Preparation for Airborne Forces Day
During my entire service in Afghanistan I had one penalty - a severe reprimand: “For tactless treatment of prisoners of war.”
In July 1982 - the company commander was on leave - I was for him, tomorrow there was a column, it was necessary to comb the nearby villages in front of it. ... In the distance we can see a village, we approach it, .... there are two handsome horses standing there, but there are no people, I give the command to search, after a couple of minutes we pull out two spirits from a niche in the mountain, shouting: “Dust, dust! [Friend], what a fucking dust, I rip one of his shirts off on his shoulder, and there is a mark from a butt, and then they found a weapon.
Let us finish it!
I have a weaker blow, I’m the only one with all the dope - in the melon [head]. And then I say to the platoon commander:
Take the horses, tie up the spirits, and report to the battalion via communications that you have arrived!
We are in good spirits for dinner, Eric meets me on the porch:
The battalion commander is angry, he immediately told him to come to him!
I think: “What is it? I brought weapons, took spirits - it seems there’s nothing to stick to.”
I come in and report.
Did you take perfume? Headquarters duty officer, bring the prisoners!
They put me in, and my jaw dropped, swollen, at least a double fracture. (the one on the left) ....
These are exactly the two spirits who were taken with the horses. >> Lieutenant, this is the gang leader. If you don’t interrogate him, you’ll be punished, understand?
What kind of interrogation was that, he probably forgot his name, I agreed to the punishment. The horses were hobbled and sent to graze.
At two o'clock in the morning a messenger from the headquarters comes running:
The battalion commander is calling you!
Well, I think it’s probably an ambush again...
And the battalion commander [Major Ilchenko] has an officer sitting in the cockpit, both of them are already pretty tough,
They served together in the Union. And the conversation goes like this:
My officers can hit a nickel from a hundred meters.
And mine... they kill the spirit with one blow!
Gives me a mug of moonshine:
Don't be offended by the punishment. You all need to be fucked.
I don't think there's any smell of an ambush here. I showed that I could and went to bed.
At night, after an argument between the battalion commanders, after my blow, that “spirit” had no palpable pulse, no matter how much the duty officer at the headquarters poured water on him...
Sloppy - after receiving this same punishment from the battalion commander >> And the second [old man] KHAD members [Afghan security officers] After interrogations, they shot me a couple of days later. And they knew how to interrogate, the SS was resting with Himmler.
..surrounded by "friends" [KHADovtsev].These friends are exactly the ones who are our complete friends.
We were friends in the program... just like that. In short, our guys. >>
(photo and commentary by A. Tumakh)
At four o'clock there was an explosion behind a ditch in a minefield, the horse jumped over the stream and was blown up by a mine...
In the morning - a column, the battalion commander instructs:
Go to Kabul, sell your horse, before Airborne Forces Day you need to make some mash.
I tied him to the back of my armored personnel carrier. And let's go. After Mukhamedka we got caught in the crossfire...
We got through, no losses... In the desert in front of Kabul we stopped to rest:
Fucking old man! ...and where is the horse?
Comrade lieutenant, when we got out, everything was fine, but during the shelling, when the speed was increased, he ran for two kilometers, and then he was worn down on the asphalt, only traces remained.
Senior Lieutenant of the Airborne Forces Alexander Kozlov
... [Art. Lieutenant Alexander] After things got worse, Kozlov took an armored personnel carrier with its crew and left to “prance” around Kabul. In one of the dukans I settled with the owner of the “Fenko” store [F-1 grenade]- he said, there were no small things. After the explosion they made the legs.
Early December 1982. The battalion commander received an order from the brigade to send four armored personnel carriers to collect awards for our battalion; Sasha left as the column leader [Kozlov].
Having reached the brigade and received awards, he stayed for a couple of hours in Gardez with his buddies in an anti-tank battery. Well, he made it worse with vodka, then moved it back. “I didn’t get it,” having passed the pass, he wanted another drink, stopped the column and ran to the dukan, where he was turned away. He carried out a "talashi control" - in our opinion, a "search", found BUR cartridges under the counter and with [sergeant] Oleg Samokhvalov and private Popov shot the dukan men. His mistake - he didn’t make control shots, one of the peasants turned out to be “under-shot”.
Before our eyes, the Ghazni infantry is robbing dukans without a twinge of conscience. They drive up backwards, break down the wall and take everything straight into the cars: candy, sugar, bales, fabrics...
The second platoon, when entering the safe, found a safe somewhere, and there were more than three “lemons” of afoshkas [Afghan]. ...
... [preempting investigators] flies in [to the officer's quarters] brigade commander ... The carpets are torn off the walls, the French tableware (they took it during the operation) from the left leg - to smithereens. Snatches PM [The Makarov pistol] and for tape recorders - only spare parts remained. Rugs, carpets, ... - “everything that was acquired by back-breaking labor” was doused with gasoline and set on fire ...
Our NS [chief of staff] Major Baryshnikov usually said the following:
Come on Larionov (commander of the artillery battery) or Komarov (commander of our mine battery), fuck off...not in this village!
Infantry, dismount! It's too late to collect galoshes and teapots!
In this village I was only in a few houses - intact ones... Everything else Valera Larionov and his artillery brethren have been “smoothing” for how long, I don’t even remember how long, all the unevenness is leveled...
Burn everything! To the vigorous hairdryer!
The whole harvest! Do not spare tracers!
God of war, cut everything to zero!
I get the go-ahead for flamethrowers. ... we enter the green zone and make a little Vietnamese with napalm and scorched earth tactics...
What is "free search"? This is when a reconnaissance strip is given, and do whatever you want there, and bring results.
Results of my group's operation. "Spirits" were dropped into the ditch, there are about 20 of them. (July 1983). >>
(photo and commentary by A. Tumakh)
airborne captain Yuri Kostenko
Yeah, people have already been to this duval before me, who is it... the handwriting looks like a deputy battalion commander [captain Yu. Kostenko], even the dog was thrown into the well and the belt with the bucket was cut...
... "We had a blast" and took about a dozen prisoners. The group of Kostenko, the deputy battalion commander, met along the way, he was always the only one “working”, I reported to him the situation. He “advised” and showed how to “work” with the prisoners. After his independent “raids” more than one hundred peaceful farmers [peasants] joined the ranks of “spirits” with a corresponding attitude towards us. >>
Kostenko lost three friends in Afghanistan. And he vowed to take one hundred heads of spirits for each of them. ... He crushed captive spirits with caterpillars, taken on the spot with weapons, he tortured them with electric shock and killed them, he burned out caves with flamethrowers ... Then, under Kostenka, the scorched earth tactics before the passage of columns was not considered a crime, and the columns passed and their own We counted the number of killed as just a few... The oath was only about half fulfilled. >>
What was there, who was yelling?
Yes, they caught some cyclist, he said that he was either a doctor or a veterinarian. Captain Kostenko ordered him to finish quietly, well, they didn’t finish him off, he started screaming and started running... Then Borovsky finished off the spirit. >>
After one of the difficult operations, representatives of the NGO [special department] initiated against him [Yu. Kostenko] case of allegedly illegal actions. They called the plane and escorted me to Kabul in handcuffs. But there the matter quickly fell apart, because... all the witnesses who were with him during the operation did not confirm any illegal actions....
- are the bodies in the photo ours or not? - Those who advance on their own two feet are ours... >>
(photo and commentary by A. Tumakh)
In the photograph I counted 39 corpses. (comment by S. Boyarkin)
They began to surround us, pressing us to the duct. We jumped into the house, and there the “spirits” woke up from the shooting and... fell asleep, now forever.
...I drove out of the greenery, and then from the embankment two “spirits” ran away from the road: as taught, two short ones and “spirits” lie. >> (photo and commentary by A. Tumakh)
In fact, there are the corpses of three Afghans: two men and a woman (comment by S. Boyarkin)
- These did not have time to “sneak away” from the road. Photo "for a long...long memory"... >> (photo and commentary by A. Tumakh)
The stalker instinct woke up, and in a couple of hours I took about a dozen “spirits.” They moored them, screwed them to the handrails of the [armored personnel carrier], and they rode up there all night.
... The “Zusman” [frost] was terrible all night, you climb up, you can’t stand it for more than 5-10 minutes, go back inside, but inside there’s just no wind, it’s just as cold. The armor makes it even colder...
When it was dawn, we approached some village, I looked at the “spirits” who had been traveling above with us all night, but they didn’t care.
The turntables... came and took away the "spirits".
When we arrived home, the special officer calls me:
Sasha, how many “spirits” did you put in the turntable?
I realized: something is not clean here. I say that I don’t remember, I didn’t count. ...
After about a month... visited Nikolaich's brother [to the helicopter pilot]. He told us that the turntable didn’t work at altitude, so we had to send the “spirits” home, because no one was counting them...
They bring a local gunner,... “They took off,.... Closer to the border, our “spirit” began to fuss, pointing at something below, pointing a finger at the glass at the blowers....
The helicopter pilot, without hesitation, enters the combat plane, and the other side repeats the same. They worked, the “spirit” calmed down. ... When we caught our breath and took positions, I asked Tajimon the translator: “Why was the spirit fussing?” After the translation, the whole group roared with laughter for half an hour: he showed the house in which he lived."
Senior Lieutenant Volodya Molchanov, he was nominated for Hero from our battalion in 1980... He hated Muslims, ... he threw “spirits” into the gorge, putting grenades in their pockets, they didn’t even reach the ground...
Captain Ivanov (deputy intelligence chief) extracted testimony from the prisoners together with a Tajik border guard. Moreover, in ways that are absolutely inadequate to the statutory ones. After his “shy” questions, rarely did anyone answer him in Russian...
During the morning inspection... I went to inspect the order in the cockpits. I open the nightstand, pull out the shelf, and there, in a plastic bag, is something incomprehensible. I shook it out and... my ear fell out. ... Parkhomenko then showed photographs with “spiritual” heads, torture and so on. Almost all the guys had this “evidence.”
One of the “material evidence” is a photograph of tortured and killed Afghans. In Afghanistan, I did my job and tried to do it conscientiously and professionally. When people ask me what are the best years of your life, I always proudly answer - AFGHAN.
In May 1943, the 7th Separate Guards Airborne Brigade was formed in the Moscow Military District. The brigade's strength was 5,800 people.
The brigade was staffed with privates and sergeants by carefully selected young people aged 18-20. These were physically developed young men devoted to the cause of the party and their homeland. This selection was far from random. After all, paratroopers must be in constant readiness for complex combat operations behind enemy lines, in isolation from their troops, for proactive, bold, daring and decisive actions.
Officers were also selected strictly on an individual basis - the best of the best, physically healthy, with high moral and fighting qualities.
There was a strong group of airborne forces on the 4th Ukrainian Front (4th, 6th and 7th Guards Airborne Brigades), which they wanted to use during the liberation of Crimea.
In December 1943, the 4th and 7th Guards Airborne Brigades were redeployed to the Moscow Military District.
January 15, 1944, in accordance with the order of the commander of the Airborne Forces of the Red Army No. 00100 dated December 26, 1943 in the city of Stupino, Moscow Region, on the basis of the 4th, 7th and 17th separate guards airborne brigades (the brigades were stationed in Vostryakovo, Vnukovo, Stupino) the 16th Guards Airborne Division was formed.
The division had a staff of 12,000 people.
Units of the division were staffed mainly by young people aged 18-20, fit for service in the Airborne Forces, Komsomol members and cadet graduates of military schools, equipped with the latest weapons and equipment, including off-road vehicles. 90% of the division's officers had combat experience in participating in battles, many of them arrived from hospitals after treatment for wounds.
As part of the division, a significant part of the personnel had experience in conducting combat operations behind enemy lines. Hundreds of paratroopers had state awards, and such soldiers as Lieutenant Colonel Gavrov, Majors Lyutov and Zhatko, Captain Orobets, Sergeant Major Grigoryan, Sergeant Ivanov and others were awarded the “Partisan of the Great Patriotic War” medals.
In August 1944, the division was redeployed to Starye Dorogi, Mogilev Region, and on August 9, 1944, it became part of the newly formed 38th Guards Airborne Corps.
Despite the fact that the military camps where the division was located were heavily destroyed, all soldiers began scheduled combat training 5 days after unloading.
In October 1944, the 38th Guards Airborne Corps became part of the newly formed Separate Guards Airborne Army.
On December 8, 1944, the army was reorganized into the 9th Guards Army. The corps became a guards rifle corps.
By order of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief No. 0047 of December 18, 1944, the 16th Guards Airborne Division was reorganized into the 106th Guards Rifle Division of the 38th Guards Rifle Corps. The 4th Guards Infantry Brigade was reorganized into the 347th Guards Rifle Regiment, the 7th Guards Infantry Brigade into the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment, and the 17th Guards Infantry Brigade into the 355th Guards Rifle Regiment.
The division included:
347th Guards Rifle Regiment;
351st Guards Rifle Regiment;
356th Guards Rifle Regiment;
107th separate guards anti-aircraft artillery division;
193rd separate guards communications battalion;
123rd separate guards anti-tank division;
139th separate guards engineer battalion;
113th separate guards reconnaissance company;
117th separate guards chemical company;
234th separate guards medical battalion.
The 57th artillery brigade of three regiments was introduced into the division:
205th Cannon Artillery Regiment;
28th Howitzer Artillery Regiment;
53rd Mortar Regiment.
At the end of 1944, a review of the readiness and coherence of the division’s soldiers took place. The commander of the 9th Guards Army, Colonel General V. Glagolev, highly appreciated the proven units.
In January 1945, the division consisting of the 38th Guards Regiment was redeployed by rail to Hungary and by February 26 it was concentrated east of Budapest in the area: Szolnok - Abony - Soyal - Teriel and in early March became part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front.
Until the beginning of March 1945, the division's soldiers were intensively preparing to break through the enemy's heavily fortified positions. In March 1945, the division received the task of reaching the initial positions for the offensive in the Versheg - Budakeszi - Fat - Bichke area. The march took place in difficult conditions of the spring thaw and only in the dark.
From March 13 to March 16, 1945, intensive reconnaissance of the enemy and the area in the direction of the offensive was carried out. A sniper movement developed among the personnel.
On March 16, 1945, having broken through the German defenses, the 351st regiment reached the Austro-Hungarian border.
In March-April 1945, the division took part in the Vienna operation, advancing in the direction of the main attack of the front. The division, in cooperation with formations of the 4th Guards Army, broke through the enemy’s defenses north of the city of Székesfehérvár, reached the flank and rear of the main forces of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which had penetrated the defense of the front forces between Lakes Velence and Lake Balaton. In early April, the division struck in a northwestern direction, bypassing Vienna and, in cooperation with the 6th Guards Tank Army, broke enemy resistance, advanced to the Danube and cut off the enemy’s retreat to the west. The division successfully fought in the city, which lasted until April 13.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 29, 1945, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, II degree, for its participation in the defeat of eleven enemy divisions southwest of Budapest and the capture of Mor.
For breaking through the fortified defense line and capturing the city of Mor, all personnel received the gratitude of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 26, 1945, “for participation in the capture of Vienna,” the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Since then, April 26 has been considered the unit's annual holiday.
During the Vienna operation, the division fought over 300 kilometers. On some days the rate of advance reached 25-30 kilometers per day.
From May 5 to May 11, 1945, the division, as part of the troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, took part in the Prague offensive operation.
On May 5, the division was alerted and marched to the Austro-Czechoslovak border. Having come into contact with the enemy, on May 8 she crossed the border of Czechoslovakia and immediately captured the city of Znojmo.
On May 9, the division continued combat operations to pursue the enemy and successfully developed an offensive towards Retz and Pisek. The division marched, pursuing the enemy, and in 3 days fought 80-90 km. At 12.00 on May 11, 1945, the forward detachment of the division reached the river. Vltava and in the area of the village of Oleshnya met with troops of the 5th American Tank Army. Here the division's combat path in the Great Patriotic War ended.
During the period of hostilities, the division's soldiers destroyed and captured 64 thousand enemy soldiers and officers, as well as a large number of tanks, self-propelled guns, vehicles and other equipment.
During the Great Patriotic War, many soldiers of the division were awarded orders and medals.
The division during the war was commanded by: Guards Major General Kazankin (01.1944 - 11/10/1944), Guards Colonel, since 1945 Guards Major General K.N. Vindushev (from 11/10/1944).
At the end of hostilities, the division from Czechoslovakia returned to Hungary under its own power. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was camped in the forests south of Budapest. Scheduled classes on combat and political training, gatherings of all unit specialists, as well as gatherings of commanders of all levels were held.
Based on Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1154474ss dated June 3, 1946 and Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces No. org/2/247225 dated June 7, 1946, by June 15, 1946, the 106th Guards Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division was reorganized into 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division.
Since July 1946, the division was stationed in Tula. The division was part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps (corps headquarters - Tula).
On December 3, 1947, the division was awarded the Guards Battle Banner.
In 1956, the corps was disbanded and the division became directly subordinate to the commander of the Airborne Forces.
Based on the directives of the General Staff of September 3, 1948 and January 21, 1949, the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division as part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps became part of the Airborne Army.
In April 1953, the Airborne Army was disbanded.
Based on the directive of the General Staff of January 21, 1955, by April 25, 1955, the 106th Guards Airborne Division withdrew from the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps, which was disbanded, and transferred to a new staff of three regimental personnel with personnel battalion in each parachute regiment.
The 137th Guards Airborne Regiment was transferred from the disbanded 11th Guards Airborne Division to the 106th Guards Airborne Division. Deployment point is the city of Ryazan.
The personnel of the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment participated in military parades on Red Square in Moscow, took part in large military exercises and in 1955 landed near the city of Kutaisi (Transcaucasian Military District).
In 1957, the regiment conducted demonstration exercises with landings for military delegations from Yugoslavia and India.
Based on the directives of the USSR Minister of Defense dated March 18, 1960 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces dated June 7, 1960 to November 1, 1960:
the 351st Guards Airborne Regiment (the city of Efremov, Tula Region) was accepted into the 105th Guards Airborne Vienna Red Banner Division from the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division;
The 105th Guards Airborne Division (without the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment) was redeployed to the Turkestan Military District in the city of Fergana, Uzbek SSR. The 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was stationed in the city of Chirchik, Tashkent region.
In 1961, after the earthquake in Tashkent, the personnel of the 351st regiment provided assistance to city residents affected by the disaster and helped local authorities maintain order.
In 1974, the 351st regiment parachuted into one of the regions of Central Asia and participated in large-scale exercises of the TurkVO. Being the leading part of the Airborne Forces of the Central Asian region of the country, the regiment participates in parades in the capital of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
Based on the Directive of the General Staff of August 3, 1979, by December 1, 1979, the 105th Guards Airborne Vienna Red Banner Division was disbanded.
What remained from the division in Fergana was the 345th Separate Guards Parachute Airborne Regiment of the Order of Suvorov, which was significantly larger than the usual one, and the 115th Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron. The rest of the division's personnel were sent to fill the gaps in other airborne formations and to supplement the newly formed air assault brigades.
On the basis of the 351st Guards Airborne Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Vienna Red Banner Division in the village of Azadbash (district of the city of Chirchik), Tashkent region of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the 56th separate Guards Air Assault Brigade was formed.
On December 13, 1979, units of the brigade loaded into trains and were redeployed to the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR.
In December 1979, the brigade was introduced into the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and became part of the 40th Combined Arms Army.
On the morning of December 25, 1979, the 4th battalion of the brigade was the first among units of the 40th Army to enter Afghanistan to guard the Salang Pass.
From Termez, the 1st and 2nd battalions by helicopter, and the rest in a column, were redeployed to the city of Kunduz. The 4th battalion remained at the Salang pass. Then from Kunduz the 2nd battalion was transferred to the city of Kandahar (was there until 1986).
In January 1980, the entire brigade was introduced. She was stationed in the city of Kunduz. Since 1982, the brigade has been stationed in the city of Gardez.
The initial task of the brigade's units was to guard and defend the largest highway in the Salang Pass area, ensuring the advance of Soviet troops into the central and southern regions of Afghanistan.
In January 1980, the entire brigade was introduced. It is stationed in the Kunduz region.
From January 1980 to December 1981, the brigade killed more than 3,000 rebels, about 400 dushmans were captured, destroyed and a large amount of weapons were captured.
From December 1981 to May 1988, the 56th Airborne Brigade was stationed in the Gardez area, conducting combat operations throughout Afghanistan: Bagram, Mazar-i-Sharif, Khanabad, Panjshir, Logar, Alikhail. During this period, about 10,000 rebels from gang units were destroyed, a large number of artillery systems and mounted weapons were destroyed and captured. For the successful completion of combat missions, many paratroopers were awarded government awards by the Soviet government and the leadership of the Republic of Afghanistan, and senior lieutenant S. Kozlov became a Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1984, the brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the TurkVO for the successful completion of combat missions.
In 1986, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.
From December 16, 1987 to the end of January 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Magistral. In April 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Barrier. Paratroopers blocked the caravan routes from Pakistan in order to ensure the withdrawal of troops from the city of Ghazni.
In May 1988, the brigade, after fulfilling its international duty, was withdrawn to the city of Yolotan, Turkmen SSR.
During the years of the Afghan war, over 400 soldiers died in the brigade, 15 people went missing.
Planned combat training has begun: the training and material base is being improved and created, parachute jumps are performed, and assistance is provided to local residents in harvesting.
At the end of 1989, the brigade was reorganized into a separate airborne assault brigade (Airborne Brigade).
The brigade passed through “hot spots”: Afghanistan (12.1979-07.1988), Baku (12-19.01.1990 - 02.1990), Sumgait, Nakhichevan, Migri, Julfa, Osh, Fergana, Uzgen (06.06.1990), Chechnya (12.94-10.96, Grozny, Pervomaisky, Argun and since 09.1999).
On January 15, 1990, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, after a detailed study of the situation, adopted a decision “On declaring a state of emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region and some other areas.” In accordance with it, the Airborne Forces began an operation carried out in two stages. At the first stage, from January 12 to 19, units of the 106th and 76th airborne divisions, the 56th and 38th airborne brigades and the 217th parachute regiment landed at airfields near Baku, and in Yerevan 98th Airborne Division. The 39th Airborne Brigade entered Nagorno-Karabakh. At this stage, reconnaissance was actively conducted, its data was analyzed, interaction, communication and control were organized. All units were assigned specific tasks and methods of performing them, and movement routes were determined. The second stage began on the night of January 19-20 with the simultaneous sudden entry of landing units from three sides into Baku.
Having entered the city, the paratroopers “cut” it into pieces, isolated the main centers of resistance, released military units and military family camps, and took under protection the main administrative and economic facilities. Having quickly assessed the situation and found out the militants' tactics, it was decided to launch a fight against mobile detachments of militants and snipers. Mobile groups were created to capture them, which, acting prudently and professionally, “removed” and “cleared” extremists house by house, district by district. Having identified the main places of concentration of extremist forces, their headquarters, warehouses and communication centers, the paratroopers began operations to eliminate them on January 23. A large group of militants, weapons depots and a radio station were located in the seaport, and the headquarters of the Popular Front was based on the motor ship "Orujev". The PFA leadership decided to burn the ships in Baku Bay, having previously blocked the ships of the military flotilla. On January 24, paratroopers carried out an operation to free the ships from militants.
Since January 23, airborne units began operations to restore order in other parts of Azerbaijan. In the area of Lenkoran, Priship and Jalilabad, they were carried out jointly with the border troops, who restored the state border.
In February 1990, the brigade returned to its place of permanent deployment.
From March to August 1990, brigade units maintained order in the cities of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
On June 6, 1990, landings began at airfields in the city. Fergana and Osh of the 104th Parachute Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division, 56th Airborne Brigade, and on June 8 - the 137th Parachute Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division in the city of Frunze. Having made a march on the same day through the mountain passes of the border of the two republics, the paratroopers occupied Osh and Uzgen. The next day, the 387th separate parachute regiment and units of the 56th airborne brigade took control of the situation in the area of the cities of Andijan, Jalil-Abad, occupied Kara-Suu, mountain roads and passes throughout the conflict territory.
At the first stage of the operation, places of concentration of combat groups were localized, warring parties were separated, and the routes of movement of mobile bandit groups were blocked. All economic, administrative and social facilities were taken under protection. At the same time, we had to put out fires, rescue hundreds of wounded, and even bury the dead. It got to the point that the paratroopers trained traffic police officers in organizing checkpoints on the roads, the procedure for inspecting cars, methods of using weapons in the event of an attack, etc.
Organizational structure of the 56th Guards Airborne Infantry Brigade for 1990-91:
- brigade management
- three (1st, 2nd, 3rd) parachute (foot) battalions:
o three parachute companies (ATGM "Metis", 82-mm M, AGS-17, RPG-7D, GP-25, PK, AKS-74, RPKS-74)
o anti-tank battery (ATGM Fagot, SPG-9MD)
o mortar battery (82 mm M)
o platoons: anti-aircraft missile (Strela-3/Igla), communications, support, first aid post.
- howitzer artillery division:
o three howitzer batteries (122 mm G D-30)
o platoons: control, support.
- mortar battery (120 mm M)
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery battery (ZU-23, Strela-3/Igla)
- anti-tank battery (ATGM "Fagot")
- anti-aircraft battery (23-mm ZU-23, Strela-2M MANPADS)
- reconnaissance company (UAZ-3151, PK, RPG-7D, GP-25, SBR-3)
- communications company
- engineering sapper company
- airborne support company
- automobile company
- medical company
- repair company
- logistics company
- radiochemical and biological protection company
- platoon of the artillery chief's control
- commandant platoon
- orchestra.
In 1992, in connection with the sovereignization of the republics of the former Soviet Socialist Republic, the brigade was redeployed to the Stavropol Territory, from where it marched to its permanent location in the village of Podgory near the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region. The territory of the military camp was a former shift camp for the builders of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, located 3 kilometers from the nuclear power plant.
In 1992, the brigade was awarded a challenge pennant of the Ministry of Defense for the successful completion of government tasks.
From December 1994 to August - October 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade fought in Chechnya.
On November 29, 1994, an order was sent to the brigade to form a consolidated battalion and transfer it to Mozdok. In November - December 1994, the process of dismissal and conscription was underway; the brigade was understaffed even in peacetime.
