All about the 98th Airborne Division. Increased tasks required the Airborne Forces personnel to increase the level of combat training. Division of the division after the collapse of the USSR

Commander of the Vostok group, Major General Nikolai Viktorovich Staskov: “I had no more than two days to organize combat operations, and this was with a heterogeneous mass that had just been sent from the district. We could not, for example, really count on artillery support, because that most of the artillery crews were untrained and had never even fired, so I and most of the other commanders understood what we were up against."1

From the description of the assault plan: “On December 30, 1994, an order and large-scale maps and plans were received to prepare units for the assault. These plans were published back in 1983, but in ten years Grozny has grown and changed, a large number of new roads and streets have appeared , bridges, residential buildings, often not marked even on a large-scale map.
The 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 133rd Guards Separate Tank Battalion were given the task: on December 31, 1994, to capture the eastern regions of Grozny, limited by the river. Sunzha - area of Avenue named after. Lenin, and go to Minutka Square.
The 1st tank company of the 133rd Guards separate tank battalion (commander Captain S. Kachkovsky) was attached to the 1st motorized rifle battalion of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (commander Major Yu. Saulyak). The 2nd motorized rifle battalion of the 129th Guards motorized rifle regiment of Major S. Goncharuk was assigned to the 2nd tank company of the 133rd Guards separate tank battalion (commanded by Lieutenant S. Kisel). To assist the young commander in managing the unit in battle on December 28, 1994, the commander of the tank battalion, Lieutenant Colonel I. Turchenyuk, instructed the chief of staff of a separate tank battalion, Captain S. Kurnosenko, who before the battle occupied the place of gunner-operator in the T-80BV tank (board number 523) of Lieutenant S Kiselya. The 3rd tank company of the 133rd Guards separate tank battalion, captain V. Voblikov, was a reserve, following the 2nd motorized rifle battalion of the 129th Guards motorized rifle regiment. One tank platoon from the 3rd tank company remained with the 2nd motorized rifle company to control the Argun-Grozny road.
The movement was planned to be carried out in two assault columns along parallel routes, the parachute battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, bringing up the rear of the columns along the route on the BMD-1, was supposed to set up roadblocks, ensuring security of the route to supply the assault units of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle regiment and the 133rd Guards Separate Tank Battalion. There were no plans to bring the artillery division of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment on 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns into Grozny."2

Senior lieutenant of one of the reconnaissance units of the 98th Airborne Division (or 45th OrpSpN Airborne Forces): “On the night of December 30-31, the task was set to storm Grozny. Our unit was ordered to advance as part of a column, covering its command with two armored personnel carriers - in front and behind. We didn’t know what exactly: how we would attack, from what lines, who was opposing us in Grozny. When I approached one of the senior officers of the group [the commander of the 98th Airborne Division, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Alekseevich Koblov] and asked: “What is our task?” - then he, an older colonel, looked away and said: “To die.” - “Can you explain the essence of this problem - to die?” - “You understand, elder, I’m really telling you that our task is to die. Because we are depicting the main attack of the entire group of Russian troops. We must show the enemy that it is from the east that the federal troops will take Grozny." I knew: there were two more directions for attacks - from the north, northwest. The eastern column, according to the command's plan, was supposed to enter Grozny, pretend to strike, cover the maximum territory with available forces and means, advance inside Grozny, and then leave the city."3

Promotion to the city

Commander of the Vostok group, Major General N.V. Staskov: “Initially we were ordered to advance to Minutka Square<...>, and we had to go through a tunnel, and it was like climbing into a mousetrap. So I went off-road with tanks and artillery.<...>We were faced with the task of delivering a secondary strike, aimed at diverting the main enemy forces to ourselves."4

From the description of the advance: “On December 31, 1994, according to the recollections of tank company commanders, before entering the city, the command of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment formed columns of two assault groups. The place of each unit of equipment was determined, but the organization of interaction and the setting of specific tasks along the lines and insufficient attention was paid in time, which subsequently led to inconsistency of actions and confusion during the fire of the militants.
At about 11:00 it was announced that there would be no helicopter support due to bad weather. She was not there on January 1, 1995. Then the helicopters began to fly, although the weather on December 31 and January 1 and 2 was almost the same, cloudy with low, continuous clouds.

At 11:00 the Vostok group moved out in two columns from the Khankala airfield to Grozny. The main striking force was the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (commander Colonel A. Borisov) and the 133rd Guards Separate Tank Battalion (commander Lieutenant Colonel I. Turchenyuk).
The column included T-80B, T-80BV, five ZSU-23-4M. The rearguard consisted of the parachute battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division on the BMD-1 (about 10 vehicles).
When entering the city on the outskirts of Khankala, the following tanks were blown up by mines: tank No. 521 from the 1st tank company and one tank from the 2nd tank company. The advance of the columns to Grozny was carried out along the Grozny-Argun road to the suburb, where at the fork in the roads from Grozny to Khankala and Argun, the column, turning north, began to go around the suburb along the road leading to the street. Ioanisiani."5

Passing the bridge

From the description of the advance: “Assault groups of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment, the 133rd Guards Separate Tank Battalion and the parachute battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Regiment [Airborne], bypassing the suburbs, reached a new road bridge over the railway tracks, located between the sorting railway tracks of the Khankala station on one side and the area of Mikhail Kolbus Street, running parallel to the railway on the other side, having passed the assault units of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 133rd Guards Separate Tank Battalion across the bridge, the militants opened intense fire on the exiting one. to the bridge to the parachute battalion."6

