86th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade
86th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade | |
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Active | 1960–1993 |
Country | |
Branch |
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Type | 54th Air Defense Corps (1986–1993) |
Garrison/HQ | Steklyanny (near Ulyanovka) |
Equipment |
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Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
The 86th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade (
Active from 1960, the brigade provided air defense for the
History
The brigade was originally formed as the 86th Air Defense Brigade of Special Designation, a unit of System-100, the Leningrad air defense missile system, in 1959. It was the third brigade of the system to be formed and was based at Steklyanny, near Ulyanovka. The brigade became operational in May 1960 with eight battalions of S-75 Dvina missiles, and was redesignated the 86th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade in August. In the second half of 1964 the brigade was reinforced with six missile battalions equipped with the S-125, several of which were mobilization units.[1]
In 1967, the brigade was directly subordinated to the
In 1986, the 86th became part of the
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Lenskii & Tsybin 2013, pp. 91–92.
- ^ Lenskii & Tsybin 2013, p. 90.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "86th Red Banner Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade". ww2.dk. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
Bibliography
- Lenskii, A.G.; Tsybin, M.M. (2013). Советские Войска ПВО в последние годы Союза ССР. Часть 1 [Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR: Part 1] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Info Ol. OCLC 861180616.