51st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

51. Fla-Raketen-Brigade

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 6.74 in Erfurt, East Germany, as the 19th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1975:

• 191st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Dietersdorf) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 192nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Blankenburg) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 193rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Seebergen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 194th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Remda) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 190th Technical Battalion (Sprötau)

In 1980 renamed 51st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 511th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Dietersdorf) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 512th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Blankenburg) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 513th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Seebergen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 514th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Remda) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• 510th Technical Battalion (Sprötau)

1.11.88 renamed 51st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

In 1988 construction of a S-200VE (SA-5) missile group began at Eckolstädt, but this was never completed - during the construction a temporary S-75M (SA-2) battalion was activated near the construction site.

Organisation 1989:

• 511th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalions Group (Eckolstädt) [5111th and 5112th Battalions] with 12 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers [51 02 25N, 11 37 31E] - never completed
• 5121st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Dietersdorf) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [51 31 13N, 11 03 23E]
• 5122nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Blankenburg) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [51 13 03N, 10 46 18E]
• 5123rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Seebergen) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [50 55 29N, 10 47 09E]
• 5124th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Remda) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [50 46 24N, 11 10 34E]
• 5125th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Eckolstädt) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [51 01 59N, 11 35 04E]
• 5120th Technical Battalion (Sprötau) [51 07 01N, 11 11 36E]

Four S-125M (SA-3) battalions would have been activated in the 1990/1992 period (5131 Wormstedt, 5132 Possen, 5133 Reichheimer Berg and 5134 Cospeda).

In case of mobilisation an additional four S-75 battalions would have been activated (5141 in Reichardtswerben, 5142 in Breitenbach, 5143 in Werdau and 5144 in Stollberg).

In 10.90 disbanded.

Headquarters:

• Erfurt, East Germany, 6.74 - 1976
• Sprötau, East Germany, 1976 - 1990 [51 07 26N, 11 11 18E]

Subordination:

• 1st Air Defence Division, 6.74 - 10.90