49th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade

The 49th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade is a Surface-to-air missile brigade of the Russian Ground Forces. Part of the 1st Guards Tank Army,[1] it is stationed in Krasny Bor, part of the city of Smolensk.[2]

49th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade
49-я зенитная ракетная бригада
Great emblem of the 49th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade
ActiveNovember 14, 1967
Countries Soviet Union
 Russia
TypeBrigade
RoleAir Defence Troops
Part ofLeningrad Military District (1967-2010)
Western Military District (now)
Garrison/HQKrasny Bor, Smolensk Oblast

History

The brigade began forming on 14 November 1967 in Luga, Leningrad Oblast, part of the Leningrad Military District and commanded by Colonel Nikolai Surikov. It was equipped with the 2K11 Krug surface-to-air missile system.[2]

References

Citations
  1. "Праздник 49 зенитной ракетной бригады". smolpatriot.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. "Бригады ПВО СВ" [Air Defense Brigades of the Ground Forces]. mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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