Senior lieutenant of one of the reconnaissance units of the 98th Airborne Division (or 45th OrpSpN Airborne Forces), walking with the column of 2nd MSB 129th MSB: “We passed a military town, and losses began. Because the column was a long snake. No combat cover - support on the right and left Occasionally, helicopters passed over us. The column consisted of several tanks, armored personnel carriers, command and staff vehicles, the rest of the equipment consisted only of units of the Ministry of Defense - neither internal troops nor the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We were mainly infantry. , reconnaissance paratroopers, in the middle of the column. Closing it, there was a company of paratroopers on the BMD-2. As we approached the bridge, they began to shoot us from large-caliber machine guns, and militant snipers clearly appeared to our eyes: the first tank was walking along the bridge, and it was being fired upon. somewhere from seven, eight directions. At the crossroads. The first tank was lucky. So every unit passed through the bridge: whether it was a tank or an infantry fighting vehicle, no one was sitting inside. The column crossed the bridge, suffering losses. After all, there are ten to twelve people on each armor, you cannot do without losses. The column lost two armored personnel carriers, a tank and a tank were blown up. We, the scouts, were more or less successful: only two were wounded. Only a separate company of paratroopers did not cross the bridge, which we learned only later. The connection practically did not work. I had audibility only between my two armored personnel carriers and the Ural, and weak, constantly interrupted contact with the column. Communications were a total mess. For the most part, no one had any idea who was talking to whom. Just call signs on the air, reports only about “two hundred” and “three hundred” - how many were killed and wounded.”7

Cutting off part of PDB 98 VDD at the bridge

Only part of the 98th Airborne Infantry Division crossed the bridge, including the battalion command.

From the description of the battle: “Having passed the dachas, we crossed the bridge. Having met along the way a motorized rifle armored personnel carrier that had lagged behind its own and had stalled, Shalyapin, pushing it with his car, continued moving.<...>Having driven about a hundred meters, we saw another armored personnel carrier of motorized riflemen and infantry hiding behind it, which they were hitting from the windows of nearby houses. Having supported the infantry with fire from cannons and machine guns, the paratroopers entered the battle. In the first seconds, tracers flying in and out of houses through the triplex were somewhat reminiscent of a shooting game in slot machines. Until the bullets began to knock on the armor, not just for fun...
Having let the first cars pass, the militants opened fire on the convoy. Everything around was burning, exploding and shooting. A “spiritual” tank approached the column from the left, but the deputy battalion commander, Captain Sergei Ant, somehow miraculously managed to knock it out with his “penny” on the move. The BMD-1 cannon, in theory, did not take tank armor, but the “box” began to smoke, and “perfume” fell from it. In the midst of the battle, communication was lost, but from the unfolding BAMs, Chaliapin realized that the column caught in the crossfire had received the order to retreat. The cars walking in the middle of the column burned one after another. Here is the battalion commander's damaged vehicle, and here is the scouts' vehicle. Here, from the “granik”, the “darlings” set fire to the self-propelled guns. As soon as the crew jumped out of the burning car, the second grenade completely tore the Nona apart. Picking up people from damaged cars along the way, Chaliapin's BMD now brought up the rear of the column.
Then Chaliapin learns that the paratroopers and infantrymen from the damaged vehicles, led by their battalion commander, gathered under the bridge, will try to leave the city with dachas. Their retreat will remain covered to the last by Major Viktor Omelkov and his friend, infantry lieutenant Alexander Mikhailov, who are firing back. From Sanka he learns about the last minutes of the battalion “political officer” Omelkov. While firing back, both officers will be wounded. The moving Omelkov will be finished off, while Mikhailov will be kicked and taken for dead. Twice - paratroopers don’t abandon their own - we then went to Grozny to look for the battalion commander with the rest of the dismounted soldiers. Those with wounded in their arms, having made their way through the dachas, still managed to escape from the encirclement."8

Deputy com. 98th Airborne Division Colonel Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov: “I often remember New Year’s Eve 1995. And I remember with a feeling of shame for the Fatherland. Night. Pitch inferno. Tanks are burning. We carry out the dead, the wounded. And Russia forgot about us, sent to die, and it’s unclear why that. The sounds of Moscow fun are heard on the radio. There is a traditional New Year’s broadcast, champagne is flowing like a river. Congratulations are heard: “Happy New Year!” I can’t think of anything else) bestial attitude towards the army..."9

The part of the column that did not cross the bridge also began to retreat.

From the description of the battle: “Thus, the paratroopers were cut off from the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment and fought back in parts in different directions towards Khankala. Several BMD, badly battered, including one with a torn stern, went to the Khankala airfield. From In total, a little more than a company of the combined parachute battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division returned to their original positions.
According to the commander of the 3rd platoon of the 2nd motorized rifle company of the 1st motorized rifle battalion of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment, Senior Lieutenant S. Sukhorukov, at the position of the 2nd motorized rifle company (the 2nd motorized rifle company did not enter the city, blocking roads Argun-Grozny) at approximately 18-19 hours on the road from Grozny, a platoon jumped out on three BMD-1s (Volgograd paratroopers of the parachute battalion of the 98th parachute landing regiment [Airborne Regiment], apparently cut off from the column of the main forces at the entrance to Grozny ) and mistaking the motorized riflemen for militants, opened fire from cannons and machine guns at the positions of the 2nd motorized rifle company. The motorized riflemen returned fire, as they thought, at the militants. As a result of fire from ATGM, RPG, KPVT, BTR-70, one BMD was hit and burned (the last one in the column, the other two slipped further), eight paratroopers were killed, two were wounded. In the 2nd motorized rifle company, one person was killed and one was wounded."10

Column 337 PDP

The commander of the 104th Airborne Division, Major General Vadim Ivanovich Orlov, refused to send his units to Grozny. By “12:50, the 104th Airborne Division is located on the eastern outskirts of the city along the railway.”11 And yet, a consolidated column of the 337th Airborne Division under the command of Senior Lieutenant Albert Alekseevich Chirikov advanced to the bridge to provide assistance.

