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76th Guards Air Assault Division

January 06, 2023

The 76th Guards Air Assault Division is a division of the Russian Airborne Troops based in Pskov. The division traces its lineage back to the 76th Guards Rifle Division, formed in March 1943 from the 157th Rifle Division for that division's actions during the Battle of Stalingrad. The division fought in the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of the Dnieper, Operation Bagration, the East Pomeranian Offensive, and the Berlin Offensive. Postwar, it was converted into an airborne division.

76th Guards Air Assault Division
2006–present

76th Guards Airborne Division
6 Jul 1946 – 2006

76th Guards Rifle Division
1 Mar 1943 – 6 Jul 1946

157th Rifle Division
1 Sep 1939 – 1 Mar 1943
Russian: 76-я гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Черниговская Краснознаменная, ордена Суворова дивизия
Great emblem of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division[1]
Active1 September 1939[2] – present
Country Soviet Union
(1939–1991)
 Russia
(1991–present)
Branch Russian Airborne Troops
TypeAirborne forces
RoleLight Infantry
Airborne Infantry
Airmobile infantry
Part of Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQPskov
Nickname(s)Псковские десантники ("Pskov Paratroopers")
Motto(s)Мы всюду там, где ждут победу! ("We are there, when victory is awaited!")
Anniversaries1 September
EngagementsWorld War II

1990 Black January in Azerbaijan
1991 January Events in Lithuania
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
First Chechen War
Second Chechen war

Russo-Georgian War

Russo–Ukrainian War

Decorations Order of the Red Banner
 Order of Suvorov
Battle honours Guards
Chernigov
Commanders
Current
commander		Guards Colonel Denis Shishov
Notable
commanders		Gen. Vasily Margelov

The division moved to Pskov, its current base, in 1947. The division was involved in Black January and the January Events in Lithuania. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the division became part of the Russian Airborne Troops. The division fought in the First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, the Russo-Georgian War, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[3] including committing mass murder of civilians in Bucha.[4] The division became an air assault division in 2006.

History

World War II

The 76th Air Assault Division was originally established in 1939 as the 157th Rifle Division. On 1 March 1943 it became the 76th Guards Rifle Division for its actions in the Battle of Stalingrad. Major General Alexander Kirsanov commanded the division.[5] The division fought in the Battle of Kursk, fighting in the northern part of the Kursk Bulge. Until 3 July the division was part of the Bryansk Front in the area of Belyov. On 12 July the division began the crossing of the Oka. By the end of the day the division had captured bridgeheads. The division received thanks from the Supreme Commander (Stalin) for this action.[6]

On 8 September, the division began to advance from the Oryol area to Chernigov. After three days the division had advanced 70 kilometers and reached the village of Tolstoles on 20 September, three kilometers northeast of Chernigov. The division then helped capture the city and advanced to the west. By an order of the Supreme Commander on 21 September the division was thanked and awarded the honorific "Chernigov".[6]

The division then advanced into Belarus. It became part of the 1st Belorussian Front. On 17 July 1944 it began an attack northwest of Kovel. On 21 July the vanguard of the division moved north towards Brest in heavy fighting. On 26 July, troops advancing from the north and south linked up 20 to 25 kilometers west of Brest. German troops in the area were surrounded. For its actions in the capture of Brest, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On 25 January 1945, the division, as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front, blocked the route out of Toruń, surrounding German forces. In late February, the division attempted to cut the road out of Konitz. German troops were able to escape in the fighting.[7]

On 23 March the division captured Sopot and advanced to the Baltic Sea. By 25 March it had captured Oliwa and was advancing towards Danzig. The division helped captured Danzig on 30 March. The division was moved from Danzig to Germany and on 24 April was concentrated near Kortenhaten, 20 kilometers south of Stettin. On 26 April the division crossed the Rondov canal and broke through the German line. By the end of the day it had captured Pretslavu.[8]

On 2 May, the division captured Güstrow. On 3 May, after advancing 40 kilometers, it captured Karow and Butzow. The forward detachments of the 76th Guards Rifle Division reached the Baltic and on the outskirts of Wismar met with Allied airborne units[8] of the 6th Airborne Division.[9] The division was part of the 114th Rifle Corps of the 70th Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front in May 1945.[10]

Cold War

On 6 July 1946, it became the 76th Guards Airborne Division in Novgorod, directly subordinated to Airborne headquarters. In April 1947, it moved to Pskov. Future Soviet Airborne Troops commander Vasily Margelov became the division's commander in April 1948.[11] The division became part of the 15th Guards Airborne Corps in October 1948. It was composed of the 234th Guards Air-Landing Regiment, the 237th Guards Airborne Regiment and the 154th Guards Artillery Regiment.[12]

On 18 February 1949 the 234th became an airborne regiment. On 30 April 1955, the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment moved to the division after the 21st Guards Airborne Division was disbanded. On 6 January 1959, the 242nd Separate Military-Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with the division. It included 10 An-2 Colt transports. On 15 August 1960, the 154th Guards Artillery Regiment became the 819th Separate Guards Artillery Battalion. On 27 April 1962, the battalion was upgraded to the 1140th Guards Artillery Regiment.[12]

In 1967, the division participated in Exercise "Dnieper". In March 1970, the division participated in the combined arms exercise "Dvina". During the exercise, the division used the Antonov An-22 for the first time.[13] The division participated in Exercise "Autumn-88". Between 1988 and 1992 the division participated in the suppression of interethnic conflicts in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Baltic region, Transdnistria, North Ossetia, and South Ossetia. In 1991, the 104th and 234th Guards Airborne Regiments were awarded the Ministry of Defense Pennant "For Courage and Valor". Earlier, the division and its artillery regiment had been awarded the pennant.[6] The division took part in the August Coup of 1991, when it was sent to Estonia by the Coup's leaders to take over the Tallinn TV Tower.[14]

Russian Airborne Troops

The division fought in the First Chechen War during 1994 and 1995. 120 military personnel of the division were killed during the war. For their actions, ten officers of the division received the title Hero of the Russian Federation, two of them posthumously. The division fought in the Second Chechen War between 1999 and 2004.[15]

From 18 August 1999 elements of the division fought in the capture of Karamakhi, Gudermes, Argun, and the blocking of the Vedeno gorge. The 6th Company of the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment blocked the Argun Gorge in March 2000.[15] For their actions, 22 soldiers were awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation, all but one posthumously. 63 received the Order of Courage posthumously.[6]

On 22 June 2001, the 237th Guards Airborne Regiment was disbanded.[16] After an experimental period, the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division in 2002 became the first Russian ground forces regiment that was fully composed of professional soldiers (and not of "srochniki" – the conscripted soldiers aged eighteen). [17] The division became the first to move to the contract manning system in 2004. In 2006, the 76th Airborne Division became an Air Assault Division.[8]

In 2008 the 76th Air Assault Division was involved in the 2008 South Ossetia war, being deployed to South Ossetia and fought in the Battle of Tskhinvali.[18]

Since 27 February 2013, the division has been commanded by Major General Alexey Naumets.[19]

Crimea and the war in Donbas

In 2014 division units spearheaded the 2014 Russian military invasion of Ukraine, and were used in the annexation of Crimea.[20][21] On 18 August, the division was awarded the Order of Suvorov by Vladimir Putin for the "successful completion of military missions" and "courage and heroism".[22][23] On 20 August 2014, two BMD-2s of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division were captured by Ukrainian forces near Lutuhino in the Luhansk region.[24] Ukrainian government officials presented Russian soldiers' IDs and other military documents from the vehicles.[22][25][26][27][28] Russia's defence ministry denied the claim.[29][30]

Several members of the division, among whom was the platoon commander Anton Korolenko, died on 19–20 August, under circumstances their families would not reveal.[31] A Pskov newspaper reported that nearly an entire company of paratroopers from the 76th Guards Air Assault Division allegedly was lost during combat as part of the war in Donbas, having 80 dead, though without any conclusive proof.[32][33][22]

