107th Rocket Brigade (Russia)
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The 107th Rocket Brigade (Military Unit Number 47062) is a tactical ballistic missile brigade of the Russian Ground Forces. Based in Birobidzhan, it is part of the 35th Army.
107th Rocket Brigade (1997–present) 23rd Rocket Brigade 77th Engineering Brigade 77th Engineering Brigade RVGK (1953–1958) | |
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Active | 1953–present |
Country | Soviet Union (1953–1992) Russia (1992–present) |
Branch | Soviet Army (1953–1992) Russian Ground Forces (1992–present) |
Type | Tactical Ballistic Missile Brigade |
Part of | 35th Army |
Garrison/HQ | Birobidzhan |
Decorations | |
Battle honours | Mozyr |
The brigade was originally formed in 1953 as an engineering brigade operating Scud missiles, serving in western Ukraine until its 1958 relocation to the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in East Germany. There, it became the 23rd Rocket Brigade in 1960, and in 1981 relocated to Birobidzhan in eastern Russia. Serving in the Russian Ground Forces after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992, the brigade became the 107th Rocket Brigade five years later after inheriting the lineage of a disbanded unit. By 2013 it had been reequipped with more modern Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles.