76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

76. protiletadlová raketová brigáda

Military Unit: 1852

Activated 1.9.61 in Brno, Czechoslovakia, as the 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, from the 76th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1965:

• 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Rohozec) [49 23 27N, 16 30 14E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B35-2]
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Ketkovice) [49 09 36N, 16 14 49E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B26-2]
• 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Vranovice) [48 57 12N, 16 35 10E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B19-2]
• 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Nizkovice) [49 04 53N, 16 57 36E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B12-2]
• 1st Technical Battalion (Neslovice) [49 07 45N, 16 23 44E] [US designation: Brno SAM Support Facility]

1.9.69 renamed 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

1.9.71 again renamed 76th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

1.9.78 four additional battalions were activated with the S-125 (SA-3) missile:

• 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Brno-Lisen) [49 12 22N, 16 43 35E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 6th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Sokolnice) [49 07 15N, 16 42 58E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Orechov) [49 06 17N, 16 32 30E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Omice) [49 10 50N, 16 26 34E] with 4 S-125 launchers

Organisation 1988:

• 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Rohozec) [49 23 27N, 16 30 14E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B35-2]
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Ketkovice) [49 09 36N, 16 14 49E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B26-2]
• 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Vranovice) [48 57 12N, 16 35 10E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B19-2]
• 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Nizkovice) [49 04 53N, 16 57 36E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Brno SAM site B12-2]
• 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Brno-Lisen) [49 12 22N, 16 43 35E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 6th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Sokolnice) [49 07 15N, 16 42 58E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Orechov) [49 06 17N, 16 32 30E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Omice) [49 10 50N, 16 26 34E] with 4 S-125 launchers
• 1st Technical Battalion (Neslovice) [49 07 45N, 16 23 44E] [US designation: Brno SAM Support Facility]

In 1988 the 1st Battalion was disbanded.

1.4.89 two more battalions (9th and 10th) were activated, each with 6 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers:

• 9th and 10th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalions (Rapotice) [49 12 18N, 16 16 06E]

In 1990 the 4th Battalion was disbanded.

Disbanded 31.12.92.

Headquarters:

• Brno, Czechoslovakia, 9.61 - 12.92 [49 15 02N, 16 34 23E]

Subordination:

• 2nd Air Defence Division, 1961 - 1992