169th Varshavskaya Red Banner order of Bogdan
Khmelnitskiy Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
169-я Варшавская Краснознаменная
ордена Богдана Хмельницкого зенитно-ракетная бригада
Military Unit: 25006
Activated 1960 in Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast, as the 000
Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 000 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
(31st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division).
1967 renamed 169th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.
Organisation 1960's:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 37 26N,
21 10 22E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site A17-2)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 19 30N,
21 01 22E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 17 42N,
21 31 09E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site B32-2)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 58 45N,
21 06 29E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A03-3)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 30 40N,
21 26 10E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 13 40N,
20 54 31E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 01 04N,
21 37 44E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A06-3)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 01 00N,
21 59 44E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A24-3)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 17 29N,
21 31 09E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site B32-3)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 37 41N,
21 10 10E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A17-3)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 09 52N,
21 33 32E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site B01-3)
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Technical Battalion
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Technical Battalion
During 1968-1969 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with
a total of 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 19 36N,
21 34 46E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 19 48N,
21 34 48E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 19 55N,
21 35 06E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 55 19
58N, 21 34 26E - guidance & tracking area: 55 19 37N, 21 35 25E)
1980's equipped with 2 S-75 (SA-2), 5 S-125 (SA-3) and 3 S-200V
(SA-5) battalions.
In 1988 one S-200V and both S-75 battalions were disbanded.
One additional battalions were activated with the S-300P in the
early 1990's:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 03 56N,
21 49 37E) with S-300P (SA-10) missiles
Disbanded 1994.
Headquarters:
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Neman, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1960 - 1994 [55 02 07N, 22 01
20E]
Subordination: