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The103rd Rocket Red Banner, Orders ofKutuzov andBohdan Khmelnytskyi Brigade (103 RBr), is a tacticalsurface-to-surface missile formation of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation. ItsMilitary Unit Number is 47130. It is equipped with the9K720 Iskander tactical ballistic missile.

It traces its history to the creation of the 12th Breakthrough Artillery Division (Russian: 12-я артиллерийская дивизия прорыва) of theReserve of the High Command in December 1942.^[2] The formation of the division began in the fall of 1942. It was created from November 1942 in the Chebarkul camp in the Chelyabinsk Oblast. The division's formation ended on December 17.^[3] On December 31, 1942, the division went to the front. December 15, 1942 was considered the day the division was formed, when Colonel Kurkovsky took command of the division.

The 12th Breakthrough Artillery Division included the 32nd Howitzer, 41st Cannon, 46th Light, 89th Heavy Howitzer, and 104th Heavy Howitzer Brigades, the 11th Mortar Brigade, the 819th Separate Reconnaissance ArtilleryDivizion (battalion), and smaller units. The division was part of theWestern, Belarusian,2nd and1st Belorussian Fronts.^[1] DuringWorld War II fifteen personnel of the division becameHeroes of the Soviet Union.^[4] The division was at the front (part of the "operational army") from 31 December 1942 — 13 April 1944, 14 June 1944 — 9 May 1945.^[5] The first battle of the division took place on January 26-31, 1943. It helped in breaking through the defenses of the Wehrmacht advancing on the Kastornensky direction at the junction of theBryansk andVoronezh Fronts. The fire made it possible to crush the enemy and help the182nd,8th,15th and307th Rifle Divisions advance. From 10 July 1944 to 31 July 1944 the division served with the8th Guards Army.^[6] It ended the war in1st Belorussian Front, with two brigades supporting5th Shock Army, but most of the remainder of the division supporting69th Army.^[7]

In August 1960 the division was reorganized as the 103rd Rocket Brigade stationed in theTransbaikal Military District as part of the29th Combined Arms Army.^[2] Other sources trace its immediate existence to its formation atNizhinernyy inGorky Oblast,Moscow Military District, in August 1960. It was initially assigned to the13th Guards Army Corps.^[8]

From 1979 the brigade was located atDivizionnaya ([51 54 25N, 107 33 19E],ru:Дивизионная_(Улан-Удэ)), a suburb ofUlan-Ude in theBuryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.^[8]

On January 15, 2012, the brigade received a new type of battle flag. Before the award ceremony, a ceremony was held to attach the banner to the staff, which took place at the Russian Drama Theatre. The battle flag was traditionally fastened with gilded nails.^[4]

The brigade's home base is at Divizionnaya inUlan-Ude; it is part of the36th Combined Arms Army. It is participating in theRussian invasion of Ukraine. As part of the 36th Army, alongside the 5th Guards Tank and 37th Guards Motor Rifle Brigades, it was first deployed to Belarus and then participated in active operations,^[9] mainly in the area west of Kyiv.

The brigade is equipped with9K720 Iskander surface to surface missiles.^[10] The new missile had first been introduced into service in 2006,^{[citation needed]} and by 2010, the brigade was one of five to operate the Iskander.^[11] Previously, the brigade was armed with theOTR-21 Tochka surface to surface missile.^[12]

• Baikal-Daily (2012-01-17)."In Ulan-Ude, the 103rd Missile Brigade received a battle flag". IA Baikal-Daily. Archived fromthe original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved2020-05-29.
• Collective authors (1988).Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii, chast' 5 (ianvar'-dekabr' 1945 goda) [The combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 5 (January-December 1945)]. Moscow:Voenizdat. Classified secret.Listings by month.
• Feskov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Golikov, V.I. (2003).Красная Армия в победах и поражениях 1941—1945 гг [Red Army in victories and defeats 1941-1945]. Tomsk: Издательство Томского университета.ISBN 5-7511-1624-0.
• Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013).Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing.ISBN 9785895035306.
• Holm (2015)."103rd Red Banner orders of Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Missile Brigade".

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