11th Motor Rifle Division "Sultan Sanjar"
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The 11th Motor Rifle Division "Sultan Sanjar" is a unit of the Turkmen Ground Forces. It descends from the 88th Motor Rifle Division of the Soviet Army, first formed in May 1957. It is currently based out of Serhetabat (formerly Kushka).
History
Soviet Army
In May 1957, the 88th Motor Rifle Division (First Formation) was established at
Turkmen SSR. It replaced the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Turkestan Military District, which had been dispatched to Afghanistan. In 1982, it came under the control of the 36th Army Corps. In March 1989, it absorbed the returning 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division
without inheriting any awards.
Turkmen Army
After the
Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.[6]
References
- ^ Holm, Michael. "180th Motorised Rifle Division". ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "5 гв. мсд - 101 Мотострелковый полк". 101msp.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Портал о Фронтовиках". www.pobeda1945.su. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Вооруженные силы Туркмении" [Army of Turkemenistan] (in Russian). Vad777. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Семь мотострелковых дивизий и бригад Вооруженных Сил Туркмении стали именными". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ http://www.polit.ru/analytics/2007/01/03/kavkaz.html Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, translated from Russian by Google Translate, July 2009.
External links
- Michael Holm, 88th Motor Rifle Division
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