94th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
94-я зенитно-ракетная бригада
Military Unit: 56178
Activated 1960 in Keyla-Ioa, Estonian SSR, as the 1142nd
Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 1142nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Regiment.
Initially with 4 S-75 (SA-2) battalions, followed by 6 S-125
battalions in 1967.
1.68 renamed 92nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.
Organisation 1960's:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 21 48N, 24 08 09E) with S-75 (SA-2)
missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 12 28N,
23 31 30E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site B36-2)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (58 55 50N, 23 26 37E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 26 05N, 24 30 18E) with S-75 (SA-2)
missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 33 42N, 24 48 39E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 27 57N, 24 59 11E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 36 05N, 24 30 55E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 27 24N, 24 28 25E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 22 47N, 24 05 04E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 12 27N, 23 31 31E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
(US designation: SAM site A02-3)
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Technical Battalion (59 22 12N, 24 45 58E) - S-75
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Technical Battalion (59 22 12N, 24 45 58E) - S-125
During 1963-1964 (operational 20.8.67) an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with
5 launch S-200 (S-200V from mid-1970) (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 24 44N,
24 20 11E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 24 43N,
24 19 48E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 24 31N,
24 19 48E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 24 22N,
24 19 32E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 24 13N,
24 19 48E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 59 24
25N, 24 19 04E - guidance & tracking area: 59 24 22N, 24 20 46E)
During 1970 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 2
launch S-200V (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 12 31N, 24 51 46E) with 6 S-200V (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 12 21N, 24 51 58E) with 6 S-200V (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 59 12 20N, 24 51 39E - guidance & tracking area:
59 12 35N, 24 52 38E)
In 1980 two S-200V battalions were disbanded at the Tallinn
site, followed by the remaining 3 battalions in 1990.
From 1987 began a rapid conversion to the S-300PS (SA-10) missile.
1991 with 9 S-300PS (SA-10) battalions in two groups (Tallinn
group with 6 and Haapsalu group with 3*) - all other battalions had been
disbanded:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 33 05N, 24 49 12E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 21 48N, 24 08 09E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (58 55 50N, 23 26 37E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 26 05N, 24 30 18E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 12 27N, 23 31 31E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 04 32N, 23 37 31E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (58 39 20N, 23 36 58E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E)
*some coordinates are uncertain due to extensive
rebuilding in the Estonia since 1992 - there are simply no traces left today
of some of the sites
6.94 withdrawn to Opochka, Pskov Oblast, and renamed 1492nd
Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
Disbanded 1998.
Headquarters:
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Keyla-Ioa, Estonian SSR, 1960 - 1994 [59 22 09N, 24 24 52E]
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Opochka, Pskov Oblast, 1994 - 1998
Subordination: