157th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

157-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 73251

Activated 1.68 in Güstrow-Primerwalde, East Germany, for airfield defence in the East Germany.

The 206th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Oranienburg, East Germany - 52 42 37N, 13 07 23E) - military unit: 74661, was relocated to Möckern in 1.84, and came under the 163rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 547th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Stendal, East Germany - 52 38 35N, 11 44 14E) - military unit: 99837
• 268th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Werneuchen, East Germany - 52 38 24N, 13 40 55E) - military unit: 99634
• 265th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Finow, East Germany - 52 51 43N, 13 39 24E) - military unit: 73251
• 000 independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Neuruppin, East Germany - 52 57 04N, 12 44 32E) - military unit: 00000
• 166th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Templin, East Germany - 53 02 27N, 13 26 50E) - military unit: 00000
• 000 independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Wittstock, East Germany - 53 14 09N, 12 24 58E) - military unit: 98579
• 000 independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Rechlin-Lärz, East Germany - 53 18 39N, 12 38 14E) - military unit: 73398
• 187th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Parchim, East Germany - 53 26 39N, 11 39 59E) - military unit: 00000
• 541st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Damgarten, East Germany - 54 15 26N, 12 26 07E) - military unit: 00000 - possibly alternate site at Saal (54 18 58N, 12 30 03E)
• 000 independent Technical Battalion (Primerwalde, East Germany) - military unit: 99479

A further site was constructed at Mahlwinkel, East Germany - 52 21 46N, 11 42 17E - but was never used.

Each battalion controlled four twin SA-3 launchers (later three or four quad SA-3 launchers), 12+ SA-7/14/16 shoulder launchers and a 23mm ZSU-23-4 battery.

8.89 withdrawn to the Moscow Military district, and was disbanded (withdrawal began in June 1989).

Headquarters:

• Güstrow-Primerwalde, East Germany, 1.68 - 8.89 [53 47 10N, 12 16 49E]

Subordination:

• Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, 1.68 - 1.6.89
• Western Group of Forces, 1.6.89 - 8.89