175th independent Naval Infantry Brigade

175-я отдельная бригада морской пехоты

Military Unit: 53144

Activated 1982 in Tumannyy, Murmansk Oblast.

Organisation 1988:

• 316th(?) independent Naval (Air Landing) Infantry Battalion
• 317th independent Naval Infantry Battalion
• 318th independent Naval Infantry Battalion
• 125th independent Tank Battalion (military unit: 21551)
• 000 independent Reconaissance Battalion
• 1591st independent Artillery Battalion (military unit: 14995)
• 1592nd(?) independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
• 0000 independent Multi-Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion

1992 began converted to a cadre (mobilization) brigade, but was disbanded 1993.

The following units were transferred to the 61st independent Naval Infatry Brigade:

• 317th independent Naval Infantry Battalion (cadre)
• 318th independent Naval Infantry Battalion (cadre)
• 215th independent Tank Battalion (cadre)
• 1591st independent Artillery Battalion (cadre)

Equipment 1990: 40 T-55, 26 PT-76, 73 BTR-80, 40 BTR-60, 18 2s1 Gvozdika, 18 2s9 Nona, 18 BM-21 Grad, 91 MT-LBT, 3 PRP-3, 1 PU-12, 7 R-145BM, 6 1V119, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 MTU-20.

Bases:

• Tumannyy, Murmansk Oblast, 1982 - 1993 [68 53 20N, 35 42 05E]