205th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

205-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 43690

Activated 1960 in Riga, Latvian SSR, as the 185th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (ex. 1291st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment).

Initially with 4 S-75 (SA-2) battalions, with an additional 5 S-125 (SA-3) battalions activated in 1966.

6.68 renamed 205th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 10 26N, 23 12 25E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 01 46N, 23 59 25E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 54 25N, 23 56 11E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 06 11N, 24 14 22E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 20 01N, 23 02 04E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 02 04N, 23 28 51E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 44 41N, 23 49 32E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 35 03N, 23 39 32E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 29 17N, 23 02 32E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

During 1968 to 1975 two independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Groups with a total of 5 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 49 01N, 24 02 08E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 48 54N, 24 02 25E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 48 56N, 24 02 46E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 56 48 46N, 24 02 06E - guidance & tracking area: 56 49 17N, 24 02 37E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 53 12N, 23 16 25E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 53 18N, 23 16 42E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 56 53 06N, 23 16 41E - guidance & tracking area: 56 53 36N, 23 16 19E)

1980's with 5 S-200V (SA-5), 4 S-75 (SA-2) and 5 S-125 (SA-3) battalions.

Two S-300PT battalions were activated in 1983, followed by an additional 4 S-300PS battalions by 1987.

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 10 26N, 23 12 25E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 01 46N, 23 59 25E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 54 25N, 23 56 11E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 06 11N, 24 14 22E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 44 41N, 23 49 32E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 52 40N, 24 20 55E)

The S-200V group (3 battalions) near Riga was disbanded in 1989 - except for the technical battalion.

1991 with 2 S-200V and 6 S-300PT/PS battalions.

Disbanded 1993.

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