3rd Air Defence Missile Brigade

3 Brygada Rakietowa Obrony Powietrznej

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Activated 3.62 in Warsaw, Poland, as the 9th Artillery Division OPK, from the 9th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division.

Three battalions activated 6.60 (1st - 3rd), two 12.60 (4th - 5th) and five 3.62 (6th - 10th).

Initially with 8 S-75 (SA-2) Battalions.

Organisation 1963:

2nd Air Defence Battalion in Palmiry (52 21 37N, 20 44 01E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B31-2]
3rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn (52 06 20N, 20 46 21E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B23-2]
4th Air Defence Battalion in Baniocha (52 00 59N, 21 10 14E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
5th Air Defence Battalion in Slupno (52 22 50N, 21 11 04E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B04-2]
6th Air Defence Battalion in Chrcynno (52 34 32N, 20 50 01E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site C35-2]
7th Air Defence Battalion in Pustelnik (52 16 23N, 21 25 40E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B09-2]
8th Air Defence Battalion in Lesznowola (51 53 55N, 20 55 26E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site C19-2]
9th Air Defence Battalion in Teresin (52 12 08N, 20 21 45E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site C27-2]
1st Technical Battalion in Ksiazenice (52 03 59N, 20 40 27E) [US designation: Warsaw SAM Support Facility 1]
10th Technical Battalion in Struga (52 23 00N, 21 05 41E) [US designation: Warsaw SAM Support Facility 2]

30.9.67 renamed 3rd Artillery Division OPK.

In 3.70 an additional four S-125 (SA-3) Battalions were activated:

60th Air Defence Battalion in Chotomow-Olszewnica (52 26 43N, 20 52 39E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B33-3]
61st Air Defence Battalion in Malocice (52 22 06N, 20 41 07E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B30-3]
62nd Air Defence Battalion in Borzecin-Mariew (52 16 17N, 20 44 02E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B28-3]
63rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn-Rusiec (52 04 16N, 20 49 07E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles [US designation: Warsaw SAM Site B23-3]

Organisation 1980:

2nd Air Defence Battalion in Palmiry (52 21 37N, 20 44 01E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
3rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn (52 06 20N, 20 46 21E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
4th Air Defence Battalion in Baniocha (52 00 59N, 21 10 14E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
5th Air Defence Battalion in Slupno (52 22 50N, 21 11 04E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
6th Air Defence Battalion in Chrcynno (52 34 32N, 20 50 01E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
7th Air Defence Battalion in Pustelnik (52 16 23N, 21 25 40E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
8th Air Defence Battalion in Lesznowola (51 53 55N, 20 55 26E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
9th Air Defence Battalion in Teresin (52 12 08N, 20 21 45E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
60th Air Defence Battalion in Chotomow-Olszewnica (52 26 43N, 20 52 39E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
61st Air Defence Battalion in Malocice (52 22 06N, 20 41 07E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
62nd Air Defence Battalion in Borzecin-Mariew (52 16 17N, 20 44 02E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
63rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn-Rusiec (52 04 16N, 20 49 07E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
1st Technical Battalion in Ksiazenice (52 03 59N, 20 40 27E)
10th Technical Battalion in Struga (52 23 00N, 21 05 41E)

24.6.88 renamed 3rd Artillery Brigade OPK.

Organisation 1988:

2nd Air Defence Battalion in Palmiry (52 21 37N, 20 44 01E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
3rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn (52 06 20N, 20 46 21E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
4th Air Defence Battalion in Baniocha (52 00 59N, 21 10 14E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
5th Air Defence Battalion in Slupno (52 22 50N, 21 11 04E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
6th Air Defence Battalion in Chrcynno (52 34 32N, 20 50 01E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
7th Air Defence Battalion in Pustelnik (52 16 23N, 21 25 40E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
8th Air Defence Battalion in Lesznowola (51 53 55N, 20 55 26E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
9th Air Defence Battalion in Teresin (52 12 08N, 20 21 45E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
60th Air Defence Battalion in Chotomow-Olszewnica (52 26 43N, 20 52 39E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
61st Air Defence Battalion in Malocice (52 22 06N, 20 41 07E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
62nd Air Defence Battalion in Borzecin-Mariew (52 16 17N, 20 44 02E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
63rd Air Defence Battalion in Nadarzyn-Rusiec (52 04 16N, 20 49 07E) with 4 S-125 (SA-3) launchers
1st Technical Battalion in Ksiazenice (52 03 59N, 20 40 27E)
10th Technical Battalion in Struga (52 23 00N, 21 05 41E)

In 1989 the 3rd Air Defence Battalion was disbanded.

21.10.91 renamed 3rd Air Defence Missile Brigade.

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