Plokštinė Missile Base and Cold War Museum

 

Plokštinė missile base (LithuanianPlokštinės raketų bazė) was an underground base of the Soviet Union. It was built near Plokščiai village, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Plungė, in the sparsely populated Plokštinė forest near Plateliai LakeSamogitiaLithuania. This was the first nuclear missile base of the Soviet Union, built to house underground R-12 Dvina ballistic medium-range missiles. In 2012, a Cold War Museum was opened at the site.

The site appears to have been operated by the 79th Guards Missile Regiment, part of the 29th Guards Rocket Division.

 

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Plokščiai
Lithuania

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