In January 2022, elements of the division's 234th Air Assault Regiment and the 124th Tank Battalion were reportedly deployed to Belarus in the context of the Ukraine crisis.[34]

2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Main article: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

A command post of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division was attacked during the 2022 Chornobaivka attacks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 5 August 2022.[35]

The 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division participated in assaults on Kyiv, Izyum, and Popasna.[36] They were responsible of running the cleansing operations during the Bucha massacre arresting, torturing and executing Ukrainian civilians.[4]

In September 2022 reports emerged from Ukrainian sources claiming the 237th Guards Air Assault Regiment "no longer exists due to either death or injury of all soldiers."[37]

Subordinated units and fighting strength

 76th Guards Air Assault Division consists of a division headquarters, three air assault regiments, one tank battalion, an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft missile regiment, a reconnaissance battalion, and several directly subordinated combat support and combat service support battalions and companies. As of 2021, the 76th Air Assault Division consisted of the following units:[38][39]

  • Division Headquarters (Pskov, Western Military District)
    • 175th Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 124th Tank Battalion (T-72B3)
    • 7th Maintenance Battalion
    • 656th Engineering Battalion
    • 728th Communications Battalion
    • 1682nd Material Support Battalion
    • 3996th Military Hospital (Airmobile)
    • 201st Postal Station
    • Airborne Support Company
    • NBC Defense Company
    • Commandant's Company
  • 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment
  • 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment
  • 237th Guards Air Assault Regiment (reinstated 2018)[40]
  • 1140th Guards Artillery Regiment
  • 4th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

Commanders (since 2005)

  • 2005—2009 Guards Major General Aleksandr Kolpachenko
  • 2009—2013 Guards Colonel Igor Vinogradskiy
  • 27.02.2013—February 2018 Guards Major General Aleksey Naumets
  • February 2018 — July 2020 Guards Major General Igor Kapliy
  • 19.07.2020 — 2022 Guards Major General Sergey Chubarykin
  • April 2022 — Guards Colonel Denis Shishov[41]

