1st Fortified Area

1-й Укреплённый Район

Military Unit: 99071

Activated 13.5.70 in Artem, Primorskiy Kray, as the Vladivostok Fortified Area, to cover the entry to the Vladivostok peninsula.

Organisation:

• 236th independent Machine-Gun Company
• 246th independent Machine-Gun Company
• 252nd independent Machine-Gun Company
• 253rd independent Machine-Gun Company
• 257th independent Machine-Gun Company
• 55th independent Artillery Battery (130mm guns)
• 4th Communications Center

1.10.74 the 55th independent Artillery Battery was renamed the 239th independent Artillery Battalion.

1.1.78 renamed 1st Fortified Area.

Re-organized in 9.82:

• 1048th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Shmidtovka, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 19 26N, 131 59 41E
• 1061st independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Uglovoye, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 19 04N, 132 06 29E
• 1062nd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Knevichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1063rd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Artem, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 20 59N, 132 12 10E
• 1064th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Shkotovo, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 20 01N, 132 22 13E
• 239th independent Artillery Service Battalion
• 1026th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 1045th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 1047th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 239th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery
• 857th independent Engineer-Sapper Company (former 1269th platoon)
• 4th Communications Center

In 8.83 the 7th independent Multi-Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion was activated.

Organisation 1988:

• 1048th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Shmidtovka, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 19 26N, 131 59 41E
• 1061st independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Uglovoye, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 19 04N, 132 06 29E
• 1062nd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Knevichi, Primorskiy Kray)
• 1063rd independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Artem, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 20 59N, 132 12 10E
• 1064th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion (Shkotovo, Primorskiy Kray) - command point (underground): 43 20 01N, 132 22 13E
• 239th independent Artillery Service Battalion
• 1026th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 1045th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 1047th independent Artillery Battalion (fixed 130mm B-13-3s batteries)
• 7th independent Multi-Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
• 239th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery
• 857th independent Engineer-Sapper Company (former 1269th platoon)
• 4th Communications Center

15.11.95 disbanded.

Bases:

• Trudovoye, Primorskiy Kray, 1970 - 1995 [43 17 35N, 132 04 05E]