104th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment

The regiment was formed on September 24, 1948 on the basis of the personnel of the 3rd parachute airborne battalion of the 346th guards airborne landing regiment of the 104th guards airborne order of Kutuzov’s division of the 38th guards airborne forces , sergeants of the 104th and 76th guards airborne divisions and recruits called up in 1948. The formation of the unit continued until January 1, 1949 . According to the formation, it received the name 104 Guards Airborne Landing Regiment.

In the period from 1979 to 1989 , many soldiers of the regiment, seconded to other units, performed an international duty in Afghanistan .

From 1994 to 1995, the regiment as part of the 76th guards airborne assault Chernihiv Red Banner Division took part in the First Chechen War . In 1999 and 2004, the regiment participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus .

Based on the results of combat training in 2005 and 2006, the unit was recognized as the best in the Airborne Forces. During the reform of the Airborne Forces from December 1, 2006, the full name of the regiment: 104th Guards Airborne Assault Red Banner Regiment.

In 2002-2003, an experiment was successfully conducted in the regiment to create the first military unit on a contract basis: ^[1]

In 1976, the regiment was awarded the challenge Red Banner of the Pskov Regional Committee of the CPSU and the Regional Executive Committee, "for excellent successes in military and political training, military discipline . "

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “for great achievements in the armed defense of the Soviet Motherland, successes in military and political training, the development of new equipment and in connection with the 60th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy, ” the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red on February 21, 1978 The banner .

For the shown valor and courage in regimental tactical exercises, by order of the Minister of Defense of November 26, 1979, the regiment was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For Courage and Military Valor."

In 1991, the regiment was awarded the second pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR “For Courage and Military Valor”.

Percussion Title

According to the results of the summer training period of 2017 - by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the regiment became one of the first military units of the RF Armed Forces, awarded the title of “Shock”. The command of the Airborne Forces regiment was awarded the heraldic badge.

An honored soldier in the lists of the regiment forever listed paratrooper No. 1, Hero of the Soviet Union , Army General Vasily Filippovich Margelov .

Heroes of the Russian Federation :

  Pyatnitsky Sergey Ivanovich , Guard Major - posthumously for courage and heroism shown during the performance of a special task (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 289 of March 20, 1995).

  Tulin Sergey Zagitovich , Guard Colonel - for the courage and heroism shown during the performance of a special task (in the case of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1064 dated July 20, 1996).

  Urazaev Igor Kabirovich , Guard Colonel - for courage and heroism shown during the performance of a special task (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 535 of May 29, 1995).

For courage and bravery shown during the liquidation of illegal armed groups, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 484 dated March 12, 2000, 22 paratroopers were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (21 of them posthumously), 68 soldiers and officers of the 6th company were awarded the Order of Courage (63 of them posthumously).

Heroes of the Russian Federation for the battle at an altitude of 776:

  Vasilev Sergey Vladimirovich , guard junior sergeant (posthumous)

  Vorobyov Alexey Vladimirovich , Guard Senior Lieutenant (posthumous)

  Gerdt Alexander Alexandrovich , Guard Corporal (posthumous)

  Grigoryev Dmitry Viktorovich , guard sergeant (posthumous)

  Dostalov Alexander Vasilievich , Guard Major (posthumous)

  Dukhin Vladislav Anatolyevich , Guard Junior Sergeant (posthumous)

  Evtyukhin Mark Nikolaevich , guard lieutenant colonel (posthumous)

  Ermakov Oleg Viktorovich , guard lieutenant (posthumous)

  Kozhemyakin Dmitry Sergeevich , guard lieutenant (posthumous)

  Kolgatin Alexander Mikhailovich , Guard Senior Lieutenant (posthumous)

  Komyagin Alexander Valerievich , guard sergeant (posthumous)

  Lebedev Alexander Vladislavovich , Guard Corporal (posthumous)

  Medvedev Sergey Y. , Guard Senior Sergeant (posthumous)

  Molodov Sergey Georgievich , Major Guard (posthumous)

  Panov Andrey Aleksandrovich , Guard Senior Lieutenant (posthumous)

  Dmitry Petrov , Guard Senior Lieutenant (posthumous)

  Story by Alexei Vasilievich , Private Guard (posthumous)

  Romanov Victor , guard captain (posthumous)

  Ryazantsev Alexander Nikolaevich , guard lieutenant (posthumous)

  Sokolov Roman Vladimirovich , guard captain (posthumous)

  Suponinsky Alexander Anatolyevich , Guard Senior Sergeant

  Sherstyannikov Andrei Nikolaevich , Guard Senior Lieutenant (posthumous)

For more than 30 years, the chairman of the Veterans Council of the 104th Guards Airborne Assault Red Banner Regiment was Alexei Alekseevich Sokolov , who is currently the honorary chairman of the Veterans Council. February 8, 2011 , on the eve of his 100th birthday, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky . ^{[2] [3]}

• A brief historical summary of the 76th Guards Airborne Chernigov Red Banner Division. Command 76 Guards VDD.