53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

53-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 38312; from 1992: 32406

Activated 1961 in Artik, Armenian SSR, as the 268th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

1.10.67 renamed 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

1970's battalions in Altenburg (682), Merseburg (677) and Zeitz (679).

Organisation 1988:

• 677th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Wittenberg)
• 679th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Altenburg)
• 682nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Zeitz)
• 1578th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Merseburg) - activated 11.86
• Technical Battalion

Headquarters:

• Artik, Armenian SSR, 1961 - 1968 [40 37 33N, 43 57 40E] - 20.12.68 to 7.1.69 transferred to East Germany
• Altenburg, East Germany, 1968 - 1992 [50 58 59N, 12 31 03E]
• Kursk, Kursk Oblast, 1992 - today [51 42 19N, 36 18 10E]

Equipment:

• S-75 (SA-2), 1961 - 10.67
• Krug (SA-4), 10.67 - 1986
• Buk (SA-11), 1.11.86 - today

Subordination:

• 7th Guards Combined Arms Army, 1961 - 1969
• 1st Guards Tank Army, 7.1.69 - 1.10.70
• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 1.10.70 - 1984
• 1st Guards Tank Army, 1984 - 1992
• 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, 1992 - today