56th separate brigade. Flag "56th Airborne Brigade". I'm Guards odshbr in the Afghan war
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ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
The 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Brigade originates from the 351st Guards Landing Airborne Regiment, formed from June 3 to July 28, 1946 on the basis of units of the 351st and 355th th Guards Rifle Regiments and the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps, which became part of the 106th Guards Airborne Division.
The annual holiday of the brigade set the date for the formation of the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment - January 5, 1945.
In 1949, the 351st Guards Landing Airborne Regiment was renamed the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment.
In 1960, the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred from the 106th Guards Airborne Division to the 105th Guards Airborne Division.
In 1979, the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade.
In 1989, the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Airborne Assault Brigade was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Airborne Brigade.
In 1997, the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Airborne Brigade was re-formed into the 56th Guards Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Air Assault Regiment, which became part of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division.
In 2009, the 56th Guards Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Regiment was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, first degree, Don Cossack Air Assault Brigade.
On July 1, 2010, it was reorganized into the 56th Guards Separate Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Don Cossack Airborne Assault Brigade (light).
II. PARTICIPATION IN CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, OPERATIONS
From February 20 to 25, 1945, the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment as part of the 106th Guards Rifle Division of the 38th Guards Rifle Corps was transferred to Hungary, where it fought as part of the 9th Guards Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front.
On March 30, 1945, pursuing retreating enemy units, the regiment crossed the Austro-Hungarian border. Acting on the left flank of the corps, in cooperation with other parts of the corps, he captured several cities and took part in the battles to capture the capital of Austria, the city of Vienna.
On April 23, 1945, the regiment was replaced by units of the 4th Guards Army and was sent to rest on the outskirts of Vienna.
On May 5, 1945, the regiment entered Czechoslovakia by forced march and participated in the encirclement and defeat of a significant group of Germans.
On May 11, 1945, the regiment reached the bank of the Vltava River (Czechoslovakia), where it met with American troops. The unit's combat path in the Great Patriotic War ended here.
During the fighting, the regiment killed 1,956, captured 633 enemy soldiers and officers, destroyed 26 tanks, 255 self-propelled guns and guns of various calibers, 11 armored personnel carriers, 1 aircraft and 18 enemy vehicles. 10 tanks, 16 self-propelled guns and guns of various calibers, 3 aircraft, 4 armored personnel carriers, 115 vehicles, 37 warehouses with military equipment were captured.
From June 1945 to November 1979, the regiment (brigade) did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
1979 opened a new page in the military path of the formation: Soviet troops entered Afghanistan to provide military assistance to the Afghan government in the fight against rebel gangs.
On December 28, 1979, the 4th infantry battalion brigade as part of the 40th Army was introduced into Afghanistan with the task of guarding and defending the Salang pass and the Salang-Somali tunnel to ensure the advance of Soviet troops into the southern regions of Afghanistan.
In January 1980, the entire brigade was introduced into Afghanistan. It is stationed near the city of Kunduz, conducting combat operations throughout Afghanistan.
During the period from January 1980 to December 1981, about 3,000 rebels, 3 guns, 6 mortars, 12 vehicles, 44 pillboxes were destroyed during the fighting. More than 400 rebels were captured, more than 600 rifle units were captured.
From December 1 to December 5, 1981, the brigade was redeployed to the area of the city of Gardez, from where it continued to conduct combat operations throughout Afghanistan.
During the period from January 1982 to June 1988, during the fighting, about 10,000 rebels, over 40 fortified areas and strong points, more than 200 guns, rocket launchers and mortars, 47 vehicles, 83 pillboxes, 208 warehouses with military equipment, 45 caravans. Over 1,000 rebels were captured, more than 1,200 small arms and grenade launchers, about 40 guns and mortars, 7 vehicles, 2 tanks, and 85 warehouses with military equipment were captured.
From June 12 to June 14, 1988, the brigade returned to its homeland after fulfilling its international duty.
For the successful completion of combat missions, many paratroopers were awarded government awards by the Soviet government and the leadership of the Republic of Afghanistan, and the commander of the parachute company of the guard, senior lieutenant Sergei Pavlovich Kozlov, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
From July 1988 to December 1989, the brigade did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
During 1990, the brigade carried out special tasks in a state of emergency: from January 12 to March 26 - to maintain order in the cities of Baku, Meghri, Lenkoran, Kurdamir of the Azerbaijan SSR; from June 5 to August 21 - to maintain order in the city of Uzgen, Kirghiz SSR.
