534th Guards Smolenskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov, thrice Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

534-й гвардейский зенитно-ракетный Смоленский Краснознаменный орденов Суворова трижды ордена Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого полк

Military Unit: 01331

Activated 1.10.60 in Yavorov, Lvov Oblast, from the 158th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (17th Heavy Tank Division).

In 1965 shot down a drifting CIA balloon carrying an intelligence package.

Organisation:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (54 22 37N, 48 43 58E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (54 17 55N, 48 02 23E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (54 06 58N, 48 22 02E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles

• Technical Battalion

In 1973 recognised as one of the best anti-aircraft units in the Air Defence Forces.

1980's with 3 S-75 (SA-2) battalions.

Disbanded 1992 - awards and honours transferred to the 294th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Headquarters:

• Yavorov, Lvov Oblast, 1.10.60 - 15.11.60
• Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, 15.11.60 - 1992 [54 18 38N, 48 00 28E]

Subordination:

• 28th Air Defence Corps, 1.10.60 - 15.11.60
• 25th independent Air Defence Corps, 15.11.60 - 1963
• 28th Air Defence Division, 1963 - 1992