21st Air Defence Division

21-я дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 78528

Activated 7.54 in Odessa, Odessa Oblast, as the Odessa Air Defence Corps.

1.3.60 renamed 21st Air Defence Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 90th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Artsyz, Odessa Oblast)
• 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 471st Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 483rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Balta, Odessa Oblast)
• 500th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kherson, Kherson Oblast)
• 858th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nikolayev, Nikolayev Oblast)
• 14th Radio-Technical Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 167th Communications Center (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)

Organisation 1970:

• 90th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Artsyz, Odessa Oblast)
• 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 208th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kherson, Kherson Oblast)
• 211th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Nikolayev, Nikolayev Oblast)
• 471st Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 14th Radio-Technical Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 167th Communications Center (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)

Organisation 1980:

• 90th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Artsyz, Odessa Oblast)
• 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 208th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kherson, Kherson Oblast)
• 211th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Nikolayev, Nikolayev Oblast)
• 275th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 14th Radio-Technical Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 167th Communications Center (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)

In 4.80 the 90th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was transferred to the VVS Odessa Military District.

Organisation 1988:

• 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 208th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kherson, Kherson Oblast)
• 275th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Kishinev, Moldovian SSR)
• 1170th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nikolayev, Nikolayev Oblast)
• 14th Radio-Technical Brigade (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)
• 167th Communications Center (Odessa, Odessa Oblast)

1.6.89 united with the 1st Air Defence Division, and renamed 60th Air Defence Corps.

Headquarters:

• Odessa, Odessa Oblast, 7.54 - 6.89 [46 27 26N, 30 37 55E]

Subordination:

• GK PVO, 7.54 - 3.60
• 8th independent Air Defence Army, 3.60 - 4.80
• VVS Odessa Military District, 4.80 - 4.86
• 8th independent Air Defence Army, 4.86 - 6.89