From September 1990 to November 1994, the brigade did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
From December 11, 1994 to October 25, 1996, the battalion tactical group of the brigade carried out combat missions to restore constitutional order in the Chechen Republic.
From November 1996 to July 1999, the brigade (regiment) did not take part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
From August 1999 to June 2000, the regiment, and from June 2000 to November 2004, the battalion tactical group of the regiment carried out combat missions during the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic.
For courage and heroism shown during combat missions, three servicemen of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation:
squad commander of the reconnaissance company of the guard, Sergeant Vornovskoy Yuri Vasilievich (posthumously);
deputy commander of the parachute battalion of the guard, Major Alexander Leonidovich Cherepanov;
commander of the reconnaissance company of the guard, captain Sergei Vasilievich Petrov.
From November 2004 to the present, the regiment (brigade) has not taken part in campaigns, battles, or operations.
III. AWARDS AND HONORS
The name "Guards", previously assigned to the 351st Rifle Regiment, when it was reorganized into the 351st Landing Airborne Regiment, was retained for this regiment.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces No. 034 of November 21, 1984, the brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Ground Forces for high results in combat and political training and strengthening of military discipline.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 4, 1985, for great services in the armed defense of the Socialist Motherland, success in combat and political training, and in connection with the 40th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.
By order of the USSR Minister of Defense No. 0139 dated July 11, 1990, the brigade was awarded the Pennant of the USSR Minister of Defense for the courage and military valor shown in carrying out the tasks of the Soviet government and the USSR Minister of Defense.
By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 353-17 of April 22, 1994, the brigade was given the name Don Cossack.
IV. DISLOCATION CHANGES
From January to March 1945 - metro station Starye Dorogi of the Belarusian SSR (Belarusian Military District).
From March to June 1945 - Pisek, Czechoslovakia.
From June 1945 to January 1946 - Budapest, Hungary.
From March to May 1946 – Teykovo (Obolsunovo camp), Ivanovo region (Moscow military district).
From May to October 1946 - camp Tesnitskoye, Tula Region (Moscow Military District).
From October 1946 to August 1960 - Efremov, Tula Region (Moscow Military District).
From August 1960 to December 1979 - Chirchik, Tashkent region, Uzbek SSR (Turkestan Military District).
From December 1979 to January 1980 - Kokaity airfield, Jarkurgan district, Surkhan-Darya region, Uzbek SSR (40th Army).
From January 1980 to December 1981 - Kunduz airfield, DRA (40th Army).
From December 1981 to June 1988 - Gardez, DRA (40th Army).
From June 1988 to October 1992 - the city of Yolotan, Mary region of the Turkmen SSR (Turkestan Military District, Airborne Forces).
From October 1992 to June 1993 - Art. Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherkessia (VDV).
From June 1993 to August 1998 - Volgodonsk, Rostov Region (Airborne Forces, North Caucasus Military District).
From August 1998 to the present - Kamyshin, Volgograd Region (North Caucasus Military District).
The main purpose of the light airborne assault brigade is a combined arms reserve. To increase mobility and speed of movement, the team has been completely re-equipped with automotive equipment. The main method of movement is the transfer of personnel and light weapons by air (helicopters), while equipment arrives under its own power. If there are a sufficient number of heavy-duty helicopters, it is also possible to transport equipment by air. In particular, this method of transportation was tested in 2008 during exercises at the Ashuluk training ground, when Mi-26s transported GAZ-66 vehicles and D-30 howitzers.
The issue of assigning helicopters to the brigade is being considered.
The main type of equipment is UAZ cars
In this case, model 315108 based on Hunter. The machines were delivered in August 2010
In "winter clothes"
The UAZ-3152 "Gussar" is also in service.
This car was produced in 2006, in the 56th brigade since the winter of 2010 (before that it was used in the 22nd special purpose brigade)
On asphalt the car consumes 18 liters of 92 gasoline per 100 km, on off-road - 23-25 liters
There were no complaints about patency
At the race track
205-horsepower Toyota engine under the hood
The engine is covered with such armor plates. In front there are armored blinds. The tank is also armored.
Inside view
The roof is very ascetic and shines with bare foam rubber
Airborne squad. According to the state, the vehicle must have 5 landing personnel and 1 driver
I have traveled several kilometers in the airborne squad of the Hussar and have great sympathy for the soldiers whose vehicle it is. Firstly, because of the machine gunner’s platform, one or two paratroopers have to sit like this
You can sit sideways in the direction of travel, but then you need to lean your back on your friend. Secondly, with my height of 180 cm, I either had to hunch over and bend down, or my head would end up being chased by the “turret”, and with a spinning machine gun this could lead to injuries. I think the legs of a machine gunner who will spin around will also be bad for the legs and balls of the landing force
Thirdly, of course, there is a stove in the car, but in reality it only warms the people sitting in front (driver, commander), the rest are quite cool. Not least because there is a noticeable breeze from the doors when moving. The gaps between the awning and the roof are also a good source of drafts and, in dry seasons, dust.
Fourthly, we remember that in addition to the people in the car, it is also necessary to transport their property, i.e. 6 duffel bags, entrenching tool, tent, etc.
It is possible to install three weapon options - an automatic grenade launcher of the AGS-17 type, a 6P50 Kord machine gun or a PKP Pecheneg machine gun.
In the foreground is a Kord turret. Sections for machine gun boxes are provided under the seats
The rear door has mounts for various equipment and weapons, but the first row of belts is right at the level of the seats and rests against them, so it’s completely unclear to me what can be placed there.
The side doors are equipped with folding windows, so in the summer you can ride with the breeze, and if you really want to, even fire
To replace unarmored UAZ vehicles, the brigade should be supplied with protected vehicles. If previously IVECO 65E19WM were planned for this, now it seems that the scales have tipped in favor of the domestic “Tigers”.
In 2011, the brigade underwent trial military operation of 10 Scorpio-LSHA vehicles of the Zashchita corporation.
The car is 40 cm wider than a regular UAZ and has an independent suspension. It consumes 13 liters of diesel fuel per 100 km on asphalt and about 17 liters on off-road. The driver rated the cross-country ability as a solid four on a 5-point scale. He especially noted that it goes very smoothly off-road, especially when there is a landing party behind it, and on potholes it does not fly like a UAZ.
The car does not have engine armor, like the Hussar.
Inside view.
At the commander's place there is an opportunity to install a radio station, etc. in front. equipment, there is an analogue of a table lamp. If necessary, the frame, together with the windshield, folds onto the hood and you can fire directly in the direction of travel.
The tailgate folds down for landing
Step
The vehicle can accommodate 7 landing personnel and 1 driver. One of the paratroopers, due to the placement of the spare wheel in the cabin, sits in the direction of travel. There are no seat belts for paratroopers.
I suggest changing the seat upholstery right away, because... in the driver’s seat it simply wore out after two or three months of use (see in the view below)
This example does not have a machine gun turret installed, only a shoulder strap for it. I don’t quite understand what the machine gunner will stand on, either on the reclining back of his seat (will there be supports from below?), or will there be a separate platform, but this is again a wild inconvenience for the rest of the paratroopers
Inside view on video
There is no automatic wheel inflation
Side door
Let me remind you once again that the car underwent trial operation, the task of which was to identify shortcomings that would then be corrected. One of the main problems is the awning: cool in winter and dusty in summer. At the beginning of this year, the next batch of Scorpio hard-top vehicles is expected to be delivered to the brigade for trial operation. They couldn’t tell me what specific model it would be.
Almost all of the brigade's vehicles are new, received in 2009-2010.
KAMAZ-5350 with additional protection kit
Staff vehicle based on KAMAZ-5350
With staff trailer for officers' rest
Internals of the headquarters module
Staff recreational trailer
To the left at the entrance is a washbasin
Technical assistance vehicle MTP-A2
Mechanical repair workshop MRM-MZR
In the foreground is an MTO-AM maintenance vehicle.
All photos and materials on the site are posted with the permission of the museum staff
in memory of the soldiers - internationalists "Shuravi"
and personally the director of the museum, Nikolai Anatolyevich Salmin.
History of the part
56th Guards separate air assault brigade
. The brigade was formed by October 1, 1979 according to staff No. 35/901 (approved by the NGS 11.9.1979) on the basis of the 351st Guards. PDP of the disbanded 105th Guards airborne division in Chirchik (Uzbekistan).The former commander was appointed commander. 351st Guards PDP Guards p/p-to Plokhikh A.P.(commanded the regiment from October 1976);The brigade became part of the ground forces and is subordinate to the commander of the TurkVO.
