77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

77. protiletadlový raketový pluk

Military Unit: 0000

Activated 1.9.61 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, as the 77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, from the 77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade.

Organisation 1965:

• 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Oldrisov) [49 59 35N, 18 00 14E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B32-2]
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Stara Ves) [49 46 43N, 17 54 50E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B26-2]
• 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Frydek-Mistek) [49 41 23N, 18 23 56E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site A16-2]
• 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Novy Jicin) [49 38 07N, 18 02 22E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B22-2]
• 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Brezova) [49 51 50N, 18 35 09E] with 6 S-75 launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B09-2]
• 1st Technical Battalion (Frydek-Mistek) [49 39 21N, 18 20 15E] [US designation: Ostrava SAM Support Facility]

1.9.69 renamed 77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

1.9.74 the 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion was transferred to the 186th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1988:

• 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Oldrisov) [49 59 35N, 18 00 14E] with 6 S-75M launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B32-2]
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Stara Ves) [49 46 43N, 17 54 50E] with 6 S-75M launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B26-2]
• 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Frydek-Mistek) [49 41 23N, 18 23 56E] with 6 S-75M launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site A16-2]
• 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Novy Jicin) [49 38 07N, 18 02 22E] with 6 S-75M launchers [US designation: Ostrava SAM site B22-2]
• 1st Technical Battalion (Frydek-Mistek) [49 39 21N, 18 20 15E] [US designation: Ostrava SAM Support Facility]

In 1990 the 4th Battalion was disbanded.

Disbanded 31.12.92.

Headquarters:

• Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 9.61 - 12.92 [49 49 24N, 18 19 20E]

Subordination:

• 2nd Air Defence Division, 1961 - 1992