From the description of the battle: “Already at 5 o’clock there were two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, and Zushki.”<...>and two armored personnel carriers moved under the wounded literally by touch, the headlights were not turned on due to blackout."12

From the description of the battle: “The task of the Ulyanovsk team was to pick up and evacuate to the rear the wounded, if any were found, and the bodies of the dead. It gets dark early in Chechnya. We advanced without headlights or conventional signals, there were no identification marks. Khankala was burning ahead, and not far from the city, on the bridge, they had to take up a perimeter defense. In this situation, two “Ivanovo” motorized riflemen came to them [Commander of the 337th Infantry Division] Chirikov called them to him, and they said that an order came from an unknown person to stop in a column on the bridge. Then fire suddenly fell on them. The soldiers barely had time to jump under the bridge, and then wandered along the road all night until they met their own.
“I told them: you know the area and it will be easier for you to reconnoiter the situation. But they are some kind of plague... “Comrade senior lieutenant, they ask, let’s not go. We just got out of the meat grinder." We had to explain and convince them that they had to go, in case one of their comrades was still alive and needed to be pulled out. Somehow they agreed. I singled out an officer [commander of the 337th PDV] from ours, and the patrol left. Forty minutes later the group returned - they reported that they had found no one alive. We had to move beyond the bridge. A sad picture appeared on the spot: the equipment was destroyed, there were no wounded, only the bodies of [at least three] dead, which we took away.
I look at my watch: 00:00 - The New Year has arrived - 1995!"
Soon the Ulyanovsk team received an order to hold the defense until the morning. The paratroopers did not know the terrain, and the maps they received were old - so no one knew what would be around when dawn came. Therefore, they decided to return, which Chirikov reported to the field headquarters, and the command approved. When the unit returned to base without losses, the officers considered it a celebration."13

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98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution - a formation of Airborne Forces as part of the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russia.

Story

In the order of the Supreme High Command dated June 24, 1944, gratitude was expressed to the troops of the Karelian Front for the successful crossing of the Svir and breakthrough of the defense. Moscow saluted the troops of the Karelian Front with twenty artillery salvoes from 224 guns. For the successful completion of the task of crossing the Svir, the 37th Guards Rifle Corps was given the name “Svirsky”.

At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.

After the war, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was again reorganized into an airborne division.

On February 27, 1968, for success in combat and political training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.

On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the challengeable Red Banner of the Military Council of the District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.

In 1969, units and divisions of the division were redeployed to the Odessa military district: the cities of Bolgrad (division headquarters and headquarters, 217th and 299th Guards Parachute Regiments, support and maintenance units) and Chisinau (300th Guards Parachute Regiment regiment), village of Vesely Kut, Artsyzsky district (1065th Guards Artillery Regiment). Participation in major exercises “South”, “Spring-72”, “Crimea-73”, “Ether-74”, “Spring-75”, “Shield-79”, “Shield-82” became a school of courage and military training for the division. ", "Summer-90".

From 1979 to 1989, many officers and warrant officers of the formation took part in combat operations in Afghanistan, but not a single unit of the division was introduced into the DRA.

On November 5, 1987, by order of the USSR Minister of Defense, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, based on the results of combat and political training, was given the honorary name “named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution.” Only three units in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary name.

In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, the division's personnel carried out special government tasks in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, the division was awarded the pennant of the USSR Minister of Defense “For courage and military valor.”

In May 1993, due to refusal to take the Ukrainian oath, the division was redeployed to Ivanovo, and in the same year it became part of the division.

In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the division's combined battalion participated in the counter-terrorism operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the United Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.

In 2008, the howitzer division of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment, the 1st Parachute Battalion of the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment and the 2nd Parachute Battalion of the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment participated in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict .

As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (previously in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th airborne division) in the Yaroslavl region

For the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command in the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown, 17 soldiers of the division were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them are one officer, seven sergeants and nine soldiers.

Non-combat high-profile personnel losses

Compound

As of 2014:

98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution (Ivanovo)
- 217th Guards Parachute Landing Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Ivanovo)
- 331st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kostroma)
- 1065th Guards Artillery Red Banner Regiment (Kostroma)
- 5th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (formerly 318th Separate Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Division; Ivanovo)
- 243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (Ivanovo)
- 36th separate medical detachment (airmobile) (Ivanovo)
- 215th separate reconnaissance battalion (Ivanovo)
- 674th Separate Guards Signal Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 661st separate engineer battalion (Ivanovo)
- 15th separate repair and restoration battalion (Ivanovo)
- 1683rd separate logistics battalion (Ivanovo)
- 969th separate airborne support company (Ivanovo)
- 728th courier-postal communication station (Ivanovo)
- educational and training complex (Pesochnoye, Kostroma region).

Division commanders

, Guards Major General - 1962-1966, Guards Major General - 1989-1993.

On Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24, 2014, ten servicemen of the 331st Parachute Regiment of the contract 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were detained by the Ukrainian military on Ukrainian territory near the village of Zerkalnoe in the Donetsk region ( 20 km from the border with Russia) and handed over to the SBU. The detainees were dressed in Russian-style military uniforms without insignia. According to them, a week earlier they were sent from Kostroma on a business trip to Rostov-on-Don; the echelon included 350–400 people, as well as 30 combat vehicles and 18 2S23 Nona-SVK artillery mounts. From there they set out in a column to march in a direction unknown to them. Their leadership, represented by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Nemolyaev, told them that they were going to an exercise. Before leaving, they were given the command to paint over the numbers of the equipment and draw white circles on it for the purpose of marking for the exercises, and for these purposes they were given white bandages on their arms and legs. Their documents and personal belongings were taken from them and left in a camp in Rostov. They did not move along the road, but over rough terrain.

