36th Airborne Brigade (Russia)

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36th Air Assault Brigade (Oct 1979-1 Jun 1990)
36th Airborne Brigade
Active1979-1996
Country Soviet Union (1979-1992)
 Russia (1992-1997)
BranchSoviet Army (1979-1990)

Soviet airborne (1990-1992)

Russian Airborne Troops (1992-1997)
TypeAirborne
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQ

The 36th Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops, disbanded in 1997. It was originally formed in 1979 as the 36th Separate Air Assault Brigade. [1]

History[]

The 36th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 in , Leningrad Oblast (Leningrad Military District). It was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. On 1 June 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Troops and was renamed the 36th Separate Airborne Brigade after its air assault battalion was disbanded.[2] On 24 September 1996, it was ordered that the brigade be disbanded. The process was completed on 1 February 1997.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Holm, Michael. "36th independent Landing-Assault Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. ^ Zaloga, Steve (1995-01-01). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995. Presidio. ISBN 9780891413998.
  3. ^ Lenski, Andrei; Tsybin, M.M. (2005). Армия Отечества [Army of the Fatherland] (in Russian).
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