4th Air Defence Missile Brigade

4 Brygada Rakietowa Obrony Powietrznej

Military Unit: 5662

Activated 1.63 in Gdynia, Poland, as the 60th Artillery Brigade OPK, from the 60th independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

Initially with 5 S-75 (SA-2) Battalions.

Organisation 1963:

21st Air Defence Battalion in Rzucewo (54 41 39N, 18 27 17E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation. Gdansk SAM Site C34-2]
22nd Air Defence Battalion in Hel (54 36 53N, 18 48 42E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation. Gdansk SAM Site B03-2]
23rd Air Defence Battalion in Sobieszewo (54 21 09N, 18 49 30E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation. Gdansk SAM Site A11-2]
24th Air Defence Battalion in Babi Dol (54 17 54N, 18 19 20E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation. Gdansk SAM Site B29-2]
25th Air Defence Battalion in Dabrowka (54 32 54N, 18 10 05E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles [US designation. Gdansk SAM Site B31-2]
26th Technical Battalion in Bieszkowice (54 31 32N, 18 16 48E) [US designation: Gdansk SAM Support Facility]

30.9.67 renamed 4th Artillery Brigade OPK.

In 1972 three additional S-75M battalions were activated:

44th Air Defence Battalion in Ustka (54 34 16N, 16 46 51E) with S-75M (SA-2) missiles
45th Air Defence Battalion in Smoldzino (54 42 47N, 17 13 06E) with S-75M (SA-2) missiles
46th Air Defence Battalion in Choczewo (54 49 11N, 17 53 53E) with S-75M (SA-2) missiles

In 8.73 an additional two S-125M (SA-3) Battalions were activated:

64th Air Defence Battalion in Hel-Bor (54 40 16N, 18 44 40E) with S-125M (SA-3) missiles
65th Air Defence Battalion in Rozewie (54 48 58N, 18 21 23E) with S-125M (SA-3) missiles

In 9.73 two more S-125M (SA-3) Battalions were activated:

68th Air Defence Battalion in Leba (54 46 11N, 17 35 35E) with S-125M (SA-3) missiles
69th Air Defence Battalion in Rowy (54 38 02N, 16 59 55E) with S-125M (SA-3) missiles

Organisation 1980:

21st Air Defence Battalion in Rzucewo (54 41 39N, 18 27 17E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
22nd Air Defence Battalion in Hel (54 36 53N, 18 48 42E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
23rd Air Defence Battalion in Sobieszewo (54 21 09N, 18 49 30E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
24th Air Defence Battalion in Babi Dol (54 17 54N, 18 19 20E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
25th Air Defence Battalion in Dabrowka (54 32 54N, 18 10 05E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
44th Air Defence Battalion in Ustka (54 34 16N, 16 46 51E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
45th Air Defence Battalion in Smoldzino (54 42 47N, 17 13 06E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
46th Air Defence Battalion in Choczewo (54 49 11N, 17 53 53E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
64th Air Defence Battalion in Hel-Bor (54 40 16N, 18 44 40E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
65th Air Defence Battalion in Rozewie (54 48 58N, 18 21 23E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
68th Air Defence Battalion in Leba (54 46 11N, 17 35 35E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
69th Air Defence Battalion in Rowy (54 38 02N, 16 59 55E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
26th Technical Battalion in Bieszkowice (54 31 32N, 18 16 48E)

24.6.88 renamed 4th Artillery Brigade OPK.

Organisation 1988:

21st Air Defence Battalion in Rzucewo (54 41 39N, 18 27 17E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
22nd Air Defence Battalion in Hel (54 36 53N, 18 48 42E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
23rd Air Defence Battalion in Sobieszewo (54 21 09N, 18 49 30E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
24th Air Defence Battalion in Babi Dol (54 17 54N, 18 19 20E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
25th Air Defence Battalion in Dabrowka (54 32 54N, 18 10 05E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
44th Air Defence Battalion in Ustka (54 34 16N, 16 46 51E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
45th Air Defence Battalion in Smoldzino (54 42 47N, 17 13 06E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
46th Air Defence Battalion in Choczewo (54 49 11N, 17 53 53E) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
64th Air Defence Battalion in Hel-Bor (54 40 16N, 18 44 40E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
65th Air Defence Battalion in Rozewie (54 48 58N, 18 21 23E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
68th Air Defence Battalion in Leba (54 46 11N, 17 35 35E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
69th Air Defence Battalion in Rowy (54 38 02N, 16 59 55E) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
26th Technical Battalion in Bieszkowice (54 31 32N, 18 16 48E)

In 1990 the 24th Air Defence Battalion was disbanded.

21.10.91 renamed 4th Air Defence Missile Brigade.

Disbanded 28.12.2001.

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