Military units of the 345th Airborne Regiment. The Minister of Defense approved the concept of the development of the Airborne Forces
Dear Brothers!
On behalf of the Union of Paratroopers of Russia
we sincerely congratulate you on the day
formation of our Red Banner Guards
Order of Suvorov, third degree
345 parachute regiment
named after the 70th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol
We wish you all health, happiness, success and long life!
Sincerely,
Union of Russian Paratroopers
A Bit of History
“There are dashing regiments in Russia,
No wonder their glory is loud,
but no mother Russia
more glorious than our regiment!
Our regiment was formed on December 30, 1944 in the village (town) of Lapichi, Osipovichi district, Mogilev region of Belarus. The basis for the formation of the regiment were parts of the disbanded 14th Guards airborne brigade. The first commander of the regiment was Lieutenant Colonel Kotlyarov.
The regiment became part of the 105th Guards. Rifle Division of the 38th Guards. rifle corps. 38th Guards The rifle corps consisted of the 104th, 105th and 106th Guards. rifle divisions and was part of the 9th Guards. army (commander Colonel General V.V. Glagolev, chief of staff Major General S.E. Rozhdestvensky). 9th Guards the army was introduced into the active army and concentrated southeast of Budapest, being in the reserve of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command.
9th guards army was fully staffed with well-trained officers, sergeants and enlisted personnel, who completed a course in combat operations behind enemy lines. In preparation for the Vienna offensive operation in the units and formations of the army there was a reinforced combat training. The morale of the warriors was exceptionally high.
From the town of Lapichi of the Byelorussian SSR, immediately after the formation, the regiment departed for the front near Budapest. 345th Guards. rifle regiment participated in the battles for the liberation of Germany and Czechoslovakia. In commemoration of the victory won in the battles for Vienna and for the mass heroism shown in the Vienna Offensive Operation, the 38th Guards. the rifle corps was given the honorary name Vienna.
Per fighting in the Great Patriotic War of 345 Guards. The infantry regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov, 3rd class.
AFTER THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
After the end of the war of 345 guards. the rifle regiment was engaged in combat training in Hungary during the year.
By the Decree of the Council of Ministers on June 3, 1946 and the order of the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR on June 10, 1946, the Airborne Forces were withdrawn from the Air Force, included in the reserve troops of the Supreme High Command and subordinated directly to the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR. The post of Commander of the Airborne Troops of the USSR Armed Forces was re-established and his duties were defined. In April 1946, Colonel General V.V. was appointed Commander of the Airborne Forces. Glagolev.
The organizational development of the troops was based on the experience gained in the interwar period and during the Second World War. 38 Guards was sent to form troops. rifle corps consisting of: 104, 105.106 guards. rifle divisions.
June 14, 1946 345th Guards. the rifle regiment was reorganized into the 345th airborne landing regiment of the Order of Suvorov.
The reorganized units and formations retained honorary titles and awards for military distinctions received on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. The main part of the personnel enthusiastically accepted the news that their formations were being reorganized into airborne units, since most of the military personnel were paratroopers. All military personnel sent to recruit troops were selected for health reasons, physical development and level of education, as well as moral and political qualities.
On September 1, 1946, the troops began scheduled military and political training.
The 345th landing airborne regiment of the Order of Suvorov was stationed in the USSR in the city of Ivanovo, then in the city of Kostroma, and from 1960 to December 1979 in the city of Fergana, Uzbek SSR, as part of the 105th Guards. airborne division.
In 1979, the 105th Guards was disbanded. airborne division, which was stationed in Uzbekistan, with the exception of the 345th Guards. pdp, which became known as a separate one.
THE "AFGHAN" HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT BEGINS FROM DECEMBER 1979
On April 27, 1978, a revolution took place in Afghanistan, as a result of which the PDPA party came to power, which proclaimed the Soviet version of socialism (the United States did not like this). Mohammad Taraki became the leader. His closest associate was Hafizullah Amin (prime minister). (It is noteworthy that Amin studied in the USA).
In March 1979, Taraki asked the USSR to enter Soviet troops to Afghanistan in connection with the Herat uprising and the beginning civil war. The USSR refused.
Later, on the orders of Amin, Taraki was arrested and strangled, although Brezhnev asked him to personally save Taraki's life. Brezhnev was "very upset."
And already on December 12, 1979, a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU was held with the agenda "On the situation in Afghanistan", where, by decision of the "Kremlin elders" Andropov, Ustinov and Gromyko (Kosygin and Agarkov objected), it was decided to apply Armed forces USSR in the DRA.
At the same time, since July 1979, secretly transferred to Afghanistan special forces of the Airborne Forces and the KGB (detachment "Zenith", "Alpha", "Thunder", "Muslim battalion" ...).
One of the first airborne units 345 guards were sent to Afghanistan. To ensure the operation of the Bagram airfield and the protection of technical personnel and cargo from Fergana to Bagram, the task force of the 345th Guards Infantry Regiment, led by the regiment commander and the 2nd Infantry Regiment, with military equipment and cargo, was transferred.
And already on December 16, 1979, the 2nd infantry brigade of the 345th Guards Infantry Division, together with the 1st infantry brigade located at the Bagram airfield, began to protect the airfield and ensure the reception of personnel and equipment.
On the night of December 24-25, 1979, the reception of the artillery battalion and regiment support units at the Bagram airfield and 3 air defense units at the Kabul airfield was provided.
On December 25, 1979, at 12.00, the troops were sent the Directive of the General Staff "On crossing the state border of Afghanistan at 15.00 hours ...". Troops entered...
On December 25-27, 1979, the 345th regiment ensured the landing of units and subunits of the Vitebsk 103rd Airborne Division at the airfields of Kabul and Bagram.
On December 27, 1979, at 19:30, the GRU and KGB special forces of the USSR stormed and captured Amin's residence, the Taj Beck Palace. Amin was killed...
On the same night, the 103rd Guards Airborne Division captured important facilities in Kabul.
On the night of December 27-28, the personnel of the 345th regiment also performed a combat mission to capture important facilities at the Bagram and Kabul airfields, and administrative offices in Kabul.
The number of all the dead was 60 people, of which 19 people stormed the Taj Beck and 8 guardsmen of the 345th Guards Opdp (in the lists of the dead they appear under 71, 89, 137, 143, 266, 280, 305, 396).
On December 28, 1979, the United States warned the USSR about possible negative consequences for the USSR. And already on January 2, 1980, the United States announced sanctions against the USSR (one of them is not participation in the 80 Olympics in Moscow). They were supported by 104 states in the UN, and 18 did not support them ...
Babrak Karmal, a man loyal to the USSR, became the leader of Afghanistan ...
The United States began to act, and already in February 1980, mass uprisings began throughout Afghanistan against the current regime of the PDPA ... Thus began a large-scale armed confrontation ...
(We see how the United States acts today on the example of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova ... Money and a “herd of stupid ones” will do their job ...)
The Afghan war continued for us from mid-December 1979 to early February 1989. (9 years and 2 months). There was a lull (truce) only between January 1983 and March 1984. According to the General Staff of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 620 thousand military personnel and citizens of the USSR passed through Afghanistan, and 15,051 military personnel and citizens of the USSR died. The last soldier of the Afghan war who died during the withdrawal of troops was Igor Lyakhovich, a guardsman of the 345th Guards Opdp (Salang - 02/07/1989).
In 1980, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the courage and heroism shown by the personnel in the performance of international duty.
On February 15, 1983, the regiment was awarded the second pennant of the USSR Ministry of Defense "For courage and military prowess».
In the period from 1980 to 1989, the regiment participated in more than 240 combat operations with a total duration of more than 1500 days.
In 1988, the regiment was given the honorary title "70th Anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol".
Hero Titles Soviet Union on the Afghan war awarded:
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (posthumously);
Valery Aleksandrovich Vostrotin;
Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov;
Nikolai Vasilyevich Kravchenko;
Andrey Aleksandrovich Melnikov (posthumously);
Vasily Vasilyevich Pimenov;
Igor Vladimirovich Chmurov;
Oleg Aleksandrovich Yurasov (posthumously).
REGIMENT IN THE CAUCASUS
February 11, 1989 345 Guards. opdp was withdrawn from Afghanistan in the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR. And already on February 12, 1989, the first units: 2 pdb; 3 howitzer battery; reconnaissance company led by the deputy commander of the regiment, lieutenant colonel Lapshin, arrived at the airfield in the city of Kirovabad of the Azerbaijan SSR on VTA aircraft. In the future, all units of the regiment arrived there. So 345 Guards. OPDP became part of the 104th Guards. VDD of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree (division commander, Major General V.A. Sorokin).
From February 1989 to August 1992, 345 Guards. PDP as part of 104 Guards. The VDD carried out special government tasks in the republics of Transcaucasia (Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Armenian SSR).
In August 1992, the situation in the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia escalated sharply, the people of which headed for national-state self-determination. Alerted on August 16, 1992, the 345th Guards. PDP under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E.D. Demina landed at the airfield in Gudauta (Abkhazia) and provided security and defense for Russian facilities and Russian citizens.
On August 17, 1992, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation issued the following statement: “In connection with the complicated situation in Abkhazia and the threat created for Russian citizens who are on vacation there, among whom there were victims (2 killed and wounded) as a result of the clashes taking place in Sukhumi, the government of the Russian Federation in agreement with the leadership of Georgia, took urgent measures ... to ensure the safety and evacuation of Russian citizens, as well as to strengthen the protection of Russian military units stationed in this area, a parachute regiment was sent to Abkhazia. The evacuation operation was successful, with 4,324 people evacuated by the end of August. The measures being taken reflect the line of the Russian side, which, without interfering in the internal affairs of Georgia, will not at the same time remain indifferent when the lives of Russian citizens are threatened, and will protect their safety and dignity.”
The open armed Georgian-Abkhazian conflict lasted until September 1993. A mine-sabotage guerrilla war continued until 1999. Personnel of the 345th Guards. PDP faithfully and professionally carried out the assigned tasks, observing military traditions.
In this war, on July 26, 1993, for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, the title of Hero Russian Federation was assigned to the guards to the senior sergeant Volf Vitaly Alexandrovich (posthumously).
In September 1993, 345 Guards. PDP was included in the 7th Guards. airborne division and the point of permanent deployment became the Novorossiysk region (SKVO), and Abkhazia - the area of application.
On the basis of the Agreement between Georgia and Abkhazia on a ceasefire and disengagement of forces of May 14, 1994 and in accordance with the Presidential Decree of June 9, 1994, the Decree of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPFM) were created to disengage the conflicting parties, maintain law and order, creating conditions for a return to normal life in the zone Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
In the autumn of 1994, on the funds of 345 Guards. the 50th military base was formed as part of the regiment.
345 Guards. The PDP carried out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict until April 1998. On April 30, 1998, on the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, covered with military glory of the 345th Guards. The PDP was disbanded, and the combat banner of the regiment with awards was transferred to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. We can also see a duplicate of the battle banner with awards today at the Airborne Forces Museum in Ryazan.
The title of Hero of Russia in the armed Georgian-Abkhazian conflict was awarded to:
Vitaly Alexandrovich Wolf (posthumously) - 03/27/1993
THE FATE OF THE BATTLE BANNER OF THE REGIMENT.
In April 1998, in connection with the reform of the RF Armed Forces, on the funds of the 345th Guards. The PDP was formed and later deployed the 10th separate parachute regiment of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation.
In 1999, the Commander of the Airborne Forces turned to the head General Staff Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a proposal to hand over a separate 10th pdp, performing peacekeeping missions in Abkhazia-Georgia, the Battle Banner of the disbanded 345th Guards. airborne troops, stored in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in order to preserve traditions military units who took part in the Great Patriotic War and the memory of their military merits, as well as raising the spirit of active military personnel.
The proposal of the Commander of the Airborne Forces found support in the General Staff and the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. And in July 1999, a separate 10th infantry fighting regiment, performing peacekeeping tasks in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, was awarded the Battle Banner of the 345th Guards infantry fighting regiment.
After the termination of the mandate of the peacekeeping forces and the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation 10, a separate PDP was withdrawn from the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict to the territory of Russia and was disbanded.
Currently, the Battle Banner of 345 Guards. PDP is stored in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
WARRIORS-PARATROOPERS 345 GV.OPDP
FOREVER ENROLLED IN THE LISTS OF PARTS OF THE VDV:
Guards Art. Sergeant Aleksandrov Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich, military unit 68606,
Guards Private Melnikov Andrey Aleksandrovich, military unit 71377,
(Order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR of December 26, 1988)
Guards major Yurasov Oleg Aleksandrovich, military unit 71211,
(Order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR dated 09.10.89)
Guards Art. Sergeant Volf Vitaly Alexandrovich, military unit 63368,
(Order of the Minister of Defense of Russia dated 26.07.93)
345th guards and modern wars !!!
In the interests of our state, by order of the political and military leadership of the USSR, in 1979 a decision was made to provide international assistance to the Afghan people by sending a contingent of military units there.
The Afghan war continued for us from mid-December 1979 to early February 1989.
The regiment performed a combat mission in Afghanistan for 9 years and 2 months.
February 11, 1989 345 Guards. The opdp was withdrawn from Afghanistan in the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR, and on February 12, 1989, on BTA aircraft, arrived in the city of Kirovabad (later Ganja) of the Azerbaijan SSR. So 345 Guards. OPDP became part of the 104th Guards. Airborne Division of the Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class (Division Commander Major General V.A. Sorokin).
But even at home, the regiment was again used to solve problems in the armed Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict (Nagorno-Karabakh), the events in Tbilisi.
From February 1989 to August 1992, 345 Guards. PDP as part of 104 Guards. The VDD carried out special government tasks in the republics of Transcaucasia (Azerbaijan SSR, Armenian SSR, Georgian SSR).
The regiment performed special tasks in Transcaucasia for 3 years and 6 months.
In August 1992, the situation in the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia escalated sharply, the people of which headed for national-state self-determination. Alerted on August 15, 1992, the 345th Guards. PDP under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E.D. On August 16, Demin landed at the airfield in Gudauta (Abkhazia) and provided security and defense for Russian facilities and Russian citizens. It was planned to quickly return the regiment after the completion of the task, but the tasks, and accordingly the deadlines for completing the tasks, were constantly increasing.
Directive NGSH No. 314 / 3 / 01177 of November 12, 1992 to June 30, 1993, 345 guards. Parachute Regiment 104 Guards. airborne division (military unit 63368) temporarily performing an operational task in the city of Gudauta (ZAKVO), expelled from the 104th guards. VDD and included in the 7th Guards. vdd. The regiment has a new deployment point in Novorossiysk (SKVO).
In September 1993, 345 Guards. PDP was included in the next 7th Guards. airborne division and the point of permanent deployment became the Novorossiysk region (SKVO), and Abkhazia - the area of application.
The regiment participated in the protection and defense of the Gudauta airfield, the seismic laboratory in Eshery, the objects of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Sukhumi, Gudauta and Pitsunda, was the only deterrent force in an open war between the Abkhazians and Georgians, as a result of which it suffered human and material losses. Later, by setting up checkpoints, the regiment carried out a peacekeeping mission, providing a security zone in the Gali region of Abkhazia and the Kodori Gorge, while a mine-sabotage war was waged against personnel and equipment.
Decree of the Council of Ministers - Government of the Russian Federation No. 941 of September 22, 1993 determined that the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict has been a zone of armed conflict since August 15, 1992.
345 Guards. The PDP carried out special tasks and a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict until April 30, 1998.
On the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Directive of the First Deputy of the Ministry of Defense No. The PDP was disbanded in the area of application (the city of Gudauta - Abkhazia) without being withdrawn to a point of permanent deployment on the territory of Russia.
Covered with military glory, observing military traditions, the 345th PARACHUTE REGIMENT OF THE GUARDS, faithfully fulfilling the tasks of its Government in armed conflicts for about 19 years (from 1979 to 1998), he was disbanded without reaching his homeland - RUSSIA is only 64 kilometers away!
The combat banner of the regiment with awards was transferred to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. We can also see a duplicate of the battle banner with awards today at the Museum of the Airborne Forces in Ryazan.
The regiment performed special tasks in the zone of open armed conflict in Abkhazia-Georgia for 5 years and 9 months.
TOTAL, in total, the regiment continuously participated in wars and armed conflicts from December 1979 to May 1998 - 18 years and 5 months !!!
345th Guards Airborne Regiment
GLORY, GLORY, GLORY!!!
Each of them is a hero! You can make films about Afghanistan endlessly ...
I propose to read the history of the 345th Airborne Regiment ...
Separate Guards of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov, third degree, 345th Airborne Regiment named after the 70th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol
Our regiment was formed on December 30, 1944. For military operations during the Great Patriotic War was awarded the order Suvorov 111th degree. The Order of the Red Banner was awarded to the regiment in 1980 for the courage and heroism shown by the personnel in the performance of international duty. The regiment has two pennants of the Minister of Defense of the USSR for courage and military prowess. And since 1988, the regiment has been given the honorary name - the 70th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol.
Heroes of the Soviet Union on Afghan soil became the paratroopers of the 345th opdp: V. A. Aleksandrov, V. A. Vostrotin, Yu. V. Kuznetsov, N. V. Kravchenko, A. G. Mironenko, A. A. Melnikov, and V. Chmurov, O. A. Yurasov.
The basis for the formation of the regiment were parts of the disbanded 14th Guards Airborne Brigade. The regiment became part of the 105th Guards Rifle Division of the 38th Guards Rifle Corps. The first commander of the regiment was Guard Lieutenant Colonel Kotlyarov, the deputy for political affairs was Major Gorbunov.
From the town of Lapichi in the Byelorussian SSR, immediately after the formation, the regiment departed for the front near Budapest. Participated in the battles for the liberation of Germany, Czechoslovakia. After the end of the war, the regiment was engaged in combat training in Hungary for a year. Stationed in the Soviet Union in Ivanovo, then in Kostroma. Since 1960 - in Fergana.
The "Afghan" history of the regiment begins in December 1979. To ensure the operation of the Bagram airfield and the protection of technical personnel and cargo, an operational group led by the regiment commander and the 2nd airborne battalion with military equipment and cargo was transferred from Fergana to Bagram. On December 16, the composition of the 2nd Airborne Battalion, together with the 1st Airborne Battalion, located at the Bagram airfield, began to protect the airfield and ensure the reception of personnel and equipment. On the night of December 24-25, 1979, the reception of the artillery battalion and support units of the regiment at the Bagram airfield and the 3rd airborne battalion at the Kabul airfield was provided. The transfer of personnel, equipment and cargo took place in an organized manner, according to the developed plans and calculations.
On December 25-27, 1979, the regiment ensured the landing of units and subunits of the Vitebsk formation. On the night of December 27-28, the regiment's personnel carried out a combat mission to capture important facilities at the Bagram and Kabul airfields, as well as administrative offices in Kabul. The signal "Storm-333" about the beginning of the combat mission at the Bagram airfield was received at 19:40 local time. The task was completed at 20:30. At the Kabul airfield, the signal was received at 20:30 and the task was completed at 21:00. When performing a combat mission, all units of the regiment showed high discipline and organization, elements of surprise and swiftness when capturing objects. The task was completed by all without exception. The personnel of the 1st Airborne Battalion (Guard Battalion Commander Major Pustovit), the 2nd Airborne Battalion (Guard Battalion Commander Major Tsyganov) and the 3rd Airborne Battalion (Guard Battalion Commander Captain Aliev) especially distinguished themselves. Among the units are the personnel of the 1st Airborne Company (commander Senior Lieutenant Levinsky), the 4th Airborne Company (commander Senior Lieutenant Guryev), separate company regiment (commander senior lieutenant Popov), 9th parachute company (commander senior lieutenant Vostrotin). The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel N. I. Serdyukov.
Senior Lieutenant Vostrotin. Then he commanded a company, then a battalion. Graduated military academy named after Frunze and commanded our regiment for more than two and a half years. Under his command, in February 1989, the regiment will cover the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan through the high mountain roads of Salang and will be one of the last to cross the border. Together with the regiment on the armor of a combat vehicle, the last Russian soldier Igor Lyakhovich, who died in that war, left a foreign country.
Over the past two and a half years, the patriotic club "Podvig" has been working in the Bagram garrison of the regiment. With the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan most of Museum materials were transferred to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces.
Commanders of the 345th Opdp during the Afghan events of 1979-1989
Lieutenant Colonel Serdyukov Nikolai Ivanovich December 1979 - March 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Yury Viktorovich Kuznetsov March 1981 - June 1982
Lieutenant Colonel Grachev Pavel Sergeevich July 1982 - June 1983
Lieutenant Colonel Fedotov Alexander Nikolaevich June 1983 - September 1984
Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Alexandrovich Didenko September 1984 - August 1985
Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Grigoryevich Deriglazov August 1985 - September 1986
Colonel Vostrotin Valery Alexandrovich September 1986 - May 1989
Heads of the political department of the regiment
Major Mamykin Nikolai Ivanovich December 1979 - July 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Mikhailovich Kudinov July 1981 - February 1983
Major Bychkov Alexander Sergeevich February 1983 - September 1984
Lieutenant Colonel Sokolovsky Vladimir Leonidovich September 1984 - September 1986
Lieutenant Colonel Greblyuk Alexander Dmitrievich September 1986 - February 1989
CAUCASUS EPIC
Fragment from the book "The Winged Guard in the Nightmare of the Afghan War"
February 11, 1989 was not only the date of the withdrawal of the 345th GO
RAP from Afghanistan to the Union, but also the starting point of a new and completed
a decisive period in the history of this famous airborne regiment. In this is-
toric day 2nd battalion, regimental reconnaissance and 3rd howitzer ba-
tareya under the command of the deputy commander of the regiment of the guard under-
Colonel Yu.M. Lapshina (Yuri Mikhailovich - the author of the published
of the 2004 "Afghan Diary" covering the history of the regiment
in the final period of the Afghan war) were transferred to
plane; takh BTA to the Azerbaijani city of Kirovabad, where, as indicated
elk, the 104th was deployed airborne division. Thus, the 345th
the regiment was part of the Kirovobad Guards Airborne
division, which at that moment was commanded by Major General Sorokin.
