4th Fortified Area

4-й Укреплённый Район

Military Unit: 68958

Activated 5.70 in Kraskino, Primorskiy Kray.

Organisation 1970-1989:

• 13th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 445th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 709th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 876th independent Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Motorised Rifle Battalion
• 68th independent Tank Battalion with 31 T-54/55 (including some OT-55 flame throwing tanks)
• 000 independent Reaktive Artillery Battalion with 18 BM-21 Grad

1.10.89 renamed 196th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment (129th Machine-Gun Artillery Division).

Subordination:

• 5th Combined Arms Army, 5.70 - 10.89

Main base:

• Kraskino, Primorskiy Kray, 5.70 - 10.89 [42 42 30N, 130 46 40E]