79th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
79-я гвардейская зенитно-ракетная бригада
Military Unit: 62952
Activated 1960 in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, as the 240th
Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 240th Guards Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Regiment.
Organisation 1960's:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 18 29N, 37 38 33E) with
S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 23 09N, 38 07 32E) with S-75 (SA-2)
missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 00 22N, 38 05 20E) with
S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 02 47N, 38 34 10E) with S-75 (SA-2)
missiles
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Technical Battalion
During 1964/65 (operational 8.67) an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with
5 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the regiment:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 06 23N, 38 09 29E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 06 37N, 38 09 36E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 06 31N, 38 10 00E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 06 38N, 38 10 20E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 06 25N, 38 10 33E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 59 06 48N, 38 09 42E - guidance & tracking area:
59 05 58N, 38 09 53E)
1966 renamed 79th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.
1970 with four S-75 (SA-2) and five S-200 (SA-5) battalions.
1980 took over the independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group from
the 1242nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 18 01N, 36 47 20E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 18 12N, 36 47 26E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 18 16N, 36 47 48E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 59 18 13N, 36 47 04E - guidance & tracking area:
59 17 55N, 36 48 01E)
1993 to 1995 controlled the independent Anti-Aircraft Missile
Group from the disbanded 380th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
- the group was deactivated in 1995:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 32 47N, 35 20 43E) with
6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 32 58N, 35 20 51E) with
6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 33 01N, 35 21 13E) with
6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (Support area: 59 32 54N, 35 20 21E -
Guidance & Tracking area: 59 32 43N, 35 21 77E)
Disbanded 2002.
Headquarters:
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Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, 1960 - 2002 [59 07 26N, 38 03
00E]
Subordination: