26th Rocket Brigade

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The 26th Rocket Brigade (Military Unit Number 54006) is a brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, stationed at Luga, Leningrad Oblast in the Leningrad Military District. It is equipped with the 9K720 Iskander surface-to surface missile. After a merge of two organizations in 1993, it traces its history to the creation of the 149th Guards "Nemanskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy" Artillery Division in 1974. It traces its history to the 149th Cannon Artillery Neman Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Brigade. The 149th Cannon Artillery Brigade was formed on May 28, 1944, on the basis of the 403rd Howitzer Artillery Regiment of High Power (ru:403-й гаубичный артиллерийский полк большой мощности), the 537th cannon artillery regiment and the 827th separate army reconnaissance artillery battalion. The 403rd Howitzer Regiment was separated from the 108th High Power Howitzer Regiment in 1939. It was armed with 24 203mm howitzers. It was part of the frontline army from June 22, 1941, to July 27, 1941, and from October 16, 1941, to April 22, 1944. On June 22, 1941, the 403rd Howitzer Regiment was stationed in Kolomna. With the outbreak of war, another regiment was established at the base of the regiment, the 590th Howitzer Artillery Regiment of High Power, and the 403rd regiment was sent to the disposal of the Western Front.