Kirov Islands [SEP] named after
Kirov Islands
The Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands (, "Ostrova Kirova" or Aрхипелаг Сергея Кирова, "Archipelag Sergeya Kirova") is an island group in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. It is an archipelago of small islands covered with tundra vegetation located about 140 km from the coast of Siberia and 100 km to the northwest of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago.
Geography.
This archipelago, as well as Kirov Island, its northernmost island which is located at the northeastern end somewhat detached from the main
Battalion, 140th Sep. Signals Company)
- 83rd Medical Battalion
- 26th Decontamination Company
- 526th Auto-Transport Company
- 370th Field Bakery
- 811th Veterinary Field Hospital
- 1826th Field Postal Station
- 1149th Field Cash Office of the State Bank
5th formation.
In 1955, it was reformed from the 194th Rifle Division at Kirov in the Ural Military District with the 10th Rifle Corps. On 5 June 1956 it became the 43rd Mechanized Division. It was relocated to Chkalov (Orenburg).