107th Rocket Artillery Regiment
107th Rocket Brigade (1967-2005) 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment (2005-present) | |
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Active | 1967-present |
Country |
Soviet Union (1967-1991) |
Branch |
Soviet Army (1967-1991) |
Type | Multiple rocket launcher regiment |
Part of | Operational Command East |
Garrison/HQ | Kremenchuk |
Engagements | War in Donbass |
Decorations | Order of Kutuzov (removed) |
Battle honours | Leningrad (removed) |
The 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment is a rocket-launcher regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, stationed at Kremenchug. It was formed from a reorganisation of the previous 107th Rocket Brigade.[1][2] It is now part of Operational Command East.
History
The 107th Rocket Brigade was activated in October 1967 in Kremenchuk with the 6th Guards Tank Army. It was equipped with R-11 Zemlya and R-17 Elbrus tactical ballistic missiles. It included the 661st and two other separate missile battalions, as well as a technical battery. During the 1980s, it was co-located with a moblization rocket brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine.[1]
On 18 November 2015, the regiment's "Leningrad Order of Kutuzov" honorifics were removed as part of a Ukrainian Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and decorations.[3]
References
- 1 2 Holm, Michael. "107th Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Кременчуцький реактивний артилерійський полк відзначив свою 71-річницю". Полтавщина. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №646/2015" [Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.