244th Artillery Brigade (Russia)

Active1941–Present

Country Soviet Union (until 1991)
Russia

Branch Soviet Navy (until 1991)
 Russian Navy

TypeArtillery

244th Neman Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Artillery Brigade
244-я артиллерийская Неманская Краснознамённая, орденов Суворова и Кутузова бригада
Emblem of the 244th Artillery Brigade
Active	1941–Present
Country	Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia
Branch	Soviet Navy (until 1991)  Russian Navy
Type	Artillery
Size	Brigade
Part of	11th Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Kaliningrad
Nickname	Nemanskaya
Equipment	2A36 Giatsint-B, BM-27 Uragan, 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov 2nd Class  Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class
Honorifics	Neman

The 244th Neman Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Artillery Brigade (Military Unit Number 41603) is an artillery formation of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy, currently based in Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast. It is part of the 11th Army Corps, the coastal forces of the Baltic Fleet.

The brigade traces its history to the 551st artillery regiment of Ant-Tank Defence (PTO) of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command (RVGK). The regiment was formed on August 10, 1941, at Podolsk in Moscow Oblast, at the Podolsk artillery school. During the war it served with the 49th, 33rd, and 11th Guards Armies.^[1]