Medical company of the 56th separate guards battalion. Flag "56th Airborne Brigade"

The legendary 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade is located in the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. The military unit has two official addresses, among which are colloquial names: “red and gray roofs.” The names come from the color of the main barracks, where the soldiers of the 56th Airborne Battalion Division live.

Historical information

The formation arose back in 1943 and has a glorious history of times Patriotic War. The soldiers especially distinguished themselves during the liberation of Hungarian cities from the German invaders. Parts of the paratroopers took part in the famous crossing of the borders of Czechoslovakia.

The soldiers were indispensable in Afghanistan, fulfilling their international duty. They also provided assistance to infantrymen during battles in Chechnya. The permanent deployment to Kamyshin was carried out in 1998.

Interestingly, the base for forming the part is very impressive. At this place was located the famous KKVSKU - military higher education educational institution, where officers were trained. The university, unfortunately, was disbanded, and the personnel were transferred to the Togliatti and St. Petersburg institutes.

Part composition

After the Great Patriotic War, units were withdrawn from Hungary and were located near Budapest. Starting from 1946, the main location was the city of Tula, and the unit became part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps. But already in 1953, the airborne army was completely disbanded.

The personnel were accepted into the 137th Guards Parachute Regiment, located in Ryazan. The soldiers took part in helping the residents of Tashkent after the earthquake, and were also a guarantor of security during civil unrest.

Only in 1997 was the 56th air assault brigade organized and redeployed to the city of Kamyshin. Since 2010, the unit has been named after the Order of Kutuzov and the Order of the Patriotic War.

Purpose of the part

The main purpose of the 56th airborne battalion in Kamyshin is to form a military reserve of trained paratroopers ready to land in the combat zone. By order of the Minister of Defense, to enhance mobility, some are transferred to automotive equipment.

For transfer personnel helicopters are assumed, soldiers are deployed fully armed and equipped with parachutes. Military equipment moves on its own. However, with the help of heavy-duty helicopters, it can be transferred from the air. To achieve this, exercises are regularly held with monthly field trips.

The last large-scale tests were carried out in 2008, when howitzers and GAZ vehicles were airlifted.

Glorious exploits of personnel

In 1999, soldiers on the Russian border with Georgia ensured the protection of Chechen lands. The paratroopers, having landed from the air, completely blocked the mountain passes and trails. The gangs were a complete fiasco in their attempts to bypass the fighters and strike from the Georgian side. Many soldiers were nominated for awards, and mainly the paratroopers prevented mass bloodshed on the border.

Three soldiers of the 56th Airborne Brigade were awarded the title of Hero for heroism and courage shown during the military action. Russian Federation.

Well-deserved awards

Over its glorious history, the unit has received many awards, both personnel and combined arms. Among the particularly important ones are:

1. Guards Battle Banner.
2. Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.
3. Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.
4. Order of the Red Banner.
5. Gratitude of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

The military personnel of the unit received many awards for their participation in Chechen campaign and service in Afghanistan.

Service today

Today, the 56th Airborne Battalion Battalion is training soldiers undergoing conscript service, it is also carried out here under a contract. In addition to the excellent physical training that a paratrooper must have, personnel are also trained in other skills. For this purpose, trips to the training ground are regularly organized, where combat exercises are held in field conditions close to military ones.

During this time, the soldiers live in tents, provide meals on their own, and are provided with daily rations during trips. According to the military personnel, the food is quite high in calories, varied and tasty. On holidays, fighters are treated to chocolate, pastries and even barbecue.

Most of the soldiers who served in Kamyshin are proud that they belong to the Airborne Forces. The 56th DSB trains paratroopers, so the mandatory program includes parachute jumping. This involves jumping from a helicopter and an airplane. Contract workers who complete the jumping program receive an additional payment to their salary.

Living conditions

Comfortable barracks are provided for accommodation. Recruits, undergoing the “young fighter course”, are separated from the “old-timers” in order to avoid possible conflicts. Then they are combined.

Soldiers are placed in cubicles that are designed for four. The shower is located directly in the block or on the floor. A bathroom is located in each cabin. The room is standard and has bunk beds, bedside tables, wardrobe and desk.

Meals are served in the dining room, where the cooks are staff from civilian staff. For the convenience of soldiers, there is a small store on the territory, however, according to reviews, the cost of products is slightly higher than in city retail outlets.