The combined battalion of the brigade covered a 750-kilometer march under its own power and by December 1, 1994, concentrated on the Mozdok airfield.
Since mid-1995, the 2nd PDR of the combined battalion was stationed in the village. Berkart-Yurt is 5 km away from the village. Argun, closer to the station. Petropavlovskaya - 1st PDR, ISR, headquarters of the combined battalion, RKhBZ platoon, min battalion. In the village Argun stood ptbatr and 3 pdr between the 1st and 2nd.
The brigade's artillery division took part in the operation near Shatoi at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996.
In December 1995 - January 1996, the brigade, in accordance with the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 070 dated December 26, 1995 “On improving the leadership of troops (forces),” was withdrawn from the Airborne Forces and reassigned to the command of the Red Banner North Caucasus Military District. In March - April 1996, the brigade was finally transferred to the command of the North Caucasus Military District. The brigade began to be equipped with heavy weapons. The equipment came from the city of Prokhladny in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria from the 135th separate motorized rifle brigade, which was being reorganized into a regiment.
From January 7 to January 21-22, 1996, a combined company (50 people, of which 3 officers (2 KV and 1 KR - Guard Major Silchenko)) from the combined battalion of the brigade participated in the operation near the village of Pervomaiskoe in the Republic of Dagestan.
In April-May 1996, the brigade received 9 BRDMs (1 each in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd reconnaissance platoon departments, the rest in the reconnaissance company), from August 1 to September 1, 1996, the brigade received 21 MT-LB (in 1, 2, 3 battalions of 6 pieces each, 2 pieces in the ISR, 1 piece in the RKhBZ company).
In October-November 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade was withdrawn from Chechnya.
In 1997, the brigade was reorganized into the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment, which became part of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division.
In July 1998, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, in connection with the resumption of construction of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, the regiment began redeployment to the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. The regiment was stationed in the buildings of the Kamyshinsky Higher Military Construction Command and Engineering School, which was disbanded in 1998. By August 1, 1998, half of the units were transferred to a new location. One battalion of the regiment remained in the village of Podgory until the last vehicle of the regiment left. 
On August 19, 1999, an airborne assault detachment from the regiment was sent to reinforce the consolidated regiment of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division and was sent by letter military echelon to the Republic of Dagestan. On August 20, 1999, the DSh arrived in the city of Botlikh.
Later he took part in hostilities in the Republic of Dagestan and the Chechen Republic.
The battalion tactical group of the regiment fought in the North Caucasus (place of deployment in Khankala).
In December 1999, units of the regiment and the FPS DShMG covered the Chechen section of the Russian-Georgian border.
Paratroopers and border guards completely blocked roads and mountain trails in the area. Attempts by gangs to bypass federal forces in order to attack them from Georgia were unsuccessful.
For the courage and heroism shown during combat missions from 1994 to 2000, 3 servicemen of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
The 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Brigade originates from the 351st Guards Landing Airborne Regiment, formed from June 3 to July 28, 1946 on the basis of units of the 351st and 355th th Guards Rifle Regiments and the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps, which became part of the 106th Guards Airborne Division.
The annual holiday of the brigade set the date for the formation of the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment - January 5, 1945.
In 1949, the 351st Guards Landing Airborne Regiment was renamed the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment.
In 1960, the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred from the 106th Guards Airborne Division to the 105th Guards Airborne Division.
In 1979, the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade.
In 1989, the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Airborne Assault Brigade was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Airborne Brigade.
In 1997, the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Airborne Brigade was re-formed into the 56th Guards Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Air Assault Regiment, which became part of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division.
In 2009, the 56th Guards Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Regiment was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Brigade.
On July 1, 2010, it was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Airborne Assault Brigade (light).
II. PARTICIPATION IN CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, OPERATIONS
From February 20 to 25, 1945, the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment as part of the 106th Guards Rifle Division of the 38th Guards Rifle Corps was transferred to Hungary, where it fought as part of the 9th Guards Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front.
On March 30, 1945, pursuing retreating enemy units, the regiment crossed the Austro-Hungarian border. Acting on the left flank of the corps, in cooperation with other parts of the corps, he captured several cities and took part in the battles to capture the capital of Austria, the city of Vienna.
On April 23, 1945, the regiment was replaced by units of the 4th Guards Army and was sent to rest on the outskirts of Vienna.
On May 5, 1945, the regiment entered Czechoslovakia by forced march and participated in the encirclement and defeat of a significant group of Germans.
On May 11, 1945, the regiment reached the bank of the Vltava River (Czechoslovakia), where it met with American troops. The unit's combat path in the Great Patriotic War ended here.
During the fighting, the regiment killed 1,956, captured 633 enemy soldiers and officers, destroyed 26 tanks, 255 self-propelled guns and guns of various calibers, 11 armored personnel carriers, 1 aircraft and 18 enemy vehicles. 10 tanks, 16 self-propelled guns and guns of various calibers, 3 aircraft, 4 armored personnel carriers, 115 vehicles, 37 warehouses with military equipment were captured.
From June 1945 to November 1979, the regiment (brigade) did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
1979 opened a new page in the military path of the formation: Soviet troops entered Afghanistan to provide military assistance to the Afghan government in the fight against rebel gangs.
On December 28, 1979, the 4th infantry battalion brigade as part of the 40th Army was introduced into Afghanistan with the task of guarding and defending the Salang pass and the Salang-Somali tunnel to ensure the advance of Soviet troops into the southern regions of Afghanistan.
In January 1980, the entire brigade was introduced into Afghanistan. It is stationed near the city of Kunduz, conducting combat operations throughout Afghanistan.
During the period from January 1980 to December 1981, about 3,000 rebels, 3 guns, 6 mortars, 12 vehicles, 44 pillboxes were destroyed during the fighting. More than 400 rebels were captured, more than 600 rifle units were captured.
From December 1 to December 5, 1981, the brigade was redeployed to the area of the city of Gardez, from where it continued to conduct combat operations throughout Afghanistan.
During the period from January 1982 to June 1988, during the fighting, about 10,000 rebels, over 40 fortified areas and strong points, more than 200 guns, rocket launchers and mortars, 47 vehicles, 83 pillboxes, 208 warehouses with military equipment, 45 caravans. Over 1,000 rebels were captured, more than 1,200 small arms and grenade launchers, about 40 guns and mortars, 7 vehicles, 2 tanks, and 85 warehouses with military equipment were captured.
From June 12 to June 14, 1988, the brigade returned to its homeland after fulfilling its international duty.
For the successful completion of combat missions, many paratroopers were awarded government awards by the Soviet government and the leadership of the Republic of Afghanistan, and the commander of the parachute company of the guard, senior lieutenant Sergei Pavlovich Kozlov, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
From July 1988 to December 1989, the brigade did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
During 1990, the brigade carried out special tasks in a state of emergency: from January 12 to March 26 - to maintain order in the cities of Baku, Meghri, Lenkoran, Kurdamir of the Azerbaijan SSR; from June 5 to August 21 - to maintain order in the city of Uzgen, Kirghiz SSR.
From September 1990 to November 1994, the brigade did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
From December 11, 1994 to October 25, 1996, the battalion tactical group of the brigade carried out combat missions to restore constitutional order in the Chechen Republic.
From November 1996 to July 1999, the brigade (regiment) did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
From August 1999 to June 2000, the regiment, and from June 2000 to November 2004, the battalion tactical group of the regiment carried out combat missions during the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic.
For courage and heroism shown during combat missions, three servicemen of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation:
squad commander of the reconnaissance company of the guard, Sergeant Vornovskoy Yuri Vasilievich (posthumously);
deputy commander of the parachute battalion of the guard, Major Alexander Leonidovich Cherepanov;
commander of the reconnaissance company of the guard, captain Sergei Vasilievich Petrov.
From November 2004 to the present, the regiment (brigade) has not taken part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
III. AWARDS AND HONORS
The name "Guards", previously assigned to the 351st Rifle Regiment, when it was reorganized into the 351st Landing Airborne Regiment, was retained for this regiment.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces No. 034 of November 21, 1984, the brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Ground Forces for high results in combat and political training and strengthening of military discipline.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 4, 1985, for great services in the armed defense of the Socialist Motherland, success in combat and political training, and in connection with the 40th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.
By order of the USSR Minister of Defense No. 0139 dated July 11, 1990, the brigade was awarded the Pennant of the USSR Minister of Defense for the courage and military valor shown in carrying out the tasks of the Soviet government and the USSR Minister of Defense.
By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 353-17 of April 22, 1994, the brigade was given the name Don Cossack.
IV. DISLOCATION CHANGES
From January to March 1945 - metro station Starye Dorogi of the Belarusian SSR (Belarusian Military District).
From March to June 1945 - Pisek, Czechoslovakia.
From June 1945 to January 1946 - Budapest, Hungary.
From March to May 1946 – Teykovo (Obolsunovo camp), Ivanovo region (Moscow military district).
From May to October 1946 - camp Tesnitskoye, Tula Region (Moscow Military District).
From October 1946 to August 1960 - Efremov, Tula Region (Moscow Military District).
From August 1960 to December 1979 - Chirchik, Tashkent region, Uzbek SSR (Turkestan Military District).
From December 1979 to January 1980 - Kokaity airfield, Jarkurgan district, Surkhan-Darya region, Uzbek SSR (40th Army).
From January 1980 to December 1981 - Kunduz airfield, DRA (40th Army).
From December 1981 to June 1988 - Gardez, DRA (40th Army).
From June 1988 to October 1992 - the city of Yolotan, Mary region of the Turkmen SSR (Turkestan Military District, Airborne Forces).
From October 1992 to June 1993 - Art. Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherkessia (VDV).
From June 1993 to August 1998 - Volgodonsk, Rostov Region (Airborne Forces, North Caucasus Military District).
From August 1998 to the present - Kamyshin, Volgograd Region (North Caucasus Military District).
The main purpose of the light airborne assault brigade is a combined arms reserve. To increase mobility and speed of movement, the team has been completely re-equipped with automotive equipment. The main method of movement is the transfer of personnel and light weapons by air (helicopters), while equipment arrives under its own power. If there are a sufficient number of heavy-duty helicopters, it is also possible to transport equipment by air. In particular, this method of transportation was tested in 2008 during exercises at the Ashuluk training ground, when Mi-26s transported GAZ-66 vehicles and D-30 howitzers.
The issue of assigning helicopters to the brigade is being considered.
The main type of equipment is UAZ cars
In this case, model 315108 based on Hunter. The machines were delivered in August 2010
In "winter clothes"
The UAZ-3152 "Gussar" is also in service.
This car was produced in 2006, in the 56th brigade since the winter of 2010 (before that it was used in the 22nd special purpose brigade)
On asphalt the car consumes 18 liters of 92 gasoline per 100 km, on off-road - 23-25 liters
There were no complaints about patency
At the race track
205-horsepower Toyota engine under the hood
The engine is covered with such armor plates. In front there are armored blinds. The tank is also armored.
Inside view
The roof is very ascetic and shines with bare foam rubber
Airborne squad. According to the state, the vehicle must have 5 landing personnel and 1 driver
I have traveled several kilometers in the airborne squad of the Hussar and have great sympathy for the soldiers whose vehicle it is. Firstly, because of the machine gunner’s platform, one or two paratroopers have to sit like this
You can sit sideways in the direction of travel, but then you need to lean your back on your friend. Secondly, with my height of 180 cm, I either had to hunch over and bend down, or my head would end up being chased by the “turret”, and with a spinning machine gun this could lead to injuries. I think the legs of a machine gunner who will spin around will also be bad for the legs and balls of the landing force
Thirdly, of course, there is a stove in the car, but in reality it only warms the people sitting in front (driver, commander), the rest are quite cool. Not least because there is a noticeable breeze from the doors when moving. The gaps between the awning and the roof are also a good source of drafts and, in dry seasons, dust.
Fourthly, we remember that in addition to the people in the car, it is also necessary to transport their property, i.e. 6 duffel bags, entrenching tool, tent, etc.
It is possible to install three weapon options - an automatic grenade launcher of the AGS-17 type, a 6P50 Kord machine gun or a PKP Pecheneg machine gun.
In the foreground is a Kord turret. Sections for machine gun boxes are provided under the seats
The rear door has mounts for various equipment and weapons, but the first row of belts is right at the level of the seats and rests against them, so it’s completely unclear to me what can be placed there.
The side doors are equipped with folding windows, so in the summer you can ride with the breeze, and if you really want to, even fire
To replace unarmored UAZ vehicles, the brigade should be supplied with protected vehicles. If previously IVECO 65E19WM were planned for this, now it seems that the scales have tipped in favor of the domestic “Tigers”.
In 2011, the brigade underwent trial military operation of 10 Scorpio-LSHA vehicles of the Zashchita corporation.
The car is 40 cm wider than a regular UAZ and has an independent suspension. It consumes 13 liters of diesel fuel per 100 km on asphalt and about 17 liters on off-road. The driver rated the cross-country ability as a solid four on a 5-point scale. He especially noted that it goes very smoothly off-road, especially when there is a landing party behind it, and on potholes it does not fly like a UAZ.
The car does not have engine armor, like the Hussar.
Inside view.
At the commander's place there is an opportunity to install a radio station, etc. in front. equipment, there is an analogue of a table lamp. If necessary, the frame, together with the windshield, folds onto the hood and you can fire directly in the direction of travel.
The tailgate folds down for landing
Step
The vehicle can accommodate 7 landing personnel and 1 driver. One of the paratroopers, due to the placement of the spare wheel in the cabin, sits in the direction of travel. There are no seat belts for paratroopers.
I suggest changing the seat upholstery right away, because... in the driver’s seat it simply wore out after two or three months of use (see in the view below)
This example does not have a machine gun turret installed, only a shoulder strap for it. I don’t quite understand what the machine gunner will stand on, either on the reclining back of his seat (will there be supports from below?), or will there be a separate platform, but this is again a wild inconvenience for the rest of the paratroopers
Inside view on video
There is no automatic wheel inflation
Side door
Let me remind you once again that the car underwent trial operation, the task of which was to identify shortcomings that would then be corrected. One of the main problems is the awning: cool in winter and dusty in summer. At the beginning of this year, the next batch of Scorpio hard-top vehicles is expected to be delivered to the brigade for trial operation. They couldn’t tell me what specific model it would be.
Almost all of the brigade's vehicles are new, received in 2009-2010.
KAMAZ-5350 with additional protection kit
Staff vehicle based on KAMAZ-5350
With staff trailer for officers' rest
Internals of the headquarters module
Staff recreational trailer
To the left at the entrance is a washbasin
Technical assistance vehicle MTP-A2
Mechanical repair workshop MRM-MZR
In the foreground is an MTO-AM maintenance vehicle.
USSRRussia
(1979-1990)
USSR Airborne Forces Command
(1990-1992)
Russian Airborne Forces Command
(1992-1997)
Command of the RF Armed Forces of the 20th Guards. MSD
(1997-2013)
Russian Airborne Forces Command
(since 2013)
Afghan War (1979-1989),
Karabakh war,
First Chechen War,
Invasion of Dagestan,
Second Chechen War
Conventional name - Military unit No. 74507 (military unit 74507). Abbreviated name - 56th Guards odshbr .
The point of permanent deployment is the city of Kamyshin in the Volgograd region.
Combat path during the Great Patriotic War
On January 15, 1944, in accordance with the order of the commander of the Red Army Airborne Forces No. 00100 dated December 26, 1943, in the city of Stupino, Moscow Region, on the basis of the 4th, 7th and 17th separate guards airborne brigades (the brigades were stationed in the city of Vostryakovo, Vnukovo, Stupino) the 16th Guards Airborne Division was formed. The division had a staff of 12,000 people.
In August 1944, the division was redeployed to the city of Starye Dorogi, Mogilev Region, and on August 9, 1944, it became part of the newly formed 38th Guards Airborne Corps. In October 1944, the 38th Guards Airborne Corps became part of the newly formed separate Guards Airborne Army.
On December 8, 1944, the army was reorganized into the 9th Guards Army, the 38th Guards Airborne Corps became the Guards Rifle Corps.
On March 16, 1945, having broken through the German defenses, the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment reached the Austro-Hungarian border.
In March-April 1945, the division took part in the Vienna Operation, advancing in the direction of the main attack of the front. The division, in cooperation with formations of the 4th Guards Army, broke through the enemy’s defenses north of the city of Székesfehérvár, reached the flank and rear of the main forces of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which had penetrated the defense of the front forces between lakes Velence and Lake Balaton. In early April, the division struck in a northwestern direction, bypassing Vienna and, in cooperation with the 6th Guards Tank Army, broke enemy resistance, advanced to the Danube and cut off the enemy’s retreat to the west. The division successfully fought in the city, which lasted until April 13.
For breaking through the fortified defense line and capturing the city of Mor, all personnel received the gratitude of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 26, 1945, “for participation in the capture of Vienna,” the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Since then, April 26 has been considered the unit's annual holiday.
On May 5, the division was alerted and marched to the Austro-Czechoslovak border. Having come into contact with the enemy, on May 8 she crossed the border of Czechoslovakia and immediately captured the city of Znojmo.
On May 9, the division continued combat operations to pursue the enemy and successfully developed an offensive towards Retz and Pisek. The division marched, pursuing the enemy, and in 3 days fought 80-90 km. At 12.00 on May 11, 1945, the forward detachment of the division reached the Vltava River and, in the area of the village of Oleshnya, met with troops of the American 5th Tank Army. Here the division's combat path in the Great Patriotic War ended.
History 1945-1979
At the end of hostilities, the division from Czechoslovakia returned to Hungary under its own power. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was camped in the forests south of Budapest.
Based on Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1154474ss dated June 3, 1946 and Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces No. org/2/247225 dated June 7, 1946, by June 15, 1946, the 106th Guards Rifle Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division was reorganized to the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division.
Since July 1946, the division was stationed in Tula. The division was part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps (corps headquarters - Tula).
Based on the directives of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of September 3, 1948 and January 21, 1949, the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division as part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps became part of the Airborne Army.
The personnel of the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment participated in military parades on Red Square in Moscow, took part in large military exercises and in 1955 landed near the city of Kutaisi (Transcaucasian Military District).
In 1956, the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps was disbanded and the division became directly subordinate to the commander of the Airborne Forces.
In 1957, the regiment conducted demonstration exercises with landings for military delegations from Yugoslavia and India.
Based on the directives of the USSR Minister of Defense dated March 18, 1960 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces dated June 7, 1960 to November 1, 1960:
- the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment (the city of Efremov, Tula Region) was accepted into the 105th Guards Airborne Vienna Red Banner Division from the 106th Guards Airborne Division;
- The 105th Guards Airborne Division (without the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment) was redeployed to the Turkestan Military District in the city of Fergana, Uzbek SSR;
- The 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was stationed in the city of Chirchik, Tashkent region.
In 1974, the 351st Regiment parachuted into one of the regions of Central Asia and participated in large-scale TurkVO exercises. Being the advanced part of the Airborne Forces of the Central Asian region of the country, the regiment participates in parades in the capital of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
In 1977, the BMD-1 and BTR-D entered service with the 351st Regiment. The regiment's personnel at that time was 1,674 people.
Based on the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces dated August 3, 1979, by December 1, 1979, the 105th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded.
What remained from the division in the city of Fergana was the 345th separate guards parachute landing regiment of the Order of Suvorov of a much larger composition (it was added howitzer artillery battalion) than the usual and the 115th separate military transport aviation squadron.
On the basis of the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Division, by November 30, 1979, in the village of Azadbash (district of the city of Chirchik), Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR, 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade (56th Airborne Brigade). At the time of its formation, the brigade's staff number was 2,833 people.
The rest of the division's personnel were sent to fill the gaps in other airborne formations and to supplement the newly formed separate air assault brigades.
To form the brigade, those liable for military service (reserve military personnel) - the so-called “partisans” - were called up from among the residents of the Central Asian republics and the south of the Kazakh SSR. They will subsequently make up 80% of the brigade’s personnel when troops enter the DRA.
The formation of brigade units was simultaneously carried out at 4 mobilization points and completed in Termez:
“...formally the brigade is considered formed in Chirchik on the basis of the 351st Guards. pdp. However, de facto, its formation was carried out separately in four centers (Chirchik, Kapchagai, Fergana, Yolotan), and was brought together into a single whole just before the entry into Afghanistan in Termez. The brigade headquarters (or officer cadre), as formally its cadre, was apparently initially stationed in Chirchik...”
On December 13, 1979, units of the brigade boarded military trains and were redeployed to the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR.
Participation in the Afghan War
In December 1979, the brigade was introduced into the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and became part of the 40th Combined Arms Army.
From Termez 1st pdb and 2nd dshb by helicopter, and the rest in a convoy were redeployed to the city of Kunduz. 4th dshb stayed at the Salang pass. Then from Kunduz 2nd dshb was transferred to the city of Kandahar where he became part of the newly formed 70th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
In January 1980, the entire staff was introduced 56th Airborne Brigade. She was stationed in the city of Kunduz.
Since the transfer of the 2nd dshb As part of the 70th Omsbr, the brigade was actually a three-battalion regiment.
The initial task of the brigade's units was to guard and defend the largest highway in the Salang Pass area, ensuring the advance of Soviet troops into the central and southern regions of Afghanistan.
From 1982 to June 1988 56th Airborne Brigade stationed in the area of Gardez, conducting combat operations throughout Afghanistan: Bagram, Mazar-i-Sharif, Khanabad, Panjshir, Logar, Alikhail (Paktia). In 1984, the brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the TurkVO for the successful completion of combat missions.
By order of 1985, in mid-1986, all the standard airborne armored vehicles of the brigade (BMD-1 and BTR-D) were replaced with more protected armored vehicles with a long service life:
- BMP-2 D - for reconnaissance company, 2nd, 3rd And 4th battalions
- BTR-70 - for 2nd And 3rd Airborne Company 1st battalion (at 1st PDR remained BRDM-2).
Also a feature of the brigade was the increased staff of the artillery battalion, which consisted not of 3 fire batteries, as was customary for units stationed on the territory of the USSR, but of 5.
On May 4, 1985, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, No. 56324698.
From December 16, 1987 to the end of January 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Magistral. In April 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Barrier. Paratroopers blocked the caravan routes from Pakistan in order to ensure the withdrawal of troops from the city of Ghazni.
Number of personnel 56th Guards odshbr on December 1, 1986 there were 2,452 people (261 officers, 109 warrant officers, 416 sergeants, 1,666 soldiers).
After fulfilling its international duty, on June 12-14, 1988, the brigade was withdrawn to the city of Yolotan, Turkmen SSR.
There were only 3 BRDM-2 units in the brigade. as part of a reconnaissance squad. However, there was another BRDM-2 in the chemical platoon and 2 more units. in the OPA (propaganda and agitation unit).
From 1989 to present
In 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Airborne Forces and reorganized into a separate Guards Airborne Brigade (Airborne Brigade). The brigade passed through “hot spots”: Afghanistan (12.1979-07.1988), Baku (12-19.01.1990 - 02.1990), Sumgait, Nakhichevan, Meghri, Julfa, Osh, Fergana, Uzgen (06.06.1990), Chechnya (12.94-10.96, Grozny, Pervomaisky, Argun and from 09.1999 - 2005).
On January 15, 1990, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, after a detailed study of the situation, adopted a decision “On declaring a state of emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region and some other areas.” In accordance with it, the Airborne Forces began an operation carried out in two stages. At the first stage, from January 12 to 19, units of the 106th and 76th airborne divisions, the 56th and 38th airborne brigades and the 217th parachute regiment landed at airfields near Baku (for more details, see . article Black January), and in Yerevan - the 98th Guards Airborne Division. The 39th separate air assault brigade entered Nagorno-Karabakh.
Since January 23, airborne units began operations to restore order in other parts of Azerbaijan. In the area of Lenkoran, Priship and Jalilabad, they were carried out jointly with the border troops, who restored the state border.
In February 1990, the brigade returned to its place of permanent deployment in the city of Iolotan.
From March to August 1990, brigade units maintained order in the cities of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
On June 6, 1990, the 104th Parachute Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division, the 56th Airborne Brigade began landing at airfields in the cities of Fergana and Osh, and on June 8 - the 137th Parachute Regiment of the 106th airborne division in Frunze. Having made a march on the same day through the mountain passes of the border of the two republics, the paratroopers occupied Osh and Uzgen. The next day, the 387th separate parachute regiment and units 56th Airborne Brigade took control of the situation in the area of the cities of Andijan and Jalal-Abad, occupied Kara-Suu, mountain roads and passes throughout the conflict territory.
In October 1992, in connection with the sovereignization of the republics of the former USSR, the brigade was redeployed to the temporary deployment point, the village of Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherekessiya (the 4th parachute battalion of the brigade remained at the permanent deployment point in Iolotan (Turkmenistan), in order to protect the military camp, which was later transferred to the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and renamed into a separate air assault battalion). The 56th Guards Airborne Brigade became three battalions. From there, in 1993, she marched to the place of permanent deployment in the village of Podgory near the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov region. The territory of the military camp was a former shift camp for the builders of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, located 3 kilometers from the nuclear power plant.
From December 1994 to August - October 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade fought in Chechnya. On November 29, 1994, an order was sent to the brigade to form a consolidated battalion and transfer it to Mozdok. The brigade's artillery division took part in the operation near Shatoy at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996. A separate platoon of the AGS-17 brigade from March 1995 to September 1995 as part of the combined battalion of the 7th Guards. Airborne Division took part in the mining company in the Vedeno and Shatoi regions of Chechnya. For their courage and heroism, military personnel were awarded medals and orders. In October-November 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade was withdrawn from Chechnya. At the request of the Don Cossack Army, the brigade was given the honorary name Don Cossack.
In 1997, the brigade was reorganized into 56th Guards Air Assault, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, Don Cossack Regiment, which was included in the .
In July 1998, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, in connection with the resumption of construction of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, the 56th Regiment began redeployment to the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. The regiment was stationed in the buildings of the Kamyshinsky Higher Military Construction Command and Engineering School, which was disbanded in 1998.
On August 19, 1999, an air assault detachment from the regiment was sent to reinforce the consolidated regiment of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division and was sent by letter military echelon to the Republic of Dagestan. On August 20, 1999, an air assault detachment arrived in the village Reassignment of the brigade
In connection with the reform of the Airborne Forces, all air assault formations were withdrawn from the Ground Forces and subordinated to the Directorate of the Airborne Forces under the Russian Defense Ministry:
“In accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 776 of October 11, 2013 and the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Airborne Forces included three air assault brigades stationed in the cities of Ussuriysk, Ulan-Ude and Kamyshin, previously part of the Eastern and Southern Military Districts"
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History of the part
56th Guards separate air assault brigade
. The brigade was formed by October 1, 1979 according to staff No. 35/901 (approved by the NGS 11.9.1979) on the basis of the 351st Guards. PDP of the disbanded 105th Guards airborne division in Chirchik (Uzbekistan).The former commander was appointed commander. 351st Guards PDP Guards p/p-to Plokhikh A.P.(commanded the regiment from October 1976);The brigade became part of the ground forces and is subordinate to the commander of the TurkVO.
. The basis of the formation is the 4th airborne assault battalion, staffed by personnel from three infantry battalions of the 351st Guards. pdp; 1, 2, 3rd infantry battalion - conscripted in the fall of 1979, reconnaissance company of the 351st Guards. PDP, artillery division - l/s artillery regiment 105th divisions.
. The composition of the brigade is 4 battalions (3 infantry battalions, dshb) and adn, 7 separate companies (reconnaissance, auto company, engineering company, airborne support company, repair company, communications company, medical unit), 2 separate batteries (ATGM battery, anti-aircraft rocket and artillery battery), 3 separate platoons - RHR, commandant and economic, orchestra.
Afghanistan
12/11/1979 - the brigade was put on full combat readiness (according to oral telephone order com. TurkVO).
12/12/1979 - an order was received to relocate from Soz-Su station to Jarkurgan station, Termez district (with the exception of 2 battalions - the 3rd infantry battalion was transferred by helicopter from the Chirchik airfield to the site in the region of the village. Sandykachi 150 km from Mary, Turkmenistan, 1st infantry battalion - to Kokaydy airfield, Termez district).
12/18/1979 - the brigade (except for the 3rd battalion) concentrated 13 km northeast of Kokaida.
12/27/1979 - the 4th airborne battalion crossed the state border with Afghanistan and took the Salang pass on the Termez-Kabul highway is under protection.
12/28/1979 - the 3rd infantry battalion was transferred by helicopter to Afghanistan and captured Rabati-Mirza pass on the Kushka-Herat highway.
13-14.1.1980 - by order of com. TurkVO brigade crossed the border and concentrated near the Kunduz airfield.
January 1980 - the 3rd infantry battalion was redeployed to Kandahar airfield; changed the numbering of the battalions of the 3rd PDB received No. 2nd PDB, 2nd PDB - No. 3rd PDB.
February 1980 - The 4th airborne battalion was redeployed to the city of Charikar, Parvan province.
By 1.3.1980 - the 2nd infantry battalion was excluded from the brigade (a dshb was formed from the l/s 70th Guards Omsbr: Kandahar airfield);
The 3rd infantry battalion was reorganized into the airborne infantry battalion (armored vehicles were received in the 103rd Guards Airborne Division in Kabul and transferred to the brigade under its own power).
?.1980 - The 4th airborne battalion was redeployed to the PPD near the Kunduz airfield.
30.6.1980 - the brigade was assigned field mail number - military unit p/p 44585.
?.1981 - a material support company (RMS) was formed on the basis of the auto company and a maintenance platoon.
1.-6.12.1982 - the brigade was redeployed to Gardez, Paktia province; 3rd DSB is stationed near the settlement. Soufla in Logar province, on the Kabul-Gardez highway.
1984 - full-time reconnaissance platoons were included in the battalions (directive of the General Staff from 11/11/1984);
The brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Ground Forces (order of the State Defense Forces No. 034 dated November 21, 1984)
1985 - the minbatr of the 3rd and 4th infantry battalions and the optabatr of the 1st infantry battalion were reorganized into sabatr (SO "Nona"), the brigade is re-equipped with BMP-2
4.5.1985 - by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces, the brigade was awarded the OrderPatriotic War, 1st degree No. 56324698.
10/23/1986 - the fourth battalion was added to the brigade (air assault): the 4th airborne battalion received No. 2nd airborne battalion, a newly formed battalion - No. 4th dshb.
From 12/1/1986 - new staff No. 35/642 according to the directive of the TurkVO headquarters No. 21/1/03182. The brigade's staff strength is 261 officers, 109 warrant officers, 416 sergeants, 1666 soldier.
10.6.1988 - the beginning of the withdrawal of the main part of the brigade from Afghanistan.
12-14.6.1988 - brigade units crossed the border.
14.6.1988 - the brigade was deployed in the new PPD (Iolotan, Turkmenistan).
Commanders of the 56th Guards. odshbr (12.1979-5.1988):
1. P/p-k, p-k Plokhikh A.P. (12.1979-6.1981)
2. P/p-k Korpushkin M.A. (6.1981-4.1982)
3. P/p-k Sukhin V.A. (4.1982-4.1983)
4. P/p-k Chizhikov V.M. (4.1983-11.1985)
5. P/p-k Raevsky V.A. (11.1985-8.1987)
6. P/p-k Evnevich V.G. (8.1987 - at the time of withdrawal)
Combat operations (1980-1988)
1980
1.
January 1-12, 1980 Units of the 1st and 2nd infantry battalions -
January 13 - 14, 1980 G. -
brigade (without 2nd, 4th battalions) dislocated near Kunduz
4. January 26-28, 1980 3rd dshb, adn; Imamsahibrr, employee
14. April 7-24, 1980 3rd DSB Akhtam Valley, Khanabad, Khojagar, Saraki Mamai 15. April 9-16, 1980 4th infantry battalion River valley Panjshir
16. May 3-7, 1980 3rd DShB (without 7th DShR and Minbatr); Baghlanpp
28. August 27-30, 1980 3rd DShB (without 8th DShR),Modjar, Ortabulaki, Alefberdy, Karaul 4-ydshb; 3rd abatr/adn, rr, isr
33. October 10-14, 1980 3rd DSB Imamsahib, Alchik, Khozarbach, Khojagar
38. pp Hoxha Goltan
40. November 25, 1980 1st pdb, 4th dshb (without Gortapa 10th DShr and Minbatr);
41. December 2-3, 1980 1st pdr/ 1, 11th dshr/ 4 Mark 1028.0 (province?) 42. December 5, 1980 7th dshr/ 3 Zardkamar
44. December 16-19, 1980 3rd DShB (without 8, 9th DShR)Majar, Beshkapa, Ishkim, Shahravan, Basiz, Karaul11th dshr/ 4, 2nd abatr/adn, up isr
1981
1. January 20-31, 1981 3, 4th dshb, adn; Imamsahib, Khojagar, Nanabad pp
2. February 11-12, 1981 1st pdb (without 1st pdr), 4th dshb (without minbatr); Aksalan, Yangarykh
3. February 17- 4th infantry battalion Maymene, Tashkurgan March 14, 1981
7. March 22-June 5, 1981 brigade (without 1st pdb and adn); Lashkar Gah, Darveshak, Marja
12. August 19- 4th infantry battalion Bagram, Dehi Kalan September 2, 1981
14. August 20, 1981 8th dshr/ 3, 2nd dshr/ 1, Kunduz, Sherkhan 1st abatr/adn
15. August 27- 2nd pdr/ 1 Mazari Sharif September 6, 1981
17. August 31- 3rd pdr/ 1, 9th dshr/ 3 Ain Ul Majar September 1, 1981
23. October 23- 4th infantry battalion Akcha, Mazar-i Sharif, BalkhNovember 5, 1981
27. December 6, 1981 pp Baghlan December 1 - 5, 1981 g. - relocation of the brigade to Gardez province Paktia
1982
1. April 14-25, 1982 4th DSB; Gunday and back) pp; up rebatr, vzv. isr
2. May 27-June 4, 1982 4th DSB; Souffla, Kalaseyida, Gosharan, Kalamufti, Badash Kalai, Gadai Kheil, Khairabad (on the route Gardez - Kabul - Ghazni) rr, isr, 3rd abatr/adn, up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
3. June 17-24, 1982 3, 4th battalion; Barracks, Muhammadaga-Vuluswali, Gomaran 3rd pdr/ 1, rr, isr, reabatr, 2nd abatr/ adn; up ZU-23-2
4. September 19-21, 1982 1st PDB; Gwareza, Melan, Sipahiheil 10th dshr/ 4
5. September 20-25, 1982 4th infantry battalion, Gardez, Narai, Alikheil, Gul Gunday (march to Gul district Gunday and back) rr, 2nd pdr/ 1, 2nd abatr/adn up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
6. October 4-15, 1982 1st pdb, 4th dshb; Muhammadaga-Wuluswali, Dehi Kalan, Khairabad rr, 8th dshr/ 3, isr, 2nd abatr/ adn, reabatr
7. November 23-26, 1982 4th DSB; Matvarkh, Neknamkala rr, 2nd abatr/ adn; up ZU-23-2, isv
8. November 27-28, 1982 1st PDB; Ushmanheil, Vulusvali Saidkaram, Kosin up 2nd? abatr/adn, vzv. rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2, isv
9. December 16-18, 1982 1st pdb, 3rd dshb (without Padhabi Shana, Dadoheil Maliheil 7th DShr); rr, 2nd abatr/ adn; up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
1983
1. January 12-22, 1983 3, 4th battalion; Barracks, rr, isr, 2nd pdr/ 1, 3rd abatr/adn; southern outskirts of Kabul up reabatr, tv
2. February 27- 4th DSB; Gardez, Narai, Alikheil, Gul Gunday March 5, 1983 isv
3. March 28-30, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Qutubheil, Dehi Manaka, Maliheil pp; up ?abatr/ adn
4. May 16-17, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Nyazi, Babus, Dadoheil, Shashkala, Safedsang rr, up rebatr, vzv. ?abatr/ adn, isv, tv
5. June 2-3, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Muhammadaga-Vulusvali, Kalashikha, Kalasayida pp; isv, tv
6. July 9-12, 1983 1st pdb, 4th dshb; On the escort route: Tera pass - Muhammadaga-Vuluswali) rr, isr, rs; TV
7. August 8-11, 1983 1st infantry battalion (without company), Srakala, Karmashi, Zavu, Kospi, Bara Sidjanak 4th infantry battalion (without company), adn (without battery); pp; up ZU-23-2, isv, TV
8. September 12-26, 1983 1st infantry battalion, 4th infantry battalion (without company); On the route: rr, 2nd abatr/ adn; Gardez - Aliheilup ZU-23-2, TV, isv
9. November 28- 3, 4th battalion; On the route: December 4, 1983 pp; Souffla - Muhammadaga-Vuluswaliisv, tv
1984
1. January 5-28, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without battery); Urgun County zrabatr (without platoon), rr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; up optabatr/ 1?
2. February 13-19, 1984 1st infantry battalion, 3rd infantry battalion (without company), adn (without 2nd abatre); 15 km southeast Kabul 10th dshr/ 4, rr, rmo, rem. company; up ZU-23-2
3. March 5-9, 1984 4th infantry battalion (without company); Hilihan, Naray rr, 3rd abatr/ adn, rmo, rs, rem. company; up ZU-23-2, commandant up
4. May 27-June 12, 1984 4th DSB; On the escort route: up minbatr/ 1, isv, tv Narai - Aliheil
5. July 4-16, 1984 4th infantry battalion (without company); Zurmat Valley, rr, 2nd abatr/ adn; Zara Sharan isv, tv
6. July 27-29, 1984 4th infantry battalion Combat landing in the area of height 3667 (province?)
7. August 3-27, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company); Narai 3rd abatr/adn; up reabatr, isv, tv
8. August 11-16, 1984 3rd DSB; Logar Province 10th dshr/ 4, 1st abatr/adn; TV
9. September 3-15, 1984 4th DSB; Dubandi 2nd abatr/adn, up rebatr, tv, air command.
10. 23 September- 3, 4th dshb, adn; Dubandi, Pachalara, Kabul October 10, 1984 rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company;TV
11. October 20-31, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, Urgun Valley adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company
12. November 21-26, 1984 3, 4th battalion; Logar Province 1st abatr / adn, rr, isr, rs
13. December 7-24, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), Narai, Alikhail, Harshatal 4th dshb, adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, up ZU-23-2, commandant vzv., OPA
1985
2. February 13, 19853rd abatr / adn, rmo, repair. company;
3. March 4-18, 19854th DSB; Urgun rr, 2nd abatr, / adn, sabatr / 1, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company up reabatr, isv, zrv, tv, command. up
4. April 10-23, 19851st PDB; Narai 2nd abatr / adn, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; up reabatr, isv, tv, zrv, command. up
5. May 19-June 12, 19853, 4th infantry battalion, Asadabad - Barikot adn (without battery); zrabatr, rr, isr, rmo, rem. company, rdo; TV, command. vzv., OPA
7. August 2, 1985 adn (without 2nd abatr); zrabatr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; TV, command. vzv., OPA
9. September 3, 1985adn (without battery); rr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; tv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
11. September 18, 19854th infantry battalion (12.-18.9.);Khosta district isr, rs;commandant up
12. September 23-October 5, 1985 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without 2nd abatre); 20 km southwest Kabul, Baraki rr, isr, rmo, rdo, repair company,honey. company; tv, zrv, command. up
13. November 19-December 11, 19851st pdb, 4th dshb, adn (without battery); Dukhana, Kandahar rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, med. company, repair company, worker, optabatrcommandant vzv., OPA
14. December 23-31, 1985 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion Parwan, Kapisa Provinces - Charikar Green Zone (without company), 3rd infantry battalion (without 2mouth), adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; tv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
1986
1. January 22- 1st pdb, adn (without battery); Narai February 2, 1986 rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; orv/ 4, tv, isv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
2. March 4-April 23, 1986 1st pdb, 4th dshb (without sabatre), adn (without 2 batteries); Host rs; commandant up
3. May 12-24, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without 2 batteries); Narai, Alikheil rr, part rs, rmo, rdo, rem. companies and honey companies; isv, zrv, tv, vzv. ATGM, commandant vzv., OPA
4. June 14-July 12 4th DSB; Kunduz Province part rs, isr; up RHZ
5. July 27-August 2, 1986 4th dshb, adn (without 2 batteries); Wardak Province 1st pdr/ 1, rem. company; isv, tv, zrv, air command.
6. August 9-14, 1986 3, 4th dshb, adn; Logar Province rr, rs; ORV/ 1
7. September 5-12, 1986 2nd dshb, part adn; Kabul Province rr, isr; ORV/ 1, TV
8. September 28-October 14, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company), adn; Narai, Alikheil rr, rs, isr, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. vzv., VUNA, OPA
9. December 10-25, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company); Provinces of Logar, Ghazni rr, isr, rs, part of rmo and rem. companies, OPA
1987-88
1. March 2-21, 1987 1st PDR (without 1st PDR), Provinces of Wardak, Paktika 2nd dshb (without 6th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. vzv., OPA
2. April 6-25, 1987 brigade - 1st infantry battalion (without 1st infantry brigade), 2nd infantry battalion (without 4th infantry brigade), adn (without 1st abatre); Nangarhar Province - Melawa base area and transshipment base Marulgad rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. up
3. May 21-June 14, 1987 1st pdb (without 2nd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 4th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); Chakmani, Aliheil, Bayankheil rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, employee; TV, command. up
4. June 25-July 11, 1987 1st pdb (without 2nd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 5th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); Base district Sanglah rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, zrabatr; up RHZ, commandant up
5. July 17-28, 1987 1st pdb, 2nd dshb, adn (without 2 batteries); Along the route: Kabul - Ghazni - Shahjoy - Kalat - Kabul rr, isr, rs, rem. company; TV
6. September 1- 1st pdb, 2nd dshb; Paktia Province October 12, 1987 rr, isr, rs, rem. company; TV, command. up
7. October 12-14, 1987 2nd dshb (without 6th dshr), 3rd dshb (without 7, 8th dshr), 1st and 2nd abatr/adn; Logar Province isr, rs, rem. company, honey company, employee; up RHZ, OPA
8. December 16, 1987-January 21, 1988 1st pdb (without 3rd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 4th dshr), adn (without 1st, 4th abatr); Base area Srana; along the Gardez - Khost road: on the site Saidhail - Savaikotrr, rr, isr, rs, rmo, rem. company,ORV/ 3, 1/ 7th DShR; TV, zrv, vzv. RHZ, commandant up
9. January 21-March 19, 1988 2nd DSB; Satekandav Pass minbatr/ 1; up reabatr, isv
10. March 10-25, 1988 2nd pdr, rr, ?/ 7th dshr; ? orv/1, orv and grv/3, isv, vzv. ?abatr/ adn
11. April 3-30, 1988 1, 2nd pdr/ 1, rr, ?abatr/ adn; Escort on routes - to Khost, Alikhail, Ghazni ORV/1, ORV/2, vzv. minbatr/ 1, isv
12. May 10-15, 1988 2nd DSB Aliheil May 15 - June 15 - preparation of the brigade for withdrawal
13. May 25-30, 1988 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company), 3rd infantry battalion (without company) Ghazni Province
14. May 31, 1988 2nd PDR and ORV / 1, Manaray 4th dshr/ 2