A source from several news agencies in the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that “the specified servicemen actually participated in patrolling a section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, crossed it, probably by accident, in an unequipped, unmarked area. They did not offer resistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the arrest.” Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the fact of the detention of Russian military personnel on the territory of Ukraine in a similar vein and also noted that similar cases had happened before with military personnel from the Ukrainian side and hoped that “there will be no problems with this.” After some negotiations, the paratroopers were returned to their homeland. There was no international reaction to this incident.

Five days after the described incident, on August 29, 2014, four kilometers northwest of the place where these servicemen were captured, in the area of the settlement. Chervonoselskoye, Amrosievsky district, Donetsk region of Ukraine, was shot from ambush, followed by blocking of a transport convoy of Ukrainian troops leaving the city of Ilovaisk.

98th Guards Svir Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division was formed on May 3, 1944 on the basis of the Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of January 19, 1944. The formation was formed on the basis of separate guards airborne brigades, its first commander was Guard Colonel Konstantin Nikolaevich Vindushev, and the head of the political department was Guard Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Sergeevich Brailov. The command and rank and file personnel were selected from among cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, Amur Flotilla and personnel of training units. The overwhelming majority of soldiers and sergeants underwent six months of training under the Airborne Forces program and had 8-10 training jumps from airplanes and balloons. Formation took place from January 20 to January 25, 1944 in the city of Dmitrov, Moscow region. In June 1944, the entire formation was loaded into echelons and sent to the Karelian Front. During the Great Patriotic War, the division took part in crossing the river. Svir and other water barriers, in the battles for the liberation of South Karelia, in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. Successfully overcoming the stubborn resistance of the White Finns, breaking through heavily fortified enemy positions, the formation covered 236 km in battle, liberating the city of Olonets and 62 other settlements.
For skillful military operations, the Commander of the Karelian Front troops, K.M. Meretskov, expressed gratitude to the entire personnel of the formation. On July 2, 1944, by order of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, the division was awarded the title of Guards Svir for the courage and bravery shown during the crossing of the Svir River and the capture of the bridgehead. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 17 soldiers of the formation were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command in the fight against the German invaders. The Fatherland highly appreciated the heroic feat of the soldiers on the Svir. On June 24, 1944, Moscow saluted with twenty artillery salvoes the valiant troops of the Karelian Front, including the soldiers of the formation. After the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the division as part of the 37th Airborne Corps of the 3rd Ukrainian Front took part in the battles to liberate Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The division, in heavy battles with the Nazis in the mountains of Hungary and Austria, liberated a number of cities and towns. The 98th Division, as well as the 37th Corps as a whole, was fought against by the selected Nazi troops of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which were equipped with the best combat formations, such as the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf", 5- I SS Panzer Division "Wiking", 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen", SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth", and many other selected units. But these selected SS formations could not resist the guards-paratroopers and were defeated. In the second half of March 1945, paratroopers defeated the SS Grenadier Panzer Division Adolf Hitler. The Fuhrer personally supervised her and favored her. The fighting qualities of this formation gave Hitler’s command reason to believe that it would crush and push back parts of the Red Army north of Lake Balaton. However, in persistent and fierce battles, the SS division "Adolf Hitler" was defeated. For successful military operations during the war, the division's soldiers were awarded seven commendations from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. On April 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with German invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa, Devecher, Sombalet (Som-bathey), Kapuvar, Keseg and the valor and courage displayed at the same time. By the same decree, the 296th and 299th regiments of the division were awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd degree, and the 302nd regiment was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. On May 1, the guardsmen successfully completed the command’s mission to defeat the Nazi troops in Austria. On May 5, the formation was given a combat mission - pursuing the enemy along a 100-kilometer route: Matzendorf, Schönau, Vienna, Imperial Bridge over the Danube, Leopoldsdorf, Gerasdorf, Bogennizadal. On May 8, a new task was to board the vehicles of an army motor battalion and pursue the retreating enemy in a north-western direction along the route: Langau, Drosendorf, Jemnice, Da-cide, Jindrichuv Hradec, Drochov, Begine, Pisek and, reaching the area of the city of Pilsen, capture crossings and cut off the retreat routes of a large enemy group seeking to surrender to the allied American and British troops. Pursuing the enemy, the paratroopers, delivering continuous flank attacks, forced the Nazis to abandon their plans and capitulate to the Soviet troops. On May 10, at 17.00, the advanced units of the division linked up with allied American forces in the area of Pilsen and Hradec-Kralev in Czechoslovakia. During the war years, the formation fought 550 km, crossed 7 major water barriers, captured 69 settlements, destroying and capturing 5 generals, more than 600 officers and more than 30 thousand enemy soldiers. For distinction in combat operations, 11,539 soldiers, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 19 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On June 24, 1945, 25 soldiers and officers from the 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Division took part in the Victory Parade. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in Kisteleg in Hungary. At the beginning of 1946, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed to the city of Murom, Moscow Military District, and later, in July 1946, to the village. Pokrovka, Molotovsky district, Primorsky military district. On June 1, 1951, units of the division were redeployed to the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, Far Eastern Military District. During these years, the division's personnel improved their field and airborne training during various military exercises that were held in the Far Eastern Military District. On February 22, 1968, “For great merit shown in battles to defend the Soviet Motherland, success in combat training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy,” by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, II degree. On July 21, 1969, by order of the Commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the challengeable Red Banner of the Military Council of the Far Eastern Military District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to the division for eternal storage. In 1969, units and divisions of the division were redeployed to the city of Bolgrad, Odessa Military District. Large exercises became a good school of courage for the division: “South”, “Spring-72”, “Crimea-73”, “Ether-74”, “Weight-on-75”, “Shield-79”, “Shield-82” , "Summer-90". On November 5, 1987, by order of the USSR Minister of Defense, the division, as the best unit in the Airborne Forces based on the results of combat and political training, was given an honorary name - the name of the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution. Only three units in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title. From 1979 to 1989, soldiers of the division took part in combat operations in Afghanistan. Late 80s - early 90s. At this time, pockets of national strife broke out in the Soviet Union. The paratroopers became a dividing wall between the warring sides and did not allow civilians to die from the bullets of nationalists of different stripes and nationalities. The personnel of the 98th Guards Airborne Division carried out special government missions in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, by order of the USSR Minister of Defense, the division was awarded the pennant “For Courage and Military Valor.” After the collapse of the USSR, part of the airborne forces remained outside Russia. In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in Ivanovo. In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of a combined battalion took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three military personnel were awarded the title of Hero of Russia. On May 9, 1995, in Moscow, at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Forces. The guardsmen of this regiment marched in parade formation along Red Square on May 9, 2000. In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a separate airborne brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which carries out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In July 1998, the division's combined battalion left to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. In October 1998, while fulfilling his official and military duty, Guard Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously). In March 1999, the division's personnel took part in the military exercise "Air Bridge-99". During their course, 20 units of equipment and more than 700 guards paratroopers were landed. During these exercises, a crew consisting of guard platoon commander Lieutenant Alexey Shmelev and guard mechanic-driver Private Vyacheslav Ilyin parachuted inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle. On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svir Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation. Order ribbons and military awards decorate the Guards Banner of the unit, reminding young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspiring them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland. In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, the basis of which was the 2nd parachute battalion of the 331st parachute regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans. In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus. For the courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. On May 7, 2000, the division's 331st Guards Parachute Regiment was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor." The 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Airborne Division includes the unique, only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was three times awarded the pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" .
1975. Exercises "Spring-75". The courage, military skill and training of the guardsmen of the 217th Parachute Regiment were noted by the Minister of Defense, and on March 18, 1975 they were awarded the Pennant “For Courage and Military Valor.” 1982. The personnel of the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment also took part in the exercises of the troops of the Warsaw Pact countries, which took place on the territory of Bulgaria. Despite difficult weather conditions, the unit's personnel landed, showing courage, bravery and the will to win, earning the gratitude of the Minister of Defense. On December 15, 1982, the regiment was awarded the second Pennant. 1990. The fire of interethnic conflicts is in full swing. The paratroopers became a living wall between the warring sides, between two fires, saving, sacrificing themselves, the lives of citizens. On February 20, 1990, the personnel of the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment were awarded the third Pennant of the Minister of Defense “For Courage and Military Valor” for the courage and military valor shown in carrying out Government assignments.
Subsequent generations of paratroopers preserved and continued the military glory of the formation. The division has formed a close-knit fighting team of professionals, masters of their craft, those who with dignity and right can bear the high and proud title of warriors of the “Winged Guard of Russia.”
In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in Ivanovo.
8 From December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of a combined battalion took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three military personnel were awarded the title of Hero
Russia.
On May 9, 1995, in Moscow, at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Forces. The guardsmen of this regiment marched in parade formation along Red Square on May 9, 2000.
In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a separate airborne brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which carries out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In July 1998, the division's combined battalion left to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. In October 1998, while fulfilling his official and military duty, Guard Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously).
In March 1999, the division's personnel took part in the military exercise "Air Bridge-99". During their course, 20 units of equipment and more than 700 guards paratroopers were landed. During these exercises, a crew consisting of guard platoon commander Lieutenant Alexey Shmelev and guard mechanic-driver Private Vyacheslav Ilyin parachuted inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle.
On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svir Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation.
Order ribbons and military awards decorate the Guards Banner of the unit, reminding young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspiring them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland.
In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, the basis of which was the 2nd parachute battalion of the 331st parachute regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans.
In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus.
For the courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
On May 7, 2000, the division's 331st Guards Parachute Regiment was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor." The 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Airborne Division includes the unique, only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was three times awarded the pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" .
The 98th Svir Guards Airborne Division is part of the collective rapid reaction forces of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO KSOR).