. The basis of the formation is the 4th airborne assault battalion, staffed by personnel from three infantry battalions of the 351st Guards. pdp; 1, 2, 3rd infantry battalion - conscripted in the fall of 1979, reconnaissance company of the 351st Guards. PDP, artillery division - l/s artillery regiment 105th divisions.
. The composition of the brigade is 4 battalions (3 infantry battalions, dshb) and adn, 7 separate companies (reconnaissance, auto company, engineering company, airborne support company, repair company, communications company, medical unit), 2 separate batteries (ATGM battery, anti-aircraft rocket and artillery battery), 3 separate platoons - RHR, commandant and economic, orchestra.
Afghanistan
12/11/1979 - the brigade was put on full combat readiness (according to oral telephone order com. TurkVO).
12/12/1979 - an order was received to relocate from Soz-Su station to Jarkurgan station, Termez district (with the exception of 2 battalions - the 3rd infantry battalion was transferred by helicopter from the Chirchik airfield to the site in the region of the village. Sandykachi 150 km from Mary, Turkmenistan, 1st infantry battalion - to Kokaydy airfield, Termez district).
12/18/1979 - the brigade (except for the 3rd battalion) concentrated 13 km northeast of Kokaida.
12/27/1979 - the 4th airborne battalion crossed the state border with Afghanistan and took the Salang pass on the Termez-Kabul highway is under protection.
12/28/1979 - the 3rd infantry battalion was transferred by helicopter to Afghanistan and captured Rabati-Mirza pass on the Kushka-Herat highway.
13-14.1.1980 - by order of com. TurkVO brigade crossed the border and concentrated near the Kunduz airfield.
January 1980 - the 3rd infantry battalion was redeployed to Kandahar airfield; changed the numbering of the battalions of the 3rd PDB received No. 2nd PDB, 2nd PDB - No. 3rd PDB.
February 1980 - The 4th airborne battalion was redeployed to the city of Charikar, Parvan province.
By 1.3.1980 - the 2nd infantry battalion was excluded from the brigade (a dshb was formed from the l/s 70th Guards Omsbr: Kandahar airfield);
The 3rd infantry battalion was reorganized into the airborne infantry battalion (armored vehicles were received in the 103rd Guards Airborne Division in Kabul and transferred to the brigade under its own power).
?.1980 - The 4th airborne battalion was redeployed to the PPD near the Kunduz airfield.
30.6.1980 - the brigade was assigned field mail number - military unit p/p 44585.
?.1981 - a material support company (RMS) was formed on the basis of the auto company and a maintenance platoon.
1.-6.12.1982 - the brigade was redeployed to Gardez, Paktia province; 3rd DSB is stationed near the settlement. Soufla in Logar province, on the Kabul-Gardez highway.
1984 - full-time reconnaissance platoons were included in the battalions (directive of the General Staff from 11/11/1984);
The brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Ground Forces (order of the State Defense Forces No. 034 dated November 21, 1984)
1985 - the minbatr of the 3rd and 4th infantry battalions and the optabatr of the 1st infantry battalion were reorganized into sabatr (SO "Nona"), the brigade is re-equipped with BMP-2
4.5.1985 - by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces, the brigade was awarded the OrderPatriotic War, 1st degree No. 56324698.
10/23/1986 - the fourth battalion was added to the brigade (air assault): the 4th airborne battalion received No. 2nd airborne battalion, a newly formed battalion - No. 4th dshb.
From 12/1/1986 - new staff No. 35/642 according to the directive of the TurkVO headquarters No. 21/1/03182. The brigade's staff strength is 261 officers, 109 warrant officers, 416 sergeants, 1666 soldier.
10.6.1988 - the beginning of the withdrawal of the main part of the brigade from Afghanistan.
12-14.6.1988 - brigade units crossed the border.
14.6.1988 - the brigade was deployed in the new PPD (Iolotan, Turkmenistan).
