriotic War, particularly distinguishing themselves in the battles for the liberation of Krivoi Rog, the division in February 1944 was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

On April 29, 1961 on the basis of the 29th Rocket Brigade control (of Pervomaisk) was formed the headquarters of the 46th missile, Nizhnedneprovskiy, Red Banner Division.

In 1962, it inherited the awards and honorary titles of the 93rd MRD and thus became the "Nizhnedneprovskaya Red Banner" Division.

In 1967 it was decided to rearm the division with the newer UR-100, and the first silo construction took place in 1968 in the Pervomaisk region.

The new silos were hardened and made of concrete and steel, and made to survive a direct nuclear strike, which gave the unit's missile facilities greater survivability, whereas the previous missile systems could only be launched from above-ground and were highly vulnerable.

[16] They were among the first units in the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces to field the new UR-100U (SS-11 Mod 4) ICBM, which carried a single 1 megaton nuclear warhead and a range of 6,586 miles.

The initials 'BRK' (in the following sections) appear to stand for 'launch group' (similar to how American Minuteman missile wings were internally organized).

Each Regiment (roughly equivalent to a flight) controlled ten missile launch sites.

Helicopters used included: Mi-1 and Mi-4 (1960s) Mi-2 and Mi-8 (1970s-present) Mi-6, Mi-9, Mi-17 and some Mi-24 variants (rarely used) Repair-Technical Base (Russian; Ремонтно-технические базы, in short, РТБ) refers to units that control the nuclear warheads within a missile division, brigade or regiment.

They were also attached to units in the Army, Navy and Air Force that operated nuclear weapons as well.