COMPOUND:
217th Guards Parachute Landing Order of Kutuzov Regiment (military unit 62295, formerly 42246, Ivanovo);
331st Guards Parachute Regiment (military unit 71211, Kost-Roma);
1065th Guards Artillery Red Banner Regiment (military unit 62297, Kostroma);
215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 65391);
190th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battery (formerly 318th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion) (military unit 65376);
661st separate engineer battalion (formerly 321st separate engineer company) (military unit 65379);
674th separate guards communications battalion (military unit 65381);
15th separate repair and restoration battalion (military unit 65389);
1683rd separate logistics battalion (military unit 65385);
969th separate airborne support company (military unit 65392);
3997th military hospital (airmobile) (military unit 65390);
728th FPS station (military unit 36477);
243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (military unit 65394, in Bolgrad, military unit 68266, Ivanovo, Yasunikha, according to other data, military unit 47302);
728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477);
testing ground (Pesochnoe village, Kostroma region).

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a military-political union created by the CIS states on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty (CST), signed on May 15, 1992. The contract is renewed automatically every five years.
The goals and objectives of the CSTO are to protect the general cultural, economic and territorial residual post-Soviet space (CIS) by joint military methods of armies and auxiliary units of ministries and departments of the CIS member countries (Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan) from any external military-political aggressors , international terrorists, as well as from large-scale natural disasters.
On May 15, 1992, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan signed a collective security treaty (CST) in Tashkent. Azerbaijan signed the agreement on September 24, 1993, Georgia - on September 9, 1993, Belarus - on December 31, 1993.
The agreement entered into force on April 20, 1994. The contract was for 5 years and could be extended. On April 2, 1999, the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed a protocol to extend the agreement for the next five-year period, but Azerbaijan, Georgia and Uzbekistan refused to extend the agreement, and in the same year Uzbekistan joined GUAM.
At the Moscow session of the CST on May 14, 2002, a decision was made to transform the CST into a full-fledged international organization - the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). On October 7, 2002, the Charter and Agreement on the legal status of the CSTO were signed in Chisinau, which were ratified by all CSTO member states and entered into force on September 18, 2003.
On December 2, 2004, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution granting the Collective Security Treaty Organization observer status in the UN General Assembly.
On August 16, 2006, a decision was signed in Sochi on the full accession (restoration of membership) of Uzbekistan to the CSTO.
On February 4, 2009, in Moscow, the leaders of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) approved the creation of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force. According to the signed document, the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will be used to repel military aggression, conduct special operations to combat international terrorism and extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations.
On April 3, 2009, a representative of the CSTO secretariat stated that Iran could in the future receive the status of an observer country in the CSTO.
On June 14, 2009, a session of the Collective Security Council of States was held in Moscow, by decision of which the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces were to be created. However, Belarus refused to participate in the session due to the outbreak of a “milk war” with Russia, considering that without stopping actions that undermine the foundations of the partners’ economic security, making decisions on other aspects of security is not possible. Nevertheless, the decision to create the CRRF at the summit was made by the remaining member countries, but it turned out to be illegitimate: in accordance with paragraph 1 of Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the bodies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, approved by the Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on documents, regulating the activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of June 18, 2004, the non-participation of a member country of the organization in meetings of the Collective Security Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils means the lack of consent of the member country of the organization to the adoption of decisions considered by these bodies and, accordingly, the lack of consensus for making decisions in accordance with Rule 14. Thus, the documents considered on June 14 at the CSTO summit in Moscow cannot be considered adopted due to the lack of consensus. In addition to Belarus, the document on CRRF was not signed by Uzbekistan. At the summit in Moscow, the illegitimate document was approved by only five of the seven countries included in the organization: Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
On October 2, 2009, news agencies spread the news that the Republic of Belarus had joined the agreement on the CRRF based on a statement by the President of the Republic of Belarus that all procedures for signing documents on the CRRF had now been completed. However, already on October 6 it became clear that Belarus had not signed the agreement on the CRRF. In addition, Alexander Lukashenko refused to observe the final phase of the CSTO rapid reaction force exercises, which took place on October 16, 2009 at the Matybulak training ground in Kazakhstan.
On October 20, 2009, the CSTO secretariat received documents signed by Belarus.

To strengthen the position of the CSTO, reform of the collective forces for the rapid deployment of the Central Asian region is being carried out. These forces consist of ten battalions: three from Russia, two from Kazakhstan, the rest of the CSTO countries are represented by one battalion. The total number of personnel of the collective forces is about 4 thousand people. The aviation component (10 planes and 14 helicopters) is located at the Russian military air base in Kyrgyzstan.
Collective Rapid Response Forces (CRRF) are the joint military forces of the CSTO member countries. It is assumed that the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will be in a state of constant readiness to counter emergency situations, as well as military aggression, terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. The CRRF is classified as an analogue of the Warsaw Pact, but in a “new” form and under a new socio-political formation source.
On February 4, 2009, the CSTO participants agreed and signed a draft decision on the creation of the CRRF. They are supposed to be used to “repel military aggression, conduct special operations to combat international terrorism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations.”
It is planned that the military component of the CRRF should consist of formations and units of constant combat readiness. They will be capable of mobile deployment to any point in the CSTO zone of responsibility. The CRRF will also have at its disposal special forces, which will consist of internal affairs bodies or police, internal troops, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies for the prevention and liquidation of consequences of emergency situations.
The CRRF will include the following formations, units and subdivisions of the CSTO member countries:
Russia:
98th Guards Airborne Division (Ivanovo)
31st Guards Air Assault Brigade (Ulyanovsk)
Kazakhstan
37th Air Assault Brigade of Airmobile Forces (Taldy-Kurgan)
Marine Battalion
Armenia
1 battalion
Belarus
1 special forces brigade
Kyrgyzstan
1 battalion
Tajikistan
1 battalion
The Collective Forces will also include units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and special forces units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From Russia, they may include the special-purpose police detachment "Zubr", the special-purpose police detachment "Lynx" and the Ministry of Emergency Situations detachment "Leader", from Belarus - a special rapid response detachment of the special forces brigade of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, from Kyrgyzstan - a special rapid response detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs .
The units will be located in places of permanent deployment. The CRRF troops are subordinate exclusively to the national commands of their countries; in the event of the moment of fulfillment of their allied obligations, the actions of the allied troops are carried out as agreed by the CSTO parties. The military formations of the CRRF are equipped with a single camouflage uniform and military equipment, as well as common identification marks, and fly the flags of the CIS and CSTO.
At the end of 2009, the CRRF (countries of the former USSR) conducted the largest joint exercises since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the Kazakh-Chinese border area, at the Matybulak military training ground. All branches of the military, units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as special forces were involved in the exercises.

