Neman, Soviet Nuclear Missile Base | ruins, abandoned / shut down, closed / former military, strategic rocket forces

Russia / Kaliningrad / Krasnoznamensk /
 ruins, abandoned / shut down, closed / former military, strategic rocket forces
The 50th. Missile Army’s 24th Missile Division was stationed in Kaliningrad, with headquarters in Gvardeysk. The 24th Missile Division was deployed as follows:

97. Regiment in Gvardeysk, armed with R-5M (SS-3), until 1968
25. Regiment in Sovetsk, armed with R-12 (SS-4), until 1990
323. Regiment in Gusev, armed with R-12 (SS-4), until 1989
330. Regiment in Znamensk, armed with R-12 (SS-4), until 1989
308. Regiment in Neman, armed with R-12 (SS-4), until 1976

Photos from other R-12 Facilities: www.flickr.com/photos/martintrolle/sets/

The 24th. Missile Division was disbanded in 1990.

This is the Easternmost of the two Neman Missile Bases, the other one is 13 Km to the West.
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Coordinates:   55°1'29"N   22°22'46"E

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  • Пусковые 4 шт R-12 (SS-4)
  • ракетная часть
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