160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

Formation of the Ukrainian Air Force the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade the other Ukrainian Brigade 160th Mechanized Brigade 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade 160-ма зенітна ракетна бригада 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade.webp 150px Unit insignia January 23, 1941 – present Ukraine Ukraine USSR Soviet Union (1941–1991) Ukraine Ukraine USSR (1941–1991) Artillery Anti-Aircraft 25px Air Command South Odesaforce _sng https://web.archive.org/web/20090112124500/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sng/ukraine/ukraine_vvs_chasti.htm 2009-01-12 http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=11104 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО 2019-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182101/http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=11104 2011-06-07 dead Order of Suvorov Third Class 200px For Courage and Bravery Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Oleshiuk 100px|center Former Insignia 50px|center Collar Insignia The 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force. The full name of the brigade is the 160th Warsaw-Odesa Order of Suvorov 3rd degree Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade.УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006 - Офіційне представництво Президента України https://web.archive.org/web/20120207175934/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4627.html February 7, 2012 (uk 160-а Варшавсько-Одеська ордена Суворова ІІІ ступеня зенітна ракетна бригада). The brigade is considered to be one of the best anti-aircraft artillery units in Ukraine. The 160th Brigade was part of the 21st Air Defence Division (1961-1989) and then the 60th Air Defence Corps from 1989-1992, both part of the 8th Air Defence Army.http://www.ww2.dk/new/pvo/sam/160zrbr.htm 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991 Organisation and order of battle) Holm Michael www.ww2.dk 2017-11-10 From 1961-92 it was located at Odesa. History In 1999 the brigade was given the honorable name "Odesa" for exhibiting high level of professionalism in protecting the skies over Odesa. The brigade was also awarded with its first Colour by the President of Ukraine. Awards 1944 received the honorable name «Warsaw» 1945 received the Order of Suvorov Third Class for its actions near Berlin 1999 received the honorable name «Odesa» Past commanders Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Oleshiuk References Category:Surface-to-air missile brigades of the Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 1941