On September 22, 1941, units of the division replaced the defenders and at dawn went on the offensive. In these battles, the paratroopers showed courage and bravery.

On November 20, 1941, the division was redeployed to Novorossiysk to participate in the Feodosia landing operation - the first strategic joint offensive operation of the troops of the Transcaucasian Front and the forces of the Black Sea Fleet in the coastal direction. As a result of 9 days of fighting, the Kerch Peninsula was cleared of the enemy and support was provided to the besieged Sevastopol.

On January 10, 1943, the division, as part of the troops of the Stalingrad Front, took part in the final part of the Battle of Stalingrad - Operation Ring with the aim of destroying the encircled enemy. By order of the NKO of the USSR dated March 1, 1943 No. 107, the 157th Rifle Division for the courage and heroism of its personnel shown during the Battle of Stalingrad was transformed into the 76th Guards Rifle Division (Guards SD).

On September 8, 1943, the division set out from the Orel area near Chernigov. Over three days of continuous offensive, it advanced 70 km and at dawn on September 20 approached the village of Tovstoles, three kilometers northeast of Chernigov, and then captured the city and continued its advance to the west.

On July 17, 1944, the division as part of the 1st Belorussian Front began an offensive northwest of Kovel. On July 26, troops advancing from the north and south united 20-25 km west of Brest, encircling the enemy group. For reaching the State Border of the USSR and the liberation of Brest, the 76th Guards. SD was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

On January 25, 1945, as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front, units and divisions of the division blocked the exit from the city of Torun, a powerful stronghold on the Vistula, and then destroyed the 32,000-strong enemy group defending the city.

On March 23, 1945, the division stormed the city of Tsoppot, reached the Baltic Sea and turned its front to the south. By the morning of March 25, as part of the corps, the guards captured the city of Oliva and advanced to Danzig. On March 30, the liquidation of the Danzig group was completed.

On April 24, the division concentrated in the Kortenhuten area, 20 km south of Stettin. At dawn on April 26, the formation on a wide front crossed the Rondov Canal and, having broken through the enemy’s defensive line, cleared the city of Preclav from the Nazis by the end of the day.

On May 2, the division captured the city of Güstrow, and on May 3, the cities of Karow and Bützow. The advance detachment reached the Baltic Sea and, on the outskirts of the city of Wismar, met with units of the airborne division of the Allied Expeditionary Army. That's it for the 76th Guards. The SD completed military operations against the Nazi troops and began patrol duty on the coast.

Russia Russia Subordination Airborne Command Included in Airborne troops of the Russian Federation Type airborne division Includes control and parts Function airborne troops Dislocation Ivanovo region,
Kostroma region,
Yaroslavl region Motto “Honor and Motherland are above all!” Participation in Insignia Predecessor 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation) (1944) → 98th Guards Rifle Division (1944-1946) Commanders Acting commander guard colonel Notable commanders

98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov II degree division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution - formation (military formation, division) of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Western Military District. Abbreviated name - 98 airborne division. Conventional name - Military unit No. 65451 (military unit 65451). The point of permanent deployment is the city of Ivanovo.

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Great Patriotic War[ | ]

On December 20, 1943, the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation) was formed. The basis for its creation was the 18th, 19th and 20th Guards Airborne Brigades.

By order of the People's Commissar of Defense No. 003 of January 19, 1944, the 13th Guards Airborne Division was reorganized into the 98th Guards Rifle Division (98th Guards Rifle Division) on May 3, 1944, joining the new 37th Guards Rifle Division housings.

The 37th Guards Rifle Corps was sent to the Karelian Front, where it became part of the 7th Army. The task of the corps was to defeat the Svir-Petrozavodsk group of German troops during the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. For the exemplary performance of assigned combat missions during the crossing of the Svir River, the corps and all three divisions in its composition received the honorary name “Svirsky”.

At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.

On October 4, 1944, the State Defense Committee issued decree No. 6650ss “On the introduction of the Red Army airborne troops into the ADD and their subordination to the ADD Commander.” In order to more efficiently control the Red Army Airborne Forces, they were all consolidated into the Separate Guards Airborne Army (OGVDA). The OGVDA directorate was formed on the basis of the 7th Army directorate. When the corps was formed, the 98th Guards SD was again reorganized into an airborne division. Since the 13th Airborne Division (2nd Formation) was formed on July 7, 1944, the serial number for the airborne formation based on the 98th Guards Rifle Division was left from the rifle division. The 98th Guards Airborne Division (98th Guards Airborne Division) included three airborne brigades created on the basis of rifle regiments. At the same time, the serial numbers of the brigades were taken the same as those of the brigades that served as the basis for the creation of the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation):

18th Guards airborne brigade (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 296th Guards. sp;
19th Guards airborne brigade (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 299th Guards. sp;
20th Guards airborne brigade (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 302nd Guards. sp.

On December 8, 1944, an order was issued to reorganize the OGVDA into the 9th Guards Army by February 15, 1945. During the reorganization of the 98th Guards. The Airborne Division became the Guards Rifle Division of the same name in the same composition as it was in the 37th Guards Rifle Corps in January 1944.

In February 1945, the full strength of the 9th Guards Army was sent to the active army and carried out tasks in cooperation with other troops to liberate the city of Vienna.

By the end of the war, the full name of the unit was 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Rifle Division .

Post-war period[ | ]

From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in Hungary.

At the beginning of 1946, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was redeployed from Austria to the city of Murom. Later the division was redeployed to the Far East.

On June 14, 1946, by order No. 0051 of the commander of the airborne forces, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was reorganized into the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps. Since the newly created airborne divisions were of two regiments, the 302nd Guards Rifle Regiment was disbanded in the 98th Guards Rifle Regiment.

