The 114th Guards Airborne Division was a Red Armyairborne division. It was first formed as the 14th Guards Airborne Division.[1] In December 1944, it was converted to the 114th Guards Rifle Division and became an airborne unit again in June 1946.[2]
14th Guards Airborne Division (Sep 1944 – Dec 1944)
In September 1944, the second formation of the 14th Guards Airborne Division was created from the 202nd Airborne Brigade[3] in the Moscow Military District, part of the 39th Guards Airborne Corps.[4] On 25 December, it was converted to infantry and became the 114th Guards Rifle Division.[5] Its first commander was Vasily Polikarpovich Ivanov.[6]
After the end of World War II, the division returned to the Belorussian Military District. From 15 June to 1 July 1946, the division was converted into the 114th Guards Airborne Division at Borovukha in Vitebsk Oblast. In October 1948, it became part of the 8th Guards Airborne Corps. On 4 April 1956, the division was disbanded. The 350th Guards Airborne Regiment and the 357th Guards Airborne Regiment became part of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division.[2]
Compositionedit
The 114th Guards Rifle Division was composed of the following units:[6][5]
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