442nd Rocket Brigade

442nd Rocket Brigade
Active 1987-1991
Country  Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Army
Type Tactical ballistic missile brigade
Garrison/HQ Shuya (1990-1991)

The 442nd Rocket Brigade was a Tactical ballistic missile brigade of the Soviet Army from 1987 to 1991. It was originally formed and based in Czechoslovakia with the Central Group of Forces but moved to Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast in 1990. The brigade was disbanded in 1991. [1]

History

The 442nd Missile Brigade was formed in September 1987 in Hvězdov,[2] part of the Central Group of Forces. The brigade included the 404th, 440th and 525th Separate Missile Battalions, as well as a technical battery. The 404th had been transferred to the brigade from the 30th Guards Motor Rifle Division, the 440th from the 48th Motor Rifle Division and the 535th from the 15th Guards Tank Division. The brigade was equipped with the OTR-21 Tochka tactical ballistic missile. In May 1990, the brigade withdrew from Czechoslovakia to Shuya and became part of the Moscow Military District. It was disbanded in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Holm, Michael. "442nd Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Ракетный комплекс "Точка - У" SS-21 (часть 2)" [Rocket complex Tochka-U SS-21 (Part 2)]. wpristav.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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