566th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
566-й зенитно-ракетный полк
Military Unit: 51890
Activated 1953 in Dubrovka, Moscow Oblast - initially as the
1927th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 566th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.
1953 to 1988 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:
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Launch area: 56 12 32N, 37 36 31E (US designation: Moscow
SAM site C36-1)
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Support area: 56 12 10N, 37 34 59E
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Guidance area: 56 11 16N, 37 36 21E
1988 converted to the S-300PT (from 1991: S-300PM) (SA-10) with
three independent
battalions:
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1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Lugovaya, Moscow Oblast) -
56 03 48N, 37 30 02E
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2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Dubrovka, Moscow
Oblast) - 56 12 22N, 37 36 12E
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3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Novovorenino, Moscow
Oblast) - 56 10 03N, 37 49 22E
3.97 united with the 201st Anti-Aircraft
Missile Regiment, and renamed 210th order of Red Star Anti-Aircraft Missile
Regiment.
Organisation 2009 (S-300PM):
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1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Lugovaya, Moscow Oblast) -
56 03 48N, 37 30 02E
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2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Dubrovka, Moscow
Oblast) - 56 12 22N, 37 36 12E
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3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Novovorenino, Moscow
Oblast) - 56 10 03N, 37 49 22E
In 2011 the 1st and 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile
Battalions were re-equipped with the S-400 (SA-21) missile.
Subordination: