345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment
345th Guards Red Banner Order of Suvorov IIIrd Degree 70th anniversary of Lenin Komsomol Airborne Regiment | |
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Active | 30 December 1944 – 1 May 1998 |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russian Federation (since 1992) |
Branch | Soviet Army |
Size | Vienna Offensive (1945)
Soviet–Afghan War
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Valery Vostrotin |
The 345th Guards Airborne Regiment (345th PPD) of the Soviet Airborne Forces, and after 1992, the Russian Airborne Forces, was active from 1944 to 1998.
History
It was formed on 30 December 1944 at Lapichi, Osipovichi district,
Originally, the regiment was a part of 105th Guards Rifle Division, which then became 105th Guards Airborne Division stationed at
The regiment was attached to
An Airborne Battalion, which arrived in Afghanistan in July 1979 under the command of Guards Lieutenant Colonel Lomakin, was integrated into the 345th regiment as its new 1st Battalion. In October 1979, an incident resulting in death of KGB officer Captain Chepurnoy had occurred in this battalion, leading to transfer of command to Guards Major Pustovit.
87 troops of a
The 345th Airborne Regiment had participated in most major operations of the conflict, including the Battle for Hill 3234, which became the basis for the script of the film The 9th Company. On or about 11 February 1989 the regiment withdrew from Afghanistan making it one of the last detachments to exit the country.
After Afghanistan
After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the regiment became part of 104th Guards Airborne Division. The Regiment was later relocated to
References
- ^ (in Russian) Article on Storm-333 at VPK-news.ru Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment official web site (in Russian)
- Uniforms and History of the 345 PDP in Afghanistan