77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

77-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 67987

Activated 1960 in Ventspils, Latvian SSR, as the 000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 1671st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

6.68 renamed 77th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1960's:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 52 49N, 21 09 58E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site C02-2)

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 52 56N, 21 10 21E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site C02-3)

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 36 42N, 22 02 22E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 35 48N, 21 53 08E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 26 08N, 21 36 24E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 22 21N, 21 31 48E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 52 46N, 21 09 28E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles

• Technical Battalion (57 26 09N, 21 36 31E)

During 1968-1969 one independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with a total of 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 27N, 21 28 23E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 28N, 21 28 01E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (57 16 39N, 21 27 50E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers

• Technical Battalion (support area: 57 16 17N, 21 28 08E - guidance & tracking area: 57 16 51N, 21 28 27E)

Disbanded 1993.

Headquarters:

• Ventspils, Latvian SSR, 1960 - 1993 [57 20 22N, 21 29 39E]

Subordinated:

• 27th Air Defence Corps, 1960 - 1993