Commanders of the 56th Guards. odshbr (12.1979-5.1988):
1. P/p-k, p-k Plokhikh A.P. (12.1979-6.1981)
2. P/p-k Korpushkin M.A. (6.1981-4.1982)
3. P/p-k Sukhin V.A. (4.1982-4.1983)
4. P/p-k Chizhikov V.M. (4.1983-11.1985)
5. P/p-k Raevsky V.A. (11.1985-8.1987)
6. P/p-k Evnevich V.G. (8.1987 - at the time of withdrawal)
Combat operations (1980-1988)
1980
1.
January 1-12, 1980 Units of the 1st and 2nd infantry battalions -
January 13 - 14, 1980 G. -
brigade (without 2nd, 4th battalions) dislocated near Kunduz
4. January 26-28, 1980 3rd dshb, adn; Imamsahibrr, employee
14. April 7-24, 1980 3rd DSB Akhtam Valley, Khanabad, Khojagar, Saraki Mamai 15. April 9-16, 1980 4th infantry battalion River valley Panjshir
16. May 3-7, 1980 3rd DShB (without 7th DShR and Minbatr); Baghlanpp
28. August 27-30, 1980 3rd DShB (without 8th DShR),Modjar, Ortabulaki, Alefberdy, Karaul 4-ydshb; 3rd abatr/adn, rr, isr
33. October 10-14, 1980 3rd DSB Imamsahib, Alchik, Khozarbach, Khojagar
38. pp Hoxha Goltan
40. November 25, 1980 1st pdb, 4th dshb (without Gortapa 10th DShr and Minbatr);
41. December 2-3, 1980 1st pdr/ 1, 11th dshr/ 4 Mark 1028.0 (province?) 42. December 5, 1980 7th dshr/ 3 Zardkamar
44. December 16-19, 1980 3rd DShB (without 8, 9th DShR)Majar, Beshkapa, Ishkim, Shahravan, Basiz, Karaul11th dshr/ 4, 2nd abatr/adn, up isr
1981
1. January 20-31, 1981 3, 4th dshb, adn; Imamsahib, Khojagar, Nanabad pp
2. February 11-12, 1981 1st pdb (without 1st pdr), 4th dshb (without minbatr); Aksalan, Yangarykh
3. February 17- 4th infantry battalion Maymene, Tashkurgan March 14, 1981
7. March 22-June 5, 1981 brigade (without 1st pdb and adn); Lashkar Gah, Darveshak, Marja
12. August 19- 4th infantry battalion Bagram, Dehi Kalan September 2, 1981
14. August 20, 1981 8th dshr/ 3, 2nd dshr/ 1, Kunduz, Sherkhan 1st abatr/adn
15. August 27- 2nd pdr/ 1 Mazari Sharif September 6, 1981
17. August 31- 3rd pdr/ 1, 9th dshr/ 3 Ain Ul Majar September 1, 1981
23. October 23- 4th infantry battalion Akcha, Mazar-i Sharif, BalkhNovember 5, 1981
27. December 6, 1981 pp Baghlan December 1 - 5, 1981 g. - relocation of the brigade to Gardez province Paktia
1982
1. April 14-25, 1982 4th DSB; Gunday and back) pp; up rebatr, vzv. isr
2. May 27-June 4, 1982 4th DSB; Souffla, Kalaseyida, Gosharan, Kalamufti, Badash Kalai, Gadai Kheil, Khairabad (on the route Gardez - Kabul - Ghazni) rr, isr, 3rd abatr/adn, up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
3. June 17-24, 1982 3, 4th battalion; Barracks, Muhammadaga-Vuluswali, Gomaran 3rd pdr/ 1, rr, isr, reabatr, 2nd abatr/ adn; up ZU-23-2
4. September 19-21, 1982 1st PDB; Gwareza, Melan, Sipahiheil 10th dshr/ 4
5. September 20-25, 1982 4th infantry battalion, Gardez, Narai, Alikheil, Gul Gunday (march to Gul district Gunday and back) rr, 2nd pdr/ 1, 2nd abatr/ adn up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
6. October 4-15, 1982 1st pdb, 4th dshb; Muhammadaga-Wuluswali, Dehi Kalan, Khairabad rr, 8th dshr/ 3, isr, 2nd abatr/ adn, reabatr
7. November 23-26, 1982 4th DSB; Matvarkh, Neknamkala rr, 2nd abatr/adn; up ZU-23-2, isv
8. November 27-28, 1982 1st PDB; Ushmanheil, Vulusvali Saidkaram, Kosin up 2nd? abatr/adn, vzv. rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2, isv
9. December 16-18, 1982 1st pdb, 3rd dshb (without Padhabi Shana, Dadoheil Maliheil 7th DShr); rr, 2nd abatr/adn; up rebatr, vzv. ZU-23-2
1983
1. January 12-22, 1983 3, 4th battalion; Barracks, rr, isr, 2nd pdr/ 1, 3rd abatr/adn; southern outskirts of Kabul up reabatr, tv
2. February 27- 4th DSB; Gardez, Narai, Alikheil, Gul Gunday March 5, 1983 isv
3. March 28-30, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Qutubheil, Dehi Manaka, Maliheil pp; up ?abatr/ adn
4. May 16-17, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Nyazi, Babus, Dadoheil, Shashkala, Safedsang rr, up rebatr, vzv. ?abatr/ adn, isv, tv
5. June 2-3, 1983 3rd infantry battalion (without company); Muhammadaga-Vulusvali, Kalashikha, Kalasayida pp; isv, tv
6. July 9-12, 1983 1st pdb, 4th dshb; On the escort route: Tera pass - Muhammadaga-Vuluswali) rr, isr, rs; TV
7. August 8-11, 1983 1st infantry battalion (without company), Srakala, Karmashi, Zavu, Kospi, Bara Sidjanak 4th infantry battalion (without company), adn (without battery); pp; up ZU-23-2, isv, TV
8. September 12-26, 1983 1st infantry battalion, 4th infantry battalion (without company); On the route: rr, 2nd abatr/adn; Gardez - Aliheilup ZU-23-2, TV, isv
9. November 28- 3, 4th battalion; On the route: December 4, 1983 pp; Souffla - Muhammadaga-Vuluswaliisv, tv
1984
1. January 5-28, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without battery); Urgun County zrabatr (without platoon), rr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; up optabatr/ 1?
2. February 13-19, 1984 1st infantry battalion, 3rd infantry battalion (without company), adn (without 2nd abatre); 15 km southeast Kabul 10th dshr/ 4, rr, rmo, rem. company; up ZU-23-2
3. March 5-9, 1984 4th infantry battalion (without company); Hilihan, Naray rr, 3rd abatr/ adn, rmo, rs, rem. company; up ZU-23-2, commandant up
4. May 27-June 12, 1984 4th DSB; On the escort route: up minbatr/ 1, isv, tv Narai - Aliheil
5. July 4-16, 1984 4th infantry battalion (without company); Zurmat Valley, rr, 2nd abatr/adn; Zara Sharan isv, tv
6. July 27-29, 1984 4th infantry battalion Combat landing in the area of height 3667 (province?)
7. August 3-27, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company); Narai 3rd abatr/adn; up reabatr, isv, tv
8. August 11-16, 1984 3rd DSB; Logar Province 10th dshr/ 4, 1st abatr/adn; TV
9. September 3-15, 1984 4th DSB; Dubandi 2nd abatr/adn, up rebatr, tv, air command.
10. 23 September- 3, 4th dshb, adn; Dubandi, Pachalara, Kabul October 10, 1984 rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company;TV
11. October 20-31, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, Urgun Valley adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company
12. November 21-26, 1984 3, 4th battalion; Logar Province 1st abatr / adn, rr, isr, rs
13. December 7-24, 1984 1st infantry battalion (without company), Narai, Alikhail, Harshatal 4th dshb, adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, up ZU-23-2, commandant vzv., OPA
1985
2. February 13, 19853rd abatr / adn, rmo, repair. company;
3. March 4-18, 19854th DSB; Urgun rr, 2nd abatr, / adn, sabatr / 1, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company up reabatr, isv, zrv, tv, command. up
4. April 10-23, 19851st PDB; Narai 2nd abatr / adn, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; up reabatr, isv, tv, zrv, command. up
5. May 19-June 12, 19853, 4th infantry battalion, Asadabad - Barikot adn (without battery); zrabatr, rr, isr, rmo, rem. company, rdo; TV, command. vzv., OPA
7. August 2, 1985 adn (without 2nd abatr); zrabatr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; TV, command. vzv., OPA
9. September 3, 1985adn (without battery); rr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; tv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
11. September 18, 19854th infantry battalion (12.-18.9.);Khosta district isr, rs;commandant up
12. September 23-October 5, 1985 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without 2nd abatre); 20 km southwest Kabul, Baraki rr, isr, rmo, rdo, repair company,honey. company; tv, zrv, command. up
13. November 19-December 11, 19851st pdb, 4th dshb, adn (without battery); Dukhana, Kandahar rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, med. company, repair company, worker, optabatrcommandant vzv., OPA
14. December 23-31, 1985 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion Parwan, Kapisa Provinces - Charikar Green Zone (without company), 3rd infantry battalion (without 2mouth), adn (without battery); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; tv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
1986
1. January 22- 1st pdb, adn (without battery); Narai February 2, 1986 rmo, rdo, rem. company, honey company; orv/ 4, tv, isv, zrv, command. vzv., OPA
2. March 4-April 23, 1986 1st pdb, 4th dshb (without sabatre), adn (without 2 batteries); Host rs; commandant up
3. May 12-24, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 4th infantry battalion, adn (without 2 batteries); Narai, Alikheil rr, part rs, rmo, rdo, rem. companies and honey companies; isv, zrv, tv, vzv. ATGM, commandant vzv., OPA
4. June 14-July 12 4th DSB; Kunduz Province part rs, isr; up RHZ
5. July 27-August 2, 1986 4th dshb, adn (without 2 batteries); Wardak Province 1st pdr/ 1, rem. company; isv, tv, zrv, air command.
