540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
540-й зенитно-ракетный полк
Military Unit: 04144
Activated 9.8.60 in Lvov, Lvov Oblast, from the 540th
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.
Initially with five S-75 (SA-2) battalions.
Organisation:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (49 48 43N, 24 15 33E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 05 08N, 23 58 21E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 21 07N, 24 03 43E) with
S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 40 17N, 24 17 13E) with
S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 05 52N, 25 11 57E) with
S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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Technical Battalion
In 7.69 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with
3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the regiment:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 02 32N, 24 18 09E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 02 24N, 24 18 26E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 02 26N, 24 18 44E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
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Technical Battalion (support area: 50 02 15N, 24 18 47E - guidance & tracking area:
50 02 52N, 24 18 40E)
In 1986 the first of three S-300PS (SA-10) Anti-Aircraft Missile
Battalions were activated:
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (49 41 23N, 23 53 01E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (49 58 43N, 23 43 34E)
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Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 05 54N, 24 15 19E)
1991 with 3 S-200 (SA-5) and 3 S-300PS (SA-10) battalions.
1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Headquarters:
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Lvov, Lvov Oblast, 1960 - 1969
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Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast, 1969 - 1992
Subordination: