7th Guards Rocket Division

The 7th Guards Missile Rezhitskaya Red Banner division (Military Unit Number 14245), abbreviated as 7 GRD, is a military unit of the 27th Guards Missile Army, Strategic Rocket Forces located in Ozyorny, Bologovsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia.

On July 27, 1944, the brigade was awarded the honorary title of "Rezhitskaya" for bravery and heroism shown by its personnel during battles for the seizure of the city of Rēzekne in Latvia, as commended by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

[1] In June 1960, the 7th Rocket Engineering Brigade was formed in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, dated May 25, 1960.

The formation took place in the housing of the 25th Mixed Aviation Division of the 6th Separate Air Defense Army, with Guard Colonel P.P.

Shvygin conducted the first launch of the R-5 missile (8K51) in the history of the division at the Kapustin Yar range and received a rating of "good."

[2] On May 24, 1963, shortly after the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, in an atmosphere of the strictest secrecy, the division was visited by N.S.

[2] From 1965, the division began preparing for the construction of missile complexes of a new generation with individual launchers (OS).

[2] On April 30, 1975, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

[2] On December 14, 1979, the division was awarded the pennant of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR "For Courage and Military Valor".

[2] From 1982, according to the General Staff plan, some of the "OS" regiments with MR-UR-100 were taken off alert duty and disbanded, while others were transferred to the improved 15P016 complex.

In accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers of Russia, a museum of missile troops was organized on the basis of one of the combat launch positions (SHPU) of military unit 14264, which was subsequently disbanded.