158th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

158th Guards Leningradskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

158-я гвардейская Ленинградская Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 90450

Activated 1960 in Liepaya, Latvian SSR, as the 960th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

1965 renamed 158th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 44 14N, 21 03 58E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
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 36 15N, 21 02 29E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 24 47N, 21 51 38E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 19 40N, 21 03 24E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 45 08N, 21 03 54E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (55 58 45N, 21 06 29E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
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 (56 33 24N, 20 59 58E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A36-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 27 31N, 21 00 22E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site A19-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 08 47N, 21 08 47E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site B01-3)
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

During 1965 one independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with a total of 5 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 34 04N, 21 10 53E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 33 52N, 21 10 39E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 33 46N, 21 11 01E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 33 33N, 21 11 03E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 33 29N, 21 11 25E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 56 33 33N, 21 10 30E - guidance & tracking area: 56 33 10N, 21 09 04E)

Another Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with a total of 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade after 1970:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 26 59N, 21 38 14E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 26 55N, 21 37 54E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 26 56N, 21 37 13E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 56 27 08N, 21 37 16E - guidance & tracking area: 56 27 19N, 21 37 58E)

In 1980 two S-200V battalions were disbanded at the Grobina site, followed by the remaining 3 battalions in 1990.

1980's with 5 S-200V (SA-5), 5 S-75M (SA-2) and 6 S-125M (SA-3) battalions.

From 1986 began conversion to the S-300PS missile (6 battalions in two groups):

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 31 31N, 21 05 11E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 19 41N, 21 03 24E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 44 14N, 21 03 58E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 26 30N, 21 00 09E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 08 45N, 21 08 45E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (56 24 47N, 21 51 38E)

1991 with 2 S-200V and 6 S-300PS battalions.

1993 transferred to Lomonosov, and united with the 83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, and renamed 500th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 1994:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 52 19N, 29 34 04E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 37 25N, 29 27 54E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 53 45N, 29 26 16E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 34 35N, 29 43 14E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (59 57 45N, 29 17 33E)

Headquarters:

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