41st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

41. Fla-Raketen-Brigade

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.10.59 in Pinow, East Germany, as the 16th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

In 5.62 renamed 16th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1963:

• 161st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Markgrafpieske) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 162nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Prötzel) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 163rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Klosterfelde) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Beetz) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 160th Technical Battalion (Ladeburg)

Organisation 1980:

• 161st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Markgrafpieske) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 162nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Prötzel) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 163rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Klosterfelde) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Beetz) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 160th Technical Battalion (Ladeburg)

1.7.84 renamed 41st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

In the 1984 - 1986 period four S-125M (SA-2) battalions and a S-200VE (SA-5) group was added.

In 1985 the 4101st Radio-Technical Company was activated.

Organisation 1988:

• 411th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalions Group (Badingen) [4111th and 4112th Battalions] with 12 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers [52 58 16N, 13 13 01] - ready from 1.5.85
• 4121st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fürstenwalde) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [52 19 52N, 13 59 49E]
• 4122nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Prötzel) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [52 40 15N, 13 58 26E]
• 4123rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Klosterfelde) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [52 48 48N, 13 27 18E] [conversion to S-300PMU (SA-10) planned after 1991]
• 4124th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Beetz) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [52 49 40N, 13 03 18E]
• 4131st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Schönermark) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [52 59 55N, 13 05 47E]
• 4132nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fehrbellin) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [52 47 45N, 12 44 43E]
• 4133rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Zachow) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [52 29 36N, 12 47 28E]
• 4134th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Markgrafpieske) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [52 19 53N, 13 59 49E]
• 4101st Radio-Technical Company (Ladeburg) [52 43 05N, 13 36 01E]
• 4120th Technical Battalion (Ladeburg) [52 43 44N, 13 33 30E]

In case of mobilisation an additional four S-75 battalions would have been activated (4141 in Luckow, 4142 in Bochow, 4143 in Saarmund and 4144 in Schenkendorf).

2.10.90 disbanded.

Headquarters:

• Pinow, East Germany, 10.59 - 5.62
• Ladeburg (Bernau), East Germany, 5.62 - 10.90 [52 42 42N, 13 34 29E]

Subordination:

• 1st Air Defence Division, 5.62 - 10.90