50th Rocket Army

The 50th Red Banner Rocket Army (Military Unit Number 55135) was an army of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces. It was created in 1960. Its first commander was General Lieutenant Feodor Dobish (ru:Добыш, Фёдор Иванович). Its headquarters was located in Smolensk.

It was formed in September 1960, in accordance with the directive of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces based on the 50th Air Army Long Range Aviation.^[1]

^[2] (from October 17, 1941), Military unit 49707;

Air Forces of the Kalinin Front

(May 5, 1942);

3rd Air Army

(April 9, 1946), Military unit 55135 (after 04.1946);

1st Army Long Range Aviation

(Long Range Aviation) (February 20, 1949);

50th Air Army

50th Rocket Army (August 1, 1960);

Divisions[edit]

Võru was a deployment base for the 305th Regiment of the 23rd Rocket Division (from 1982 40th Division) of the 50th Army.^[6]

The 29th Guards Rocket Division was part of the 50th Rocket Army from 1960 to 1986, and included the Plokštinė missile base, operated by the 79th Guards Missile Regiment.^[7]

7th Guards Rocket Division

(Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Oblast),^[9]

24th Guards Rocket Division

(Pinsk, Brest Oblast)(former 14th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, which became 83rd Guards Bryansko-Berlinskaya Aviation (Missile) Division, renumbered July 1, 1960). Disbanded 31 December 1990.

31st Guards Rocket Division

(Postavy, Vitebsk Oblast)

32nd Rocket Division

(Lida, Grodno Region, 1963 to 1990). 18th Guards Red Banner Stanislavsky-Budapest Rifle Corps was reorganised as Headquarters 49th Guards Rocket Division, presumably in 1960.

49th Guards Rocket Division

58th Rocket Division

[10]

In 1988 the 50th Rocket Army comprised:^[8]

Moved to Karmėlava on 30 June 1964, disbanded 8.1990.

The army was disbanded on 30 June 1990.

Смирнов Г. И., Ясаков А. И. История 50-й ракетной армии. Тома 1–4. — Смоленск, 2002–2008.

; В. Н. Яковлев; Н. Е. Соловцов, eds. (1999). Большая Российская энциклопедия (Военный энциклопедический словарь ракетных войск стратегического назначения). Moscow: Министерство обороны РФ. p. 632. ISBN 5-85270-315-X.