Gallery

Notes

  1. ^ a b "ведомственные эмблемы Российской Федерации". www.heraldicum.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "1 сентября свою 69 годовщину отметит 76-я десантно-штурмовая дивизия" [1st September will mark the 69th anniversary of the 76th Airborne Assault Division]. pskovgorod.ru (in Russian). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 8". ISW. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "How Russian soldiers ran a 'cleansing' operation in Bucha". Associated Press. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Alexander Kirsanov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  6. ^ a b c d [History of the Combat Path of the 76th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Airborne Division]. 76th Guards Airborne Division (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ^ Buttar 2012, p. 254.
  8. ^ a b c "76-я гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Черниговская Краснознамённая дивизия" [76th Guards Air Assault Chernigov Red Banner Division] (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Wismar or Bust". The Pegasus Archive. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ^ Combat composition of the Soviet Army, 1 May 1945, p. 154
  11. ^ "Vasily Margelov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  12. ^ a b Holm, Michael. "76th Guards Airborne Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  13. ^ Feskov et al 2013, p. 36.
  14. ^ Kaario, Ahti (17 August 2016). "Kolme elokuun päivää – näin Viro itsenäistyi uudelleen 25 vuotta sitten" [Three days of August - When Estonia regained its independence 25 years ago] (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Airborne Troops: 76th Chernigov Airborne Division". Federation of American Scientists. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  16. ^ "В Пскове пройдут торжественные мероприятия, посвященные 65-ой годовщине образования 237 Торуньского полка" [237th Torun Regiment 65th anniversary celebrations in Pskov] (in Russian). Pskov News Feed. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  17. ^ Thornton 2011, p. 11.
  18. ^ Chang, Felix K. (August 2008). "Russia Resurgent: An Initial Look at Russian Military Performance in Georgia". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Командиром 76-й десантно-штурмовой дивизии назначен полковник Алексей Наумец" [Colonel Alexey Naumets appointed commander of 76th Air Assault Division]. Pskov News Feed (in Russian). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Депутат: Псковские десантники переброшены на Украину" [Deputy: Pskov paratroopers deployed to Ukraine]. pln-pskov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Псковские десантники, побывавшие в Крыму во время недавних событий, получили госнаграды и благодарности от президента" [Pskov paratroopers who were in the Crimea during the recent events that have received state awards and commendations from the President]. pln-pskov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  22. ^ a b c Sanderson, Bill (21 September 2014). "Leaked transcripts reveal Putin's secret Ukraine attack". New York Post. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Ukase 571: From the Russian president to the 76th Airborne Division" (PDF). Kremlin News (in Russian). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  24. ^ "Обнародованы фотографии захваченного БМД Псковской десантной дивизии". focus.ua (in Russian). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Evidence of Russia's 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Southeast Ukraine". The Interpreter. Institute of Modern Russia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  26. ^ "Сили АТО активно наступають. Терористи-найманці несуть чималі втрати". Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  27. ^ . www.rnbo.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  28. ^ "В СНБО подтвердили захват силами АТО 2 БМД Псковской дивизии" (in Russian). Interfax-Ukraine. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  29. ^ "Ukraine media reports about 'seizure' of Russian airborne combat vehicle false". ITAR TASS. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  30. ^ "Photos from the Pskov Airborne". slon.ru (in Russian). 25 August 2014.
  31. ^ "В Воронежской области похоронили комвзвода "Псковской" дивизии" [Platoon leader of Pskov Division buried in Voronezh]. RIA Voronezh (in Russian). 26 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  32. ^ ""Псковская губерния" сообщила о гибели роты десантников в Украине" ["Pskov Province" reported the death of a company of paratroopers in Ukraine]. tvrain.ru (in Russian). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  33. ^ Shaun Walker; Oksana Grytsenko; Leonid Ragozin (4 September 2014). "Russian soldier: 'You're better clueless because the truth is horrible'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  34. ^ "Rondeli Russian Military Digest: Issue 118, 24 January - 30 January 2022".
  35. ^ "Пекло для рашистів на півдні України: вражаюча кількість знищених об'єктів та техніки армії РФ за одну добу" (in Ukrainian). Defense Express. 6 August 2022.
  36. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 8". Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  37. ^ Ukrainska Pravda (9 September 2022). "Russias 237th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment no longer exists: soldiers either dead or wounded Ukrainian Intelligence".
  38. ^ "Airborne Forces" (PDF). Russian Forces in the Western Military District. June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  39. ^ "Structure of Russian Airborne Troops". Russian Military Reform. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  40. ^ "Airborne Forces" (PDF). Russian Forces in the Western Military District. June 2021. p. 31. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Герой России Денис Шишов назначен командиром 76-й десантно-штурмовой дивизии".

References

  • Buttar, Prit (2012). Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944–45. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781780964645.
  • Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.
  • Thornton, Rod (2011). Organizational Change in the Russian Airborne Forces: The Lessons of the Georgian Conflict (PDF). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Strategic Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1584875192.

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The 76th Guards Air Assault Division is a division of the Russian Airborne Troops based in Pskov The division traces its lineage back to the 76th Guards Rifle Division formed in March 1943 from the 157th Rifle Division for that division s actions during the Battle of Stalingrad The division fought in the Battle of Kursk the Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration the East Pomeranian Offensive and the Berlin Offensive Postwar it was converted into an airborne division 76th Guards Air Assault Division2006 present 76th Guards Airborne Division6 Jul 1946 2006 76th Guards Rifle Division1 Mar 1943 6 Jul 1946 157th Rifle Division1 Sep 1939 1 Mar 1943Russian 76 ya gvardejskaya desantno shturmovaya Chernigovskaya Krasnoznamennaya ordena Suvorova diviziyaGreat emblem of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division 1 Active1 September 1939 2 presentCountry Soviet Union 1939 1991 Russia 1991 present Branch Russian Airborne TroopsTypeAirborne forcesRoleLight InfantryAirborne InfantryAirmobile infantryPart ofRussian Armed ForcesGarrison HQPskovNickname s Pskovskie desantniki Pskov Paratroopers Motto s My vsyudu tam gde zhdut pobedu We are there when victory is awaited Anniversaries1 SeptemberEngagementsWorld War II Siege of Odessa 1941 Defense of Sevastopol Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration and many others1990 Black January in Azerbaijan1991 January Events in LithuaniaFirst Nagorno Karabakh WarFirst Chechen WarSecond Chechen war Battle for Height 776Russo Georgian War Battle of TskhinvaliRusso Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea War in Donbas 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Bucha massacreDecorations Order of the Red Banner Order of SuvorovBattle honours GuardsChernigovCommandersCurrentcommanderGuards Colonel Denis ShishovNotablecommandersGen Vasily Margelov The division moved to Pskov its current base in 1947 The division was involved in Black January and the January Events in Lithuania After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the division became part of the Russian Airborne Troops The division fought in the First Chechen War Second Chechen War the Russo Georgian War and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 3 including committing mass murder of civilians in Bucha 4 The division became an air assault division in 2006 Contents 1 History 1 1 World War II 1 2 Cold War 1 3 Russian Airborne Troops 1 4 Crimea and the war in Donbas 1 5 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2 Subordinated units and fighting strength 3 Commanders since 2005 4 Gallery 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingHistory EditWorld War II Edit The 76th Air Assault Division was originally established in 1939 as the 157th Rifle Division On 1 March 1943 it became the 76th Guards Rifle Division for its actions in the Battle of Stalingrad Major General Alexander Kirsanov commanded the division 5 The division fought in the Battle of Kursk fighting in the northern part of the Kursk Bulge Until 3 July the division was part of the Bryansk Front in the area of Belyov On 12 July the division began the crossing of the Oka By the end of the day the division had captured bridgeheads The division received thanks from the Supreme Commander Stalin for this action 6 On 8 September the division began to advance from the Oryol area to Chernigov After three days the division had advanced 70 kilometers and reached the village of Tolstoles on 20 September three kilometers northeast of Chernigov The division then helped capture the city and advanced to the west By an order of the Supreme Commander on 21 September the division was thanked and awarded the honorific Chernigov 6 The division then advanced into Belarus It became part of the 1st Belorussian Front On 17 July 1944 it began an attack northwest of Kovel On 21 July the vanguard of the division moved north towards Brest in heavy fighting On 26 July troops advancing from the north and south linked up 20 to 25 kilometers west of Brest German troops in the area were surrounded For its actions in the capture of Brest the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner On 25 January 1945 the division as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front blocked the route out of Torun surrounding German forces In late February the division attempted to cut the road out of Konitz German troops were able to escape in the fighting 7 On 23 March the division captured Sopot and advanced to the Baltic Sea By 25 March it had captured Oliwa and was advancing towards Danzig The division helped captured Danzig on 30 March The division was moved from Danzig to Germany and on 24 April was concentrated near Kortenhaten 20 kilometers south of Stettin On 26 April the division crossed the Rondov canal and broke through the German line By the end of the day it had captured Pretslavu 8 On 2 May the division captured Gustrow On 3 May after advancing 40 kilometers it captured Karow and Butzow The forward detachments of the 76th Guards Rifle Division reached the Baltic and on the outskirts of Wismar met with Allied airborne units 8 of the 6th Airborne Division 9 The division was part of the 114th Rifle Corps of the 70th Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front in May 1945 10 Cold War Edit On 6 July 1946 it became the 76th Guards Airborne Division in Novgorod directly subordinated to Airborne headquarters In April 1947 it moved to Pskov Future Soviet Airborne Troops commander Vasily Margelov became the division s commander in April 1948 11 The division became part of the 15th Guards Airborne Corps in October 1948 It was composed of the 234th Guards Air Landing Regiment the 237th Guards Airborne Regiment and the 154th Guards Artillery Regiment 12 On 18 February 1949 the 234th became an airborne regiment On 30 April 1955 the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment moved to the division after the 21st Guards Airborne Division was disbanded On 6 January 1959 the 242nd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with the division It included 10 An 2 Colt transports On 15 August 1960 the 154th Guards Artillery Regiment became the 819th Separate Guards Artillery Battalion On 27 April 1962 the battalion was upgraded to the 1140th Guards Artillery Regiment 12 In 1967 the division participated in Exercise Dnieper In March 1970 the division participated in the combined arms exercise Dvina During the exercise the division used the Antonov An 22 for the first time 13 The division participated in Exercise Autumn 88 Between 1988 and 1992 the division participated in the suppression of interethnic conflicts in Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia the Baltic region Transdnistria North Ossetia and South Ossetia In 1991 the 104th and 234th Guards Airborne Regiments were awarded the Ministry of Defense Pennant For Courage and Valor Earlier the division and its artillery regiment had been awarded the pennant 6 The division took part in the August Coup of 1991 when it was sent to Estonia by the Coup s leaders to take over the Tallinn TV Tower 14 Russian Airborne Troops Edit The division fought in the First Chechen War during 1994 and 1995 120 military personnel of the division were killed during the war For their actions ten officers of the division received the title Hero of the Russian Federation two of them posthumously The division fought in the Second Chechen War between 1999 and 2004 15 From 18 August 1999 elements of the division fought in the capture of Karamakhi Gudermes Argun and the blocking of the Vedeno gorge The 6th Company of the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment blocked the Argun Gorge in March 2000 15 For their actions 22 soldiers were awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation all but one posthumously 63 received the Order of Courage posthumously 6 On 22 June 2001 the 237th Guards Airborne Regiment was disbanded 16 After an experimental period the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division in 2002 became the first Russian ground forces regiment that was fully composed of professional soldiers and not of srochniki the conscripted soldiers aged eighteen 17 The division became the first to move to the contract manning system in 2004 In 2006 the 76th Airborne Division became an Air Assault Division 8 In 2008 the 76th Air Assault Division was involved in the 2008 South Ossetia war being deployed to South Ossetia and fought in the Battle of Tskhinvali 18 Since 27 February 2013 the division has been commanded by Major General Alexey Naumets 19 Crimea and the war in Donbas Edit In 2014 division units spearheaded the 2014 Russian military invasion of Ukraine and were used in the annexation of Crimea 20 21 On 18 August the division was awarded the Order of Suvorov by Vladimir Putin for the successful completion of military missions and courage and heroism 22 23 On 20 August 2014 two BMD 2s of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division were captured by Ukrainian forces near Lutuhino in the Luhansk region 24 Ukrainian government officials presented Russian soldiers IDs and other military documents from the vehicles 22 25 26 27 28 Russia s defence ministry denied the claim 29 30 Several members of the division among whom was the platoon commander Anton Korolenko died on 19 20 August under circumstances their families would not reveal 31 A Pskov newspaper reported that nearly an entire company of paratroopers from the 76th Guards Air Assault Division allegedly was lost during combat as part of the war in Donbas having 80 dead though without any conclusive proof 32 33 22 In January 2022 elements of the division s 234th Air Assault Regiment and the 124th Tank Battalion were reportedly deployed to Belarus in the context of the Ukraine crisis 34 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Edit Main article 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine A command post of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division was attacked during the 2022 Chornobaivka attacks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 5 August 2022 35 The 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division participated in assaults on Kyiv Izyum and Popasna 36 They were responsible of running the cleansing operations during the Bucha massacre arresting torturing and executing Ukrainian civilians 4 In September 2022 reports emerged from Ukrainian sources claiming the 237th Guards Air Assault Regiment no longer exists due to either death or injury of all soldiers 37 Subordinated units and fighting strength Edit 76th Guards Air Assault Division consists of a division headquarters three air assault regiments one tank battalion an artillery regiment an anti aircraft missile regiment a reconnaissance battalion and several directly subordinated combat support and combat service support battalions and companies As of 2021 the 76th Air Assault Division consisted of the following units 38 39 Division Headquarters Pskov Western Military District 175th Reconnaissance Battalion 124th Tank Battalion T 72B3 7th Maintenance Battalion 656th Engineering Battalion 728th Communications Battalion 1682nd Material Support Battalion 3996th Military Hospital Airmobile 201st Postal Station Airborne Support Company NBC Defense Company Commandant s Company 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment 237th Guards Air Assault Regiment reinstated 2018 40 1140th Guards Artillery Regiment 4th Guards Anti Aircraft Missile RegimentCommanders since 2005 Edit2005 2009 Guards Major General Aleksandr Kolpachenko 2009 2013 Guards Colonel Igor Vinogradskiy 27 02 2013 February 2018 Guards Major General Aleksey Naumets February 2018 July 2020 Guards Major General Igor Kapliy 19 07 2020 2022 Guards Major General Sergey Chubarykin April 2022 Guards Colonel Denis Shishov 41 Gallery Edit 76th Guards Airborne Division shoulder sleeve insignia 1993 2006 1 Troops of the division during a parade in Minsk in 2015 Russian Airborne Forces commander Andrey Serdyukov visiting the 76th Guards Air Assault Division Personnel of the division at the 2018 Minsk Independence Day Parade Notes Edit a b vedomstvennye emblemy Rossijskoj Federacii www heraldicum ru in Russian Retrieved 1 August 2016 1 sentyabrya svoyu 69 godovshinu otmetit 76 ya desantno shturmovaya diviziya 1st September will mark the 69th anniversary of the 76th Airborne Assault Division pskovgorod ru in Russian 29 August 2008 Retrieved 29 November 2015 RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT JUNE 8 ISW Retrieved 14 October 2022 a b How Russian soldiers ran a cleansing operation in Bucha Associated Press 3 November 2022 Retrieved 6 November 2022 Alexander Kirsanov Geroi strany Heroes of the Country in Russian a b c d ISTORIYa BOEVOGO PUTI 76 j gvardejskoj Chernigovskoj Krasnoznamennoj vozdushno desantnoj divizii History of the Combat Path of the 76th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Airborne Division 76th Guards Airborne Division in Russian Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Archived from the original on 23 December 2009 Retrieved 1 August 2016 Buttar 2012 p 254 a b c 76 ya gvardejskaya desantno shturmovaya Chernigovskaya Krasnoznamyonnaya diviziya 76th Guards Air Assault Chernigov Red Banner Division in Russian Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Retrieved 1 August 2016 Wismar or Bust The Pegasus Archive Retrieved 4 January 2018 Combat composition of the Soviet Army 1 May 1945 p 154 Vasily Margelov Geroi strany Heroes of the Country in Russian a b Holm Michael 76th Guards Airborne Division www ww2 dk Retrieved 23 February 2016 Feskov et al 2013 p 36 Kaario Ahti 17 August 2016 Kolme elokuun paivaa nain Viro itsenaistyi uudelleen 25 vuotta sitten Three days of August When Estonia regained its independence 25 years ago in Finnish Yle Retrieved 18 August 2016 a b Airborne Troops 76th Chernigov Airborne Division Federation of American Scientists 2014 Retrieved 29 November 2015 V Pskove projdut torzhestvennye meropriyatiya posvyashennye 65 oj godovshine obrazovaniya 237 Torunskogo polka 237th Torun Regiment 65th anniversary celebrations in Pskov in Russian Pskov News Feed 27 February 2004 Retrieved 2 August 2016 Thornton 2011 p 11 Chang Felix K August 2008 Russia Resurgent An Initial Look at Russian Military Performance in Georgia Foreign Policy Research Institute Retrieved 2 August 2016 Komandirom 76 j desantno shturmovoj divizii naznachen polkovnik Aleksej Naumec Colonel Alexey Naumets appointed commander of 76th Air Assault Division Pskov News Feed in Russian 1 March 2013 Retrieved 28 May 2016 Deputat Pskovskie desantniki perebrosheny na Ukrainu Deputy Pskov paratroopers deployed to Ukraine pln pskov ru in Russian Retrieved 29 November 2015 Pskovskie desantniki pobyvavshie v Krymu vo vremya nedavnih sobytij poluchili gosnagrady i blagodarnosti ot prezidenta Pskov paratroopers who were in the Crimea during the recent events that have received state awards and commendations from the President pln pskov ru in Russian Retrieved 29 November 2015 a b c Sanderson Bill 21 September 2014 Leaked transcripts reveal Putin s secret Ukraine attack New York Post Retrieved 29 November 2015 Ukase 571 From the Russian president to the 76th Airborne Division PDF Kremlin News in Russian 18 August 2014 Retrieved 29 November 2015 Obnarodovany fotografii zahvachennogo BMD Pskovskoj desantnoj divizii focus ua in Russian 21 August 2014 Retrieved 1 August 2016 Evidence of Russia s 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Southeast Ukraine The Interpreter Institute of Modern Russia Retrieved 21 August 2014 Sili ATO aktivno nastupayut Teroristi najmanci nesut chimali vtrati Ukrainian Ministry of Defence in Ukrainian Retrieved 21 August 2014 Operativna informaciya Informacijno analitichnogo centru RNBOU za 21 serpnya Karta Rada nacionalnoyi bezpeki i oboroni Ukrayini www rnbo gov ua in Ukrainian Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 Retrieved 1 August 2016 V SNBO podtverdili zahvat silami ATO 2 BMD Pskovskoj divizii in Russian Interfax Ukraine 21 August 2014 Retrieved 21 August 2014 Ukraine media reports about seizure of Russian airborne combat vehicle false ITAR TASS 21 August 2014 Retrieved 21 August 2014 Photos from the Pskov Airborne slon ru in Russian 25 August 2014 V Voronezhskoj oblasti pohoronili komvzvoda Pskovskoj divizii Platoon leader of Pskov Division buried in Voronezh RIA Voronezh in Russian 26 August 2014 Retrieved 28 August 2014 Pskovskaya guberniya soobshila o gibeli roty desantnikov v Ukraine Pskov Province reported the death of a company of paratroopers in Ukraine tvrain ru in Russian 2 September 2014 Retrieved 1 October 2014 Shaun Walker Oksana Grytsenko Leonid Ragozin 4 September 2014 Russian soldier You re better clueless because the truth is horrible The Guardian Retrieved 21 March 2015 Rondeli Russian Military Digest Issue 118 24 January 30 January 2022 Peklo dlya rashistiv na pivdni Ukrayini vrazhayucha kilkist znishenih ob yektiv ta tehniki armiyi RF za odnu dobu in Ukrainian Defense Express 6 August 2022 RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT JUNE 8 Retrieved 14 October 2022 Ukrainska Pravda 9 September 2022 Russias 237th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment no longer exists soldiers either dead or wounded Ukrainian Intelligence Airborne Forces PDF Russian Forces in the Western Military District June 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2022 Structure of Russian Airborne Troops Russian Military Reform 13 August 2010 Retrieved 29 November 2015 Airborne Forces PDF Russian Forces in the Western Military District June 2021 p 31 Retrieved 21 April 2022 Geroj Rossii Denis Shishov naznachen komandirom 76 j desantno shturmovoj divizii References EditButtar Prit 2012 Battleground Prussia The Assault on Germany s Eastern Front 1944 45 Oxford Osprey ISBN 9781780964645 Feskov V I Golikov V I Kalashnikov K A Slugin S A 2013 Vooruzhennye sily SSSR posle Vtoroj Mirovoj vojny ot Krasnoj Armii k Sovetskoj The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II From the Red Army to the Soviet Part 1 Land Forces in Russian Tomsk Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing ISBN 9785895035306 Thornton Rod 2011 Organizational Change in the Russian Airborne Forces The Lessons of the Georgian Conflict PDF Carlisle Pennsylvania Strategic Studies Institute ISBN 978 1584875192 Further reading EditThornton Rod 2004 Military Organizations and Change The Professionalization of the 76th Airborne Division The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 17 3 449 474 doi 10 1080 13518040490486151 S2CID 143360165 https www facebook com 80brigade posts 377894837706389 104th Regiment engaged in Ukraine 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 76th Guards Air Assault Division amp oldid 1128350533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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