83rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

83-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 03216

Activated 22.4.59 (directive 15.1.58) in Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Oblast, as the 83rd Air Defence Brigade of Special Use (1st System-100 Brigade).

First equipment had been delivered in May 1958.

8.60 renamed 82nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Initially equipped with 8 S-75 (SA-2) battalions.

Organisation 1962:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 20 14N, 29 53 58E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 19 05N, 29 48 49E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 16 48N, 29 43 33E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site C33-2)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 15 48N, 29 42 26E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 14 04N, 29 40 21E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 13 58N, 29 34 41E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site C31-2)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 13 03N, 29 29 14E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 09 58N, 29 23 46E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site D30-2)
Technical Battalion

In 6.64 took over the six S-125 (SA-3) battalions from the 169th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 13 46N, 29 34 29E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site C31A-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 09 54N, 29 23 21E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site D30A-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 20 18N, 29 36 55E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site D32-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 27 13N, 29 42 35E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion

5.10.67 inherited the Red Banner from the old 189th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

During the 1980's controlled 12 S-75 and S-125 battalions.

In 1987 five battalions converted to the S-300PS (SA-10) missile:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 16 48N, 29 43 33E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 13 58N, 29 34 41E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 13 03N, 29 29 14E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 09 58N, 29 23 46E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (60 20 18N, 29 36 55E)

1994 renamed 1488th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

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