Information for parents of conscripts

When preparing parcels, remember that it is prohibited to put any medications inside. They will still be taken away during inspection. However, with a doctor's certificate, an inhaler is permitted. If vitamins are needed, they are handed over to the medical office, and the soldier receives them from the doctor.

The soldier may keep the phone if he does not abuse it. No one will take away a means of communication if they use it only in their free time. It is recommended to write messages to the soldier, and whenever possible, servicemen themselves call their relatives.

If, nevertheless, the phone is taken away, then it is issued on a day off once a week. If unauthorized use of a mobile phone is suspected, the serviceman is called by the commander, and the communication device is confiscated until the end of the proceedings.

Conscripts may go on leave only with their parents, in agreement with their commander. Legal wives can obtain permission. You won't be able to go out with a girl.

Oath

As in any unit, the 56th DSB conducts a ceremonial oath for recruits. For the convenience of relatives, the event is timed to coincide with the weekend, in the morning.

After taking the oath, you can get a leave of absence. If the recruit’s parents come from afar, you can negotiate with the commander about the weekend, up to Tuesday.

Part address

56 DShB in Kamyshin has a double address. The main unit of the Airborne Forces is located in the “gray roofs” on the street. Gorokhovskaya. For postal shipments, the address used is: Kamyshin-10, military unit 74507.

RCBZ units are located on the street. Petrovskaya. For postal items the following address is used: 403871 Volgograd region, Kamyshin-1, post restante.

Kamyshin is located between Volgograd and Saratov. There is no airport, trains run only from Moscow. It is easier to get to the city by bus. They run regularly from Volgograd and Saratov.

56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade (Kamyshin)

At the end of 1989, the brigade was reorganized into a separate 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 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 (for more details, see . article Black January), and in Yerevan - the 98th Guards Airborne Division. The 39th separate air assault brigade entered Nagorno-Karabakh.

56 DShP (Air Assault Regiment) in Chechnya, 2001
year. Part 2.

From 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 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.

56 DShP (Air Assault Regiment) in Chechnya, 2001. Part-3.

On June 6, 1990, the 104th Parachute Regiment of the 76th began landing at airfields in the cities of Fergana and Osh airborne division, 56th Airborne Brigade, 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 of the 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 Soviet Socialist Republic, the brigade was redeployed to the village of Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherekessiya. From where it 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 brigade's combined battalion 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 Shatoi at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996. 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 Motorcycle 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.
On August 19, 1999, an air assault detachment from the regiment was sent to strengthen 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 of Botlikh. Later he took part in hostilities in the Republic of Dagestan and the Chechen Republic. The regiment's battalion tactical group fought in the North Caucasus (location: Khankala).
In December 1999, units of the regiment and the FPS DShMG covered the Chechen section of the Russian-Georgian border.
On May 1, 2009, the air assault regiment again became a brigade. And from July 1, 2010, it switched to a new state and became known as the 56th separate air assault brigade(light) .Pafter reorganization from a brigade to a regiment and subordination to an infantry division, in 1999. February-March, 56th Guards DShP redeployed to Kamyshin,
It should be noted that over all these years, the Battle Banner of the 56th separate air assault brigade, despite all 4 renamings and 4 reformations of the regular structure, remained the same. This is the Battle Banner of the 351st Parachute Regiment.

In July 1998, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation in connection with the resumption of construction

Rostov Nuclear Power Plant 56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade began redeployment to the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. The brigade was stationed in the buildings of the Kamyshinsky Higher Military Construction Command and Engineering School, which was disbanded in 1998.

History of formations and units of the 40th Army

56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade
(56th Guards Brigade)
Military unit Airborne troops Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Armed Forces.
The formation's birthday is June 11, 1943, when the 7th and 17th Guards Airborne Brigades were formed.
The combat path during the Great Patriotic War On the 4th Ukrainian Front, a strong group of airborne forces was deployed, consisting of the 4th, 6th and 7th Guards Airborne Brigades. It was planned to be used during the liberation of Crimea.
In December 1943, the 4th and 7th Guards Airborne Brigades were redeployed to the Moscow Military District.
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 Separate Airborne Brigade was reorganized into the 347th Guards Rifle Regiment, the 7th Guards Separate Airborne Brigade into the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment, and the 17th Guards Separate Airborne Brigade into the 355th. 1st Guards Rifle Regiment.
The 106th Guards Rifle 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 division also included the 57th artillery brigade of three regiments:
205th Cannon Artillery Regiment;
28th Howitzer Artillery Regiment;
53rd Mortar Regiment. In January 1945, the division as part of the 38th Guards Rifle Corps redeployed to railway to Hungary, by February 26 it was concentrated east of the city of Budapest in the area: Szolnok - Abony - Soyal - Teriel and in early March became part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front.
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. At the beginning of 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.
On May 9 the division continued fighting to pursue the enemy and successfully developed an offensive against 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 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.
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 (not full strength) 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: 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 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 Ground forces from 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 areas Central Asia and participates in large-scale exercises of TurkVO. Being the forefront part of the Airborne Forces 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 Parachute 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 Uzbek SSR, the 56th separate guards air assault brigade was formed.
To form the brigade, reserves liable for military service—the so-called “partisans”—from among the residents of the Central Asian republics and the south of the Kazakh SSR were urgently mobilized. They will subsequently make up 80% of the brigade’s personnel when troops enter the DRA.
The formation of brigade units will simultaneously be carried out at 4 mobilization points and will end in Termez:
Wars, stories, facts.:
“...formally the brigade is considered formed in Chirchik on the basis of the 351st Guards Regiment. 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 loaded into 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.
On the morning of December 25, 1979, the 4th Airborne Battalion Brigade was the first to enter Afghanistan as part of the 40th Army.
to protect the Salang pass.
From Termez, the 1st infantry battalion and the 2nd infantry battalion by helicopter, and the rest in a column, were redeployed to the city of Kunduz. The 4th infantry battalion remained at the Salang pass. Then from Kunduz the 2nd infantry battalion was transferred to the city of Kandahar where it became part of the newly formed 70th separate guards motorized rifle brigade. In January 1980, the entire composition of the 56th Guards was introduced. odshbr. She was stationed in the city of Kunduz.
In Gardez
From the moment the 2nd infantry battalion was transferred to the 70th separate motorized brigade, 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, the 56th Airborne Brigade was stationed in the Gardez area, 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 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-2D for reconnaissance company, 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalions and BTR-70 for the 1st battalion 2 and 3 pdr) the 1st pdr still had BRDM. 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.
4.5.1985 - by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces, 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.
The number of personnel of the 56th Guards. The Oshbr on December 1, 1986 was 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 Yolotan Turkmen SSR.
Regarding the organizational structure. The picture shows that the brigade had only 3 BRDM-2 units, which were available in the reconnaissance company. However, there was another BRDM-2 in the chemical platoon and 2 more units. in the OPA (propaganda and agitation unit).
From 1989 to the present At the end of 1989, the brigade was reorganized into a separate 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 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 (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.
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 of the 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 Soviet Socialist Republic, the brigade was redeployed to the village of Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherekessiya. From where they 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 brigade's combined battalion 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 Shatoi at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996. 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.
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 of Botlikh. Later he took part in hostilities in the Republic of Dagestan and the Chechen Republic. The regiment's battalion tactical group fought in the North Caucasus (location: Khankala).
In December 1999, units of the regiment and the FPS DShMG covered the Chechen section of the Russian-Georgian border.
On May 1, 2009, the air assault regiment again became a brigade. And on July 1, 2010, it switched to a new staff and became known as the 56th separate air assault brigade (light).
It should be noted that over all these years, the Battle Banner of the 56th separate air assault brigade, despite all 4 renamings and 4 reformations of the regular structure, remained the same. This is the Battle Banner of the 351st Parachute Regiment
Previously, the 11th, 56th and 83rd air assault (airborne) brigades were operationally subordinate to the military districts (Southern Military District and Eastern Military District), but on October 21, 2013 they became part of the Russian Airborne Forces.
Famous fighters and commanders
Leonid Vasilyevich Khabarov - battalion commander-4 from the creation of the brigade until April 1980. NS of the brigade from October 1984 to September 1985. Years of service 1966-1991
Rank Colonel of the USSR Air Force
Commanded the 100th ORR of the 105th Guards. Airborne Division, 1st Infantry Battalion, 351st Guards. PDP 105th Guards VDD,
4th DSB 56th Guards. odshbr,smp (k) TurkVO
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
State awards:
Order of Military Merit
Order of the Red Banner
Medal for Distinction in Military Service, 1st degree
Medal for Distinction in Military Service, 2nd degree
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "60 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Departmental awards and insignia:
Medal "Army General Margelov"
Medal for Strengthening the Military Commonwealth (Ministry of Defense)
For impeccable service, 1st class
For impeccable service, 2nd degree
For impeccable service, 3rd degree
Badge for two serious wounds
Skydiver-instructor (over 400 parachute jumps)
Honorary worker of higher education vocational education Russian Federation
Regional awards:
Badge of honor “For services to the city of Yekaterinburg”
Awards from other countries:
Medal “From the Grateful Afghan People” (Afghanistan)
Public awards:
Order of Merit (RSVA)
Retired
from 1991 to 2010 leads in turn:
Military Department;
Faculty of Military Education;
Institute of Military-Technical Education
Ural State Technical University.
Evnevich, Valery Gennadievich Chief of Staff, and since 1987 - brigade commander.
Awards and titles
Hero of the Russian Federation
(October 7, 1993) - “for courage and heroism shown during a special task”

