208th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

208th Guards Red Banner Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

208-я гвардейская зенитно-ракетная Краснознаменная бригада

Military Unit: 53848

Activated 3.8.60 in Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast, as the 500th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 39th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

7.62 the four S-75 (SA-2) battalions were transferred to Cuba, although the regiment staff remained at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast.

4.63 took over three S-75 (SA-2) battalions from the 858th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Six S-125 (SA-3) battalions (including 2 mobilisation) were activated in 1967.

22.5.68 renamed 208th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

1968 with 3 S-75 (SA-2) and 6 S-125 (SA-3) battalions (including 2 mobilisation).

Organisation late 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 39 20N, 31 34 01E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 19 48N, 31 51 46E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 10 20N, 32 50 04E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 43 57N, 33 22 48E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 41 09N, 32 46 15E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 39 13N, 32 29 57E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 26 49N, 32 30 10E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

In 1969 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 21N, 32 45 11E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 10N, 32 45 08E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 05N, 32 44 53E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 46 34 18N, 32 45 27E - guidance & tracking area: 46 34 22N, 32 44 32E)

4.75 awarded the Red Banner.

One S-75 battalion was disbanded 15.6.89.

1991 with 3 S-200 (SA-5), 2 S-75 (SA-2) and 6 S-125 (SA-3) battalions.

Taken over by Ukraine 1.6.92.

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