By October 1948, instead of the regiments that had left the airborne divisions, new guards parachute regiments were formed to form new divisions. So in the 98th Guards. The Airborne Forces created the 192nd Guards Parachute Regiment, which was soon disbanded.

By the beginning of 1949, the 98th Guards. SD stationed in the village. Pokrovka Ussuri region of the Primorsky Military District, included: 296th and 299th Guards Parachute Regiments, 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.

In 1951, the administration of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was relocated to the Trans-Baikal-Amur Military District in the settlement. Kuibyshevka-Vostochnaya (now Belogorsk, Amur Region). Together with the corps, the 98th Guards was redeployed. vdd.

January 6, 1959 joined the 98th Guards. Airborne Division was transferred 243rd separate military transport aviation squadron of 10 An-2 aircraft.

By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 362-233ss of March 17, 1956 and Directive of the USSR Minister of Defense No. org/3/39479 of April 4, 1956, the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was disbanded. Together with the corps, the 99th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded, whose 300th Guards Parachute Regiment (with a deployment in the city of Svobodny, Amur Region) was transferred to the 98th Guards. Airborne Division to replace the previously disbanded 192nd Guards. pdp. Also included in the 98th Guards. airborne division from the 99th Guards. The airborne division was transferred to the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment (with a deployment in the city of Shimanovsk, Amur Region) to replace the previously disbanded 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.

In November 1960, based on the directives of the USSR Minister of Defense dated March 18, 1960 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces dated June 7, 1960, the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment of the 98th Guards. The airborne division was reorganized into the 812th separate guards artillery division. Subsequently, the division was again deployed to the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment.

On July 14, 1969, according to the Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, the redeployment of the 98th Guards began. airborne division from the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region to the city of Bolgrad, Odessa Region (217th and 299th Guards Regiment), the village of Vesely Kut, Odessa Region (1065th Guards Regiment) of the Ukrainian SSR, and the 300th Guards. traffic police to the city of Chisinau, Moldavian SSR. Units of the division were stationed in the military camps of the 48th Motorized Rifle Ropshinskaya Red Banner Division named after M.I. Kalinin, which in 1968 was redeployed to Czechoslovakia, as part of the Central Military Command troops.

In June 1971, the 98th Guards. The airborne division took part in the "South" exercises and parachuted into one of the regions of Crimea.

November 13, 1973 in the 98th Guards. The Airborne Forces carried out a BMD-1 landing on a P-7 parachute platform from an An-12 aircraft, together with a crew of foreman A.I. Savchenko and senior sergeant V.V. Kotlo, who were inside the combat vehicle.

In 1986, the 68th separate anti-tank artillery division of the 98th Guards. The airborne division became part of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment as a line division.

On November 5, 1987, by order of the USSR Minister of Defense, the division, as the best unit in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name “named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution” based on the results of combat and political training.

In 1989, the 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division had the following composition:

Division Office - Bolgrad
217th Guards Parachute Landing Order of Kutuzov III Class Regiment (military unit 42246) - Bolgrad;
299th Kutuzov Guards Parachute Regiment, III degree (military unit 52432) - Bolgrad;
300th Guards Parachute Regiment (military unit 40390) - Chisinau;
1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (military unit 31539) - the village of Vesely Kut;
215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 03391);
100th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery division (military unit 73512) - Bolgrad;
112th separate engineer battalion;
674th separate guards communications battalion (military unit 89592) - Bolgrad;
15th separate repair and restoration battalion;
1683rd separate logistics battalion;
613th separate airborne support battalion;
176th separate medical battalion;
728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477);
243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (military unit 68226);
division training ground - Tarutino village.

During the establishment of constitutional order on the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR, in the fall of 1989, an Il-76 plane carrying military personnel of the 98th Guards was involved in a plane crash. vdd. 48 military personnel and 9 crew members were killed.

Division of the division after the collapse of the USSR[ | ]

Parachute landing of military personnel of the 98th division onto the Budikhino landing site (Kostroma region). January 16, 2019.

In May 1993, the division was divided between Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. The division headquarters with a banner and awards, 299th Guards, went to Russia. PDP, most of the 217th Guards. PDP with the regimental banner, most of the 1065th Artillery Regiment with the banner and some of the divisional kit parts. Part of the 217th Guards was transferred to Ukraine. PDP and part of the 1065th artillery regiment, which was stationed in the village of Vesyoliy Kut. Military equipment of the 300th Parachute Regiment went to Moldova. Personnel of the 300th Guards. The PDP was transferred to the city of Abakan and on its basis the 100th separate airborne brigade was formed.

Division within the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[ | ]

In 1993, on the basis of the 217th Guards. PDP 98th Guards Airborne Division and 331st Guards. PDP 106th Guards The airborne division in the city of Ivanovo was reorganized into the 98th Guards Airborne Division.

In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the division's combined battalion participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the United Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.

In 2008, the howitzer battalion of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment, the 1st Parachute Battalion of the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, and the 2nd Parachute Battalion of the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment participated in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (previously in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th airborne division) in the Yaroslavl region

Heroes of the Connection[ | ]

The following servicemen of the 98th Guards Rifle Division were awarded the highest state award of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union, on July 21, 1944:

One officer of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia on March 1, 1995:

Compound [ | ]

Soldiers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division at the Slavic Brotherhood 2016 exercise in Serbia

As of 2014, the 98th Guards. Airborne Division included:

Division commanders[ | ]

Scandal with the detention of military personnel on the territory of Ukraine[ | ]

Parade crew of the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment of the 98th Division at the victory parade on May 9, 2018 in Moscow.