The brigade was activated with the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany's 8th Guards Army.

After the Soviet withdrawal from Germany it moved to Yasnaya in Chita Oblast and was disbanded in 1998.

[1] The 449th Missile Brigade was activated in 1986 at Arnstadt, part of the 8th Guards Army.

[2] It included the 324th, 345th and 1563rd Separate Missile Battalions and a technical battery.

After Soviet forces left Germany, the brigade moved to Yasnaya in Chita Oblast in June 1992.