16th Fortified Area

16-й Укреплённый Район

Military Unit: 16604

Activated 3.66 in Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast, as the 97th Fortified Area.

In 1975 renamed 16th Fortified Area.

Organisation 1975-1992:

• 252nd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Shakhalinor, Chita Oblast)
• 571st independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 572nd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 642nd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 64th independent Tank Battalion (Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast)
• 122nd independent Tank Turret Battalion (Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast) - also known as the 95th independent Tank Battalion
• 625th independent Artillery Battalion (Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast)
• 1193rd independent Reactive Artillery Battalion (Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast) - equipped with BM-21 Grad

1.10.89 united with the 19th Fortified Area, and was renamed 383rd Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (122nd Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Division).

Subordination:

• 36th Combined Arms Army, 1966 - 10.89

Main base:

• Bilyutuy, Chita Oblast, 1966 - 10.89 [49 49 33N, 117 05 39E]