77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

77-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 67987

Activated 1960 in Ventspils, Latvian SSR, as the 000 (90th?) Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 90th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

6.68 renamed 77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 35 48N, 21 53 51E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 36 41N, 22 02 26E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 26 08N, 21 36 28E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 22 18N, 21 31 50E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 14 36N, 21 25 09E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 00 59N, 21 23 20E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 20 19N, 21 29 38E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion (57 26 09N, 21 36 31E)
Technical Battalion

During 1968-1969 one independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with a total of 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 27N, 21 28 23E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 28N, 21 28 01E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 39N, 21 27 50E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 57 16 17N, 21 28 08E - guidance & tracking area: 57 16 51N, 21 28 27E)

1960's to 1970's with 3 S-200V, 3 S-75 and 6 S-125 battalions.

In 1975 one of the S-200V battalions were transferred to the 205th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

The three S-75 battalions were disbanded before 1982 (possibly in 1980).

1991 with 2 S-200V (SA-5) and 6 S-125 (SA-3) battalions.

Disbanded 12.92.

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