Order of Military Merit
Order of the Red Banner
2 Orders of the Red Star
Medal "For Military Merit"
Zhukov Medal
Medal “Participant in emergency humanitarian operations” (EMERCOM of Russia)

USSR
Russia Subordination Command of the USSR Armed Forces
(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) Participation in The Great Patriotic War ,
Afghan War (1979-1989),
Karabakh war,
First Chechen War,
Invasion of Dagestan,
Second Chechen War

Code 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. At the beginning of 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 Shatoi 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 Armed Forces The Russian Federation's 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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56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade (56gv.odshbr) - military formation of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Armed Forces. The formation's birthday is June 11, 1943, when the 7th and 17th Guards Airborne Brigades were formed.

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 front's main attack. 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. At the beginning of 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 5 to 11 May 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 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 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).

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 (not full strength) 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.

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 Parachute 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 Uzbek SSR, the 56th separate guards air assault brigade was formed.

To form a brigade, reserve military personnel - the so-called “partisans” - were urgently mobilized 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 will simultaneously be carried out at 4 mobilization points and will end in Termez:

“...formally the brigade is considered formed in Chirchik on the basis of the 351st Guards Regiment. 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 loaded into trains and were redeployed to the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR.

56th Guards Specialized Brigade in the Afghan War

Organizational and staffing structure of the 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade as of December 1986

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 Airborne Battalion Brigade was the first, as part of units of the 40th Army, to enter Afghanistan to guard the Salang Pass.

From Termez, the 1st infantry battalion and the 2nd airborne infantry battalion by helicopter, and the rest in a column, were redeployed to the city of Kunduz. The 4th Airborne Battalion Remained at the Salang Pass. Then from Kunduz the 2nd battalion was transferred to the city of Kandahar where it became part of the newly formed 70th separate guards motorized rifle brigade. In January 1980, the entire 56th Brigade was introduced. She was stationed in the city of Kunduz.

Since the transfer of the 2nd DShB to the 70th Guards. The motorized rifle 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, the 56th Airborne Brigade was stationed in the Gardez area, 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 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-2D for reconnaissance company, 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalions and BTR-70 for the 1st battalion 2 and 3 pdr) the 1st pdr still had BRDM. 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.

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.

The number of personnel of the 56th Guards. As of December 1, 1986, the separate airborne brigade numbered 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.

Regarding the organizational structure. The picture shows that the brigade had only 3 BRDM-2 units, which were available in the reconnaissance company. 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

At the end of 1989, the brigade was reorganized into a separate 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 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 (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.

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 of the 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 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.

From December 1994 to August - October 1996, the brigade's combined battalion 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 Shatoi at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996. In October-November 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade was withdrawn from Chechnya.

In 1997, the brigade was reorganized into 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.

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, the air assault detachment arrived in the village 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 - Khankala).

In December 1999, units of the regiment and the FPS DShMG covered the Chechen section of the Russian-Georgian border.

On May 1, 2009, the air assault regiment again became a brigade. And from July 1, 2010, it switched to a new state and began to be called (light).
It should be noted that over all these years the Battle Banner 56th separate air assault brigade, despite all 4 renamings and 4 reformations of the staff structure, it remained the same. This is the Battle Banner of the 351st Parachute Regiment.

Famous fighters and commanders

• Leonid Vasilyevich Khabarov - battalion commander 4 from the creation of the brigade until April 1980. NS of the brigade from October 1984 to September 1985.
• Evnevich, Valery Gennadievich - chief of staff, and since 1987 - brigade commander.

see also

• Limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan

Alimenko Sergey Vilgelmovich commander of a sapper company

Notes

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