1257th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

1257-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 21036

Activated 1960 in Pereslavl-Zaleskiy, Yaroslavl Oblast, as a S-75 (SA-2) training regiment.

Probably at least one S-75 (SA-2) training site in use until 1965, when construction of the S-200 (SA-5) sites began.

Organisation from 1967:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 45 22N, 38 38 09E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 45 20N, 38 37 47E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 45 10N, 38 37 39E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
• Technical Battalion (Support area: 56 45 18N, 38 37 29E - Guidance & Tracking area: 56 44 59N, 38 38 22E)

1.83 part of the unit was used to activate the 220th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment with S-200VE missiles for duty in Syria.

Disbanded 1994.

Headquarters:

• Pereslavl-Zaleskiy, Yaroslavl Oblast, 1960 - 1994

Subordination:

• ?, 1960 - 1966
• 1st Air Defence Army, 1966 - 1977
• 3rd Air Defence Corps, 1977 - 1994