43rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

43. Fla-Raketen-Brigade

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.3.61 in Sanitz, East Germany, as the 18th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1963:

• 181st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Abtshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 182nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fuhlendorf) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 183rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Hinrichshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 184th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Retschow) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 180th Technical Battalion (Sanitz)

1.12.71 renamed 43rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1972:

• 431st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Abtshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 432nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fuhlendorf) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 433rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Hinrichshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 434th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Retschow) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 430th Technical Battalion (Sanitz)

Four additional S-125M (SA-3) battalions were activted 1973 - 1974:

• 435th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Barhöft)
• 436th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Nienhagen)
• 437th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kägsdorf)
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kirchdorf)

Organisation 1980:

• 431st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Abtshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 432nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fuhlendorf) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 433rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Hinrichshagen) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 434th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Retschow) with 6 S-75 (SA-2) launchers
• 435th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Barhöft) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
• 436th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Nienhagen) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
• 437th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kägsdorf) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kirchdorf) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
• 430th Technical Battalion (Sanitz)

1.12.81 the 4301st Radio-Technical Company was activated from the 334th Radio-Technical Company of the 33rd Radio-Technical Battalion.

In 1984 two additional battalions were activated:

• 4325th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Neuenkirchen) with S-75M (SA-2) missiles
• 4335th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Lancken) with S-125M (SA-3) missiles

In 1985 the 431st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalions Group was activated in Prangendorf with S-200VE (SA-5) missiles - operational 30.11.85.

Organisation 1988:

• 431st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalions Group (Prangendorf) [4311th and 4312th Battalions] with 12 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers [54 01 48N, 12 22 35E]
• 4321st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Abtshagen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [54 10 50N, 12 59 07E]
• 4322nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Fuhlendorf) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [54 20 45N, 12 36 18E]
• 4323rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Hinrichshagen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [54 12 32N, 12 12 24E]
• 4324th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Retschow) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [54 03 44N, 11 51 32E]
• 4325th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Neuenkirchen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [54 32 57N, 13 19 06E]
• 4331st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Barhöft) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [54 26 05N, 13 01 22E]
• 4332nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Nienhagen) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [54 10 11N, 11 59 07E]
• 4333rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kägsdorf) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [54 07 56N, 11 40 23E]
• 4334th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Kirchdorf) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [54 00 10N, 11 25 33E]
• 4335th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Lancken) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers [54 39 12N, 13 15 02E]
• 4301st Radio-Technical Company (Rövershagen) [54 09 58N, 12 12 54E]
• 4320th Technical Battalion (Sanitz) [54 05 03N, 12 24 03E]

In 1988 the 4324th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion was disbanded, and the 4325th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion was renamed 4324th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion.

In 1989 the 4351st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion was activated in Retschow [54 03 32N, 11 52 47E] with S-300PMU (SA-10) missiles - never operational - missiles returned to the Soviet Union in early 1990.

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:

• Sanitz, East Germany, 3.61 - 10.90 [54 05 12N, 12 23 51E]

Subordination:

• 3rd Air Defence Division, 5.62 - 10.90