345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment information
Inactive Soviet/Russian Airborne Troops unit
345th Guards Red Banner Order of Suvorov IIIrd Degree 70th anniversary of Lenin Komsomol Airborne Regiment
345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment motto
Active
30 December 1944 – 1 May 1998
Country
Soviet Union (until 1991) Russian Federation (since 1992)
Branch
Soviet Army
Soviet Airborne Forces
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Airborne Forces
Size
Regiment
Garrison/HQ
Kostroma, Fergana, Uzbek SSR (1960 – December 1979), Bagram, Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989), Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR (February 1989 – August 1992), Gudauta, Abkhazia (August 1992 – May 1998)
Motto(s)
Strength and honour! / Сила и честь!
Engagements
Vienna Offensive (1945) Soviet–Afghan War
Operation Storm-333
Battle for Hill 3234
War in Abkhazia
Commanders
Notable commanders
Valery Vostrotin
Military unit
The 345th Guards Airborne Regiment (345th PPD) of the Soviet Airborne Forces, and after 1992, the Russian Airborne Forces, was active from 1944 to 1998.
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Global Information
Soviet Union (until 1991)
Russian Federation (since 1992)