The question arises: why the 345th regiment was immediately redeployed to
Azerbaijan, and not to Uzbekistan, to Fergana? More; Let us remind you once again that
The 105th Airborne Division was disbanded on the eve of the introduction of Soviet
troops in Afghanistan. Decision about e; reconstruction was accepted only in
1990, when the 345th regiment was already enrolled in the 104th Airborne Forces and was
operated in the Transcaucasus to carry out special governmental
assignments. After the preparatory work, the 105th Airborne Division was again formed
It was abolished in 1991, but did not last long. After the collapse of the
of the Soviet Union, this airborne unit was “inherited” transferred to
composition of the armed forces of sovereign Uzbekistan.
Since February 1989, the 345th GPDP (which received a new military no-
measures in / h 93613) was found near railway station Kirovoba-
yes (Ganja). But only the personnel of the regiment began combat
cooking, as already in the spring of 1989 he was involved in
government assignments characteristic de jure for the Airborne Forces. On the edge
80–90s, in last years the existence of the USSR, Transcaucasia became
twists the epicenter of the so-called. "hot spots" in space are agonizing
cabbage soup, once a great Soviet power. Guardsmen of the 345th regiment
had to participate in the process of stabilizing the situation in all
three Transcaucasian Soviet Union Republics - Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Georgia. In Azerbaijan itself, where he began to deploy
345th Regiment, the situation was very tense. The Armenian-
Azerbaijani military conflict over Karabakh. It was restless
and on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border, which was now held not
only border guards, but also paratroopers, in particular, guardsmen of the 350th
regiment of the Vitebsk 103rd Airborne Division (not every reader, probably, is aware
len that at the indicated time parts of the 103rd Airborne Division were transferred
under the jurisdiction of the KGB of the USSR, i.e. for about two years, de jure, they were considered ...
border troops).
At the beginning of April 1989, units of the 104th Airborne Division were involved in
neutralization of the anti-government rally in Tbilisi. More; from 4
April in Tbilisi under the leadership of the leaders of the national movement
Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Irakli Tsereteli broke out an indefinite rally,
anti-Soviet in nature. Two days later, the protesters
slogans began to be proclaimed: "Down with Russian imperialism!", "USSR-
prison of nations!”, “Down with Soviet power!" and so on. 8 April after
overthrow of a long march, the soldiers of the 345th regiment (440 people) entered
the Georgian capital, having taken up defensive positions near the Government House
evidence. At this time in Tbilisi, in addition to the paratroopers (345th GPDP,
328th GPDP, 21st ODSHBR), there were other parts: 4th motorized rifle-
kovy regiment of the Dzerzhinsky division (650 people), Perm and Voronezh
OMON (160 people), cadets of the Gorky high school Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
(450 people)
By the evening of April 8, the atmosphere in the center of Tbilisi escalated to
limit. At the building of the Council of Ministers of the GSSR, a lot of
a thousandth crowd of demonstrators, barricades appeared on the avenue
Rustaveli. The tragic denouement occurred early in the morning on April 9, 1989
d. After unsuccessful exhortations from the command with a request to de-
monsters to disperse the troops were ordered to start pushing out
rally participants to Republic Square. Paratroopers, armed,
like other military units, sapper blades and rubber
with sticks, moved through the barricades towards the demonstrators. Pro-
there was a clash of sides. The demonstrators used against the soldiers
whether edged weapons, chains, rods, bottles, stones. Soon in 15 minutes
the rally was dispersed. During these tragic events, according to
official information, 17 demonstrators were crushed to death
crowd, 268 people were injured. From the side of the Soviet troops
172 people were injured. Among them were paratroopers. To
By the end of April, the situation in Tbilisi stabilized for a while, and
troops returned to the place of permanent deployment. Returned to Kiro
vobad and paratroopers of the 104th Airborne Division. Thus ended the tragedy of April 9
1989, in which the guardsmen 345-
th regiment. In sovereign Georgia, in memory of those tragic events in
Tbilisi date April 9 is celebrated as the day of national unity,
civil accord and memory of those who died for Georgia.
In 1990, the internal situation in Azerbaijan continued to deteriorate.
get tense; Centrifugal political forces contribution-
wali increase destabilization in this republic. paratroopers like
elite units, more than once involved as a peacekeeping force
in Azerbaijan. At the very beginning of 1990, a personal alarm raised
the composition of the 345th regiment began to fulfill the order of the commander
Airborne Forces, requiring a military demonstration many kilometers
meter march across the territory of Azerbaijan and Armenia along the route:
Kirovobad–Kazakh–Aboyan–Nakhichevan–Alin–Shusha–Stepanakert–Mir
Bashir-Yevlakh-Kirovobad. The task was successfully completed
full of paratroopers, all the drivers of the 345th GRDP honored
received government awards.
At the end of 1991 he stopped his; the historical existence of Co-
Veteran Union. Soviet republics of Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan
jan, Georgia) overnight became sovereign states.
However, the independence of these countries did not mean a decision
long-standing internal ethno-political problems. "Hot spots" in
Transcaucasia continued to exist, military confrontation between
the peoples of this region for independence continued in the 90s of XX
century.
An example of this is the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict.
1992–1993 By the will of Stalin in 1931, Abkhazia, which occupied the north
western part of Transcaucasia, was reassigned to the Georgian
Soviet Socialist Republic in the status of an autonomous republic
public in Georgia. The national pride of the Abkhazians was
strongly hurt. Characteristically, in the second half of the XX century. repeatedly
but (in 1957, 1967, 1978) there were mass actions of Abkhaz-
of the population with the demand for the separation of Abkhazia from the Georgian
SSR. At the end of the era of perestroika, when the process of sovereignization of the Union
ny and some autonomous republics of the USSR began to quickly recruit
pace, the Georgian-Abkhazian issue sharply aggravated. March 1989
a multi-thousand meeting of the Abkhazian people took place, demanding
secession of Abkhazia from Georgia. In the middle of summer 1989 in the Abkhazian
the capital of Sukhumi, there was a violent clash between the Abkhaz
and the Georgians, which turned into victims, shed blood. In 1992, after
after gaining independence by Georgia, the Abkhazians again begin to fight
boo for your sovereignty. Georgian-Abkhaz conflict from now on
begins to take on the character of an armed confrontation. Start-
there was a war. Dissolve the warring parties volunteered Ros-
this. Our country was interested in maintaining a peaceful situation
in Abkhazia for the reason that at that time in this part of Transcaucasia,
has long been a prestigious resort destination for Soviet
people, there were many citizens of the Russian Federation. Now im
threatened, they had to be evacuated.
On August 17, 1992, the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation made a
phenomenon: “In connection with the current situation in Abkhazia and the creation of
a threat to Russian citizens who were on vacation there,
among which, as a result of the clashes taking place in Sukhumi
there were victims (2 killed and wounded), the government of the Russian Federation, in agreement
cooperation with the leadership of Georgia took urgent measures... To ensure
security and evacuation of Russian citizens, as well as to strengthen
protection of the Russian military troops stationed in the area
units sent to Abkhazia parachute regiment ... "
More; On August 16, the 345th GO RAP was alerted and promptly
transferred to the airfield of the Black Sea resort of Gudauta. While
The regiment was commanded by Guards Colonel Yevgeny Dmitrievich D; min.
At the same time, the 901st OPDB under the command of the Guards landed in Sukhumi.
dii Lieutenant Colonel V. Krasovsky. The entire grouping of the Airborne Forces in Abkhazia
led by the Task Force headed by Major General A. Sigut-
kinim.
The appearance of paratroopers in troubled Abkhazia allowed the growth
siyan-resorts safely return to their homeland; by the end of august
In 1992, more than 4,000 people left this "hot spot". Gvar-
paratroopers were to stay in Abkhazia until 1998.
fulfilling the role of peacekeepers, i.e. to be the force that divides the warring
sides. The 345th Airborne Regiment secured the airfield in the city of Gudauta, seis-
mic laboratory in the village. Lower Escher, as well as a number of other military
objects. The peacekeeping paratroopers legitimately earned respect
reaction from the local population, which perceived our
warriors as their protectors. Unfortunately, among the personnel
The 345th regiment also had casualties.
Late in the evening on March 27, 1993, to the seismic station in the village.
In the Lower Eschers, the militants brought down artillery and mortar fire.
At that moment, the station was guarded by paratroopers of the 7th Airborne
companies. As a result of the shelling, the communication line was damaged, which means that
communication with the Operational Group of the Airborne Forces in Gudauta was lost. Position-
nie was saved by his heroic action of the guards senior sergeant Vitaly
Wolf (born July 14, 1972 in the village of Malinovsky, Zavyalovsky district
Altai Territory. Graduated high school in Yarovoe. Called to
military service in the fall of 1990. After six months of service in the 44th
training division of the Airborne Forces in Gaijunai was sent to the 345th GPDP in Ki-
rovobad. Since August 1992, as commander of the communications department 3-
th battalion of the regiment served in Abkhazia. Since the end of 1992 continued
serving as a sergeant in overtime). Under a mine; heavy fire; m
the paratrooper rushed to repair communication communications. Being already hard
wounded by a shrapnel in the head, he managed to restore the connection of the 7th company with
Gudauta. Arrived helicopters; you fire support suppressed the fire
enemy positions. The hero sergeant died without regaining consciousness.
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin of July 26, 1993 for courage
in and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, guards
senior sergeant of extra-long service Wolf Vitaly Alexander-
Rovich was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. AT
In the same year, Vitaly Wolf Street appeared in Yarovoye.
After the end of the next phase of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict to
autumn 1993, the 345th (at that time, in essence - a separate) regiment
sh; l in the 7th Guards Airborne Division, which in
Soviet era was stationed in Lithuania (Kaunas), and then was
brought to Russian territory. The regiment continued to
Abkhazian land until the end of the 90s. XX century., Still performing the world-
creative mission in this region of Transcaucasia.
In May 1994, Georgia and Abkhazia finally signed
Sano ceasefire agreement. Consequently, there appeared
the need to create official collective forces to support
peace, law and order in the region. And that decision was
adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 1994. Logical consequence
this decision was the formation of the so-called. 50th military base, to which
entered the 345th regiment.
As a peacekeeping military unit, the 345th regiment remained in
Abkhazia until the spring of 1998. It was then that the events took place
led to the completion of the glorious history of this regiment. In the specified
time begins the next disbandment of the Russian army,
accompanied by the reform of some military units, in
including elite ones with rich combat experience.
Unfortunately, the victim of these not well thought out army
The 345th regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces also became reforms. according to the order of the Minister
Defense of the Russian Federation April 30, 1998 the famous regiment of the winged guards
was disbanded. On its basis, the so-called. 10th separate
Parachute Regiment of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces. battle banner
of the defunct 345th GO PDP was ordered by order to be transferred to the Central
Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The reader will definitely have a question: why this famous
th regiment was disbanded? It is really difficult to answer
but. This problem can also be the subject of a separate historical
research. In fact: which of the military and politicians
first put forward the idea of disbanding the 345th GO PDP and what
forces lobbied for this project in the military department? Was this
the idea is due to bureaucratic stupidity or conscious betrayal
with the help of our Airborne Forces? Someday we will get an answer.
The 10th OPDP did not last long. In 1999, in the course of
Thai airborne commander RF Colonel-General Georgy Shpak Mini
the Defense Department and the General Staff authorized the return of combat
banner of the 345th regiment to his successor. Handing this combat
banner of the 10th RAP took place in July 1999. But very soon and
the 10th Regiment itself ceased to exist.
In connection with the termination of the mandate of the peacekeeping forces
Russian Federation in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict Russian government
ordered to withdraw the 10th regiment to the territory of Russia, where he was
disbanded. The battle flag of the 345th Airborne Regiment now rests in
Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. And will be
it is stored in this military sanctuary forever, reminding posterity
about the glorious history of the 345th regiment of our winged guards, which
by the will of the lords of metahistory, it was destined for more than 9 years to find
to live in the nightmare of the Afghan war, adequately preserving and strengthening
the best traditions of the Soviet landing and the spirit of the combat guards brother-
stva.
Among the military units located in the Republic of Afghanistan, the 345th Guards Separate Airborne Regiment stands apart. During my service in Afghanistan, I unfortunately did not go there, but I heard a lot about the work of this regiment. In the future, already in civilian life, I was familiar with those who served there.
345 ODPDP was formed on December 30, 1944 in the village (town) of Lapichi, Osipovichi district, Mogilev region of Belarus. The basis for the formation of the regiment were parts of the disbanded 14th Guards Airborne Brigade. The first commander of the regiment was Lieutenant Colonel Kotlyarov.
On April 27, 1978, a revolution took place in Afghanistan, as a result of which the PDPA party came to power, which proclaimed the Soviet version of socialism (the United States did not like this). Mohammad Taraki became the leader. His closest associate was Hafizullah Amin (prime minister). (It is noteworthy that Amin studied in the USA).
In March 1979, Taraki asked the USSR to send Soviet troops into Afghanistan in connection with the Herat uprising and the outbreak of a civil war. The USSR refused.
Later, on the orders of Amin, Taraki was arrested and strangled, although Brezhnev asked him to personally save Taraki's life. Brezhnev was "very upset."
And already on December 12, 1979, a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU was held with the agenda "On the situation in Afghanistan", where, by decision of the "Kremlin elders" Andropov, Ustinov and Gromyko (Kosygin and Agarkov objected), it was decided to use the Armed Forces of the USSR in the DRA.
At the same time, since July 1979, the special forces of the Airborne Forces and the KGB (the Zenith, Alpha, Thunder, Muslim Battalion ... detachment) were secretly transferred to Afghanistan.
One of the first units of the Airborne Forces in Afghanistan was sent to 345 Guards. To ensure the operation of the Bagram airfield and the protection of technical personnel and cargo from Fergana to Bagram, the task force of the 345th Guards Infantry Regiment, led by the regiment commander and the 2nd Infantry Regiment, with military equipment and cargo, was transferred.
And already on December 16, 1979, the 2nd infantry brigade of the 345th Guards Infantry Division, together with the 1st infantry brigade located at the Bagram airfield, began to protect the airfield and ensure the reception of personnel and equipment.
On the night of December 24-25, 1979, the reception of the artillery battalion and regiment support units at the Bagram airfield and 3 air defense units at the Kabul airfield was provided.
On December 25, 1979, at 12.00, the General Staff Directive "On crossing the state border of Afghanistan at 15.00 hours ..." was sent to the troops. Troops entered...
On December 25-27, 1979, the 345th regiment ensured the landing of units and subunits of the Vitebsk 103rd Airborne Division at the airfields of Kabul and Bagram.
On December 27, 1979, at 19.30, the GRU and KGB special forces of the USSR stormed and captured Amin's residence - the Taj Beck Palace. Amin was killed...
On the same night, the 103rd Guards Airborne Division captured important facilities in Kabul.
On the night of December 27-28, the personnel of the 345th regiment also performed a combat mission to capture important facilities at the Bagram and Kabul airfields, and administrative offices in Kabul.
The number of all dead was 60 people, of which 19 people stormed the Taj Beck and 8 guardsmen of the 345th Guards Opdp
The Afghan war continued for the regiment from mid-December 1979 to early February 1989. (9 years and 2 months). There was a lull (truce) only between January 1983 and March 1984. According to the General Staff of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 620 thousand military personnel and citizens of the USSR passed through Afghanistan, and 15,051 military personnel and citizens of the USSR died. The last soldier of the Afghan war who died during the withdrawal of troops was Igor Lyakhovich, a guardsman of the 345th Guards Opdp (Salang - 02/07/1989).
In 1980, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the courage and heroism shown by the personnel in the performance of international duty.
On February 15, 1983, the second pennant of the USSR Ministry of Defense "For courage and military prowess" was awarded to the regiment.
In the period from 1980 to 1989, the regiment participated in more than 240 combat operations with a total duration of more than 1500 days.
In 1988, the regiment was given the honorary title "70th Anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol".
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union in the Afghan War was awarded to:
- Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (posthumously);
- Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov;
- Nikolai Vasilyevich Kravchenko;
- Andrey Aleksandrovich Melnikov (posthumously);
- Vasily Vasilievich Pimenov
- Igor Vladimirovich Chmurov;
- Oleg Aleksandrovich Yurasov (posthumously).
One of those who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was Vostrotin Valery Aleksandrovich. In the film Black Shark, General Vostrotin played himself, the commander of the scouts. His reconnaissance company was well known among the spooks.
1975-1979 - commander of an airborne platoon, deputy company commander, company commander in the 345th Guards Airborne Regiment as part of the 105th Guards Airborne Division;
1980-1982 - Assistant Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff - Deputy Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander of the 345th Separate Guards Airborne Regiment;
1982-1985 - student of the Military Academy. M. V. Frunze;
1985-1986 - Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander, Commander of the 300th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division;
During the years of the war in Afghanistan, the regiment lost 418 people. Everlasting memory fallen wars Soviet army.
The film "Ninth Company" is dedicated to the memory of the heroes from the 9th company of the 345th OPDPP. Here is the history of the battle for Hill 3234 near Khost.
Take a look at these faces. Some of them did not return home, some remained alive, but they all honestly fulfilled their duty to the Motherland.
May 5, 2018 agency "Interfax-AVN", by 2023 in accordance with the construction plan Airborne Troops(VDV) it is planned to reorganize the 31st separate guards air assault brigade into the 104th guards air assault division. This information was announced on Saturday by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov. He spoke at a solemn rally on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the redeployment of the 104th Guards Airborne Division of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class, from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ulyanovsk and the 20th anniversary of the formation of the successor formation of the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade.
BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles delivered in 2017 from the 31st Guards Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces. Ulyanovsk, 08/01/2017 (c) ulpressa.ru
“Today, when the plan for the construction of the Airborne Forces until 2030 has been approved, we should expect that by the 25th anniversary of the brigade in 2023 we will revive again the now 104th Airborne Assault Division, which is planned to be deployed in three cities: Ulyanovsk, Penza and Orenburg," said V. Shamanov.
"We will also revive the 345th legendary regiment, which successfully performed combat missions in Afghanistan. This will be a tribute to the feat and heroism of these wonderful people," the head of the committee added.
He said that recently at a meeting with the President of Russia in St. Petersburg, on behalf of the veteran community, he addressed him with a proposal to give a political assessment of the almost 10-year stay of Soviet troops in Afghanistan in connection with the 30th anniversary of their withdrawal from this country, which will be celebrated in 2019. "The President of Russia agreed with this," V. Shamanov said.
He noted the decisive role of the personnel of the 31st brigade in Russian society servicemen began to be called "polite people." "You did this by returning Crimea to its native harbour," the head of the State Duma committee emphasized, addressing the paratroopers standing in the ranks.
"Bow to you, success in combat and political training and faith in the future of Russia," V. Shamanov wished.
From the side of bmpd, we recall that for the first time plans for the reorganization of the 31st separate guards airborne assault unit stationed in Ulyanovsk airborne brigades to the 104th Guards Air Assault Division were in the media as early as June 2015. At the same time, it was stated that "the reconstituted formation will have three regiments in its combat strength, it is planned to deploy these regiments in Ulyanovsk, Engels and Orenburg."
The 104th Guards Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division was one of the oldest formations of the USSR Airborne Forces and was formed in January 1944 as the 11th Guards Airborne Division. At the end of 1944, it was reorganized into the 104th Guards rifle division, which ended hostilities in May 1945 in Czechoslovakia. In April 1946, the division was reorganized into the 104th Guards Airborne Division and deployed in Narva (Estonian SSR). In 1960, the division was redeployed to Kirovabad (Ganja) of the Azerbaijan SSR. In May 1993, the division was withdrawn from Azerbaijan to Ulyanovsk and in 1998 it was reorganized into the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Order of the Kutuzov Brigade (since 2007 - the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Order of the Kutuzov Brigade).
By the time of the collapse of the USSR, the 104th Guards Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division included three parachute regiment- 328th Guards Airborne Regiment, 337th Guards Airborne Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment and 345th Guards Airborne Regiment Vienna Red Banner Order of Suvorov named after the 70th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol - the last regiment in the status of a separate took an active part in combat operations in Afghanistan in 1979-1989, and after the withdrawal from Afghanistan was included in the 104th division in 1989.
It should be noted that as Commander of the Airborne Forces Colonel General V. Shamanov in 2013-2015 repeatedly announced plans to create composition of the Airborne Forces The 345th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade with the proposed deployment in Voronezh, which was supposed to inherit the traditions and regalia of the 345th Airborne Regiment. However, plans to create a new airborne assault brigade in Voronezh were gradually abandoned, and, as can be understood from the current statements of V. Shamanov, it is now planned to recreate the 345th regiment as part of the 104th division planned for restoration.
Now the Airborne Forces of Russia include two airborne (98th and 106th) and two airborne assault (7th and 76th) divisions and four separate air assault brigades(11th, 31st, 56th and 83rd), as well as separate brigade special purpose(45th).
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