18th Red Banner Air Defence Corps

18-й Краснознаменный корпус ПВО

Military Unit: 09436

Activated 3.60 at Taytsy, Leningrad Oblast.

Organisation 1962:

• 11th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gorelovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 27th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast)
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo-Sakkola, Leningrad Oblast)
• 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Lomonosov, Leningrad Oblast)
• 83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 84th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Vaganovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Tosno-2, Leningrad Oblast)
• 104th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lopukhinka, Leningrad Oblast)
• 105th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Pervomayskoye, Leningrad Oblast)
• 106th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uglovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 169th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Vaskelovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 196th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kerstovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 555th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ostrov, Pskov Oblast)
• 967th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Tamengont, Leningrad Oblast)
• 2nd Radio-Technical Regiment (Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 16th Radio-Technical Regiment (Gorelovo, Leningrad Oblast)

Organisation 1970:

• 27th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast)
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo-Sakkola, Leningrad Oblast)
• 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Lomonosov, Leningrad Oblast)
• 83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 84th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Vaganovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Tosno-2, Leningrad Oblast)
• 204th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kerstovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 555th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ostrov, Pskov Oblast)
• 169th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uglovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 219th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Pervomaysk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 341st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lopukhinka, Leningrad Oblast)
• 967th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 46th Radio-Technical Brigade (Khvoynyy, Leningrad Oblast)
• 328th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)

In 10.70 the 27th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was transferred to the 10th Mixed Aviation Division.

In 6.78 the 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was trasnferred to the 5th Air Defence Division.

Organisation 1980:

• 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast)
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo-Sakkola, Leningrad Oblast)
• 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Lomonosov, Leningrad Oblast)
• 83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 84th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Vaganovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Tosno-2, Leningrad Oblast)
• 204th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kerstovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 555th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ostrov, Pskov Oblast)
• 169th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uglovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 219th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Pervomaysk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 341st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lopukhinka, Leningrad Oblast)
• 967th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 46th Radio-Technical Brigade (Khvoynyy, Leningrad Oblast)
• 328th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)

15.3.80 inherited the Red Banner from the disbanded 6th independent Air Defence Army.

During 5.80 to 5.86 the two fighter regiments were subordinated to the Leningrad Military District.

Organisation 1985:

• 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Lomonosov, Leningrad Oblast)
• 83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 84th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Vaganovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 86th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Tosno-2, Leningrad Oblast)
• 204th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kerstovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 555th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ostrov, Pskov Oblast)
• 169th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Uglovo, Leningrad Oblast)
• 219th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Pervomaysk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 341st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lopukhinka, Leningrad Oblast)
• 967th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast)
• 46th Radio-Technical Brigade (Khvoynyy, Leningrad Oblast)
• 328th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)

3.86 renamed 6th independent Air Defence Army.

Headquarters:

• Taytsy, Leningrad Oblast, 3.86 - today [59 40 36N, 30 04 29E]

Subordination:

• 6th independent Air Defence Army, 3.60 - 4.80
• VVS Leningrad Military District, 4.80 - 3.86