6. August 9-14, 1986 3, 4th dshb, adn; Logar Province rr, rs; ORV/ 1
7. September 5-12, 1986 2nd dshb, part adn; Kabul Province rr, isr; ORV/ 1, TV
8. September 28-October 14, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company), adn; Narai, Alikheil rr, rs, isr, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. vzv., VUNA, OPA
9. December 10-25, 1986 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company); Provinces of Logar, Ghazni rr, isr, rs, part of rmo and rem. companies, OPA
1987-88
1. March 2-21, 1987 1st PDR (without 1st PDR), Provinces of Wardak, Paktika 2nd dshb (without 6th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. vzv., OPA
2. April 6-25, 1987 brigade - 1st infantry battalion (without 1st infantry brigade), 2nd infantry battalion (without 4th infantry brigade), adn (without 1st abatre); Nangarhar Province - Melawa base area and transshipment base Marulgad rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company; TV, command. up
3. May 21-June 14, 1987 1st pdb (without 2nd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 4th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); Chakmani, Aliheil, Bayankheil rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, rem. company, employee; TV, command. up
4. June 25-July 11, 1987 1st pdb (without 2nd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 5th dshr), adn (without 1st abatr); Base district Sanglah rr, isr, rs, rmo, rdo, zrabatr; up RHZ, commandant up
5. July 17-28, 1987 1st pdb, 2nd dshb, adn (without 2 batteries); Along the route: Kabul - Ghazni - Shahjoy - Kalat - Kabul rr, isr, rs, rem. company; TV
6. September 1- 1st pdb, 2nd dshb; Paktia Province October 12, 1987 rr, isr, rs, rem. company; TV, command. up
7. October 12-14, 1987 2nd dshb (without 6th dshr), 3rd dshb (without 7, 8th dshr), 1st and 2nd abatr/adn; Logar Province isr, rs, rem. company, honey company, employee; up RHZ, OPA
8. December 16, 1987-January 21, 1988 1st pdb (without 3rd pdr), 2nd dshb (without 4th dshr), adn (without 1st, 4th abatr); Base area Srana; along the Gardez - Khost road: on the site Saidhail - Savaikotrr, rr, isr, rs, rmo, rem. company,ORV/ 3, 1/ 7th DShR; TV, zrv, vzv. RHZ, commandant up
9. January 21-March 19, 1988 2nd DSB; Satekandav Pass minbatr/ 1; up reabatr, isv
10. March 10-25, 1988 2nd pdr, rr, ?/ 7th dshr; ? orv/1, orv and grv/3, isv, vzv. ?abatr/ adn
11. April 3-30, 1988 1, 2nd pdr/ 1, rr, ?abatr/ adn; Escort on routes - to Khost, Alikhail, Ghazni ORV/1, ORV/2, vzv. minbatr/ 1, isv
12. May 10-15, 1988 2nd DSB Aliheil May 15 - June 15 - preparation of the brigade for withdrawal
13. May 25-30, 1988 1st infantry battalion (without company), 2nd infantry battalion (without company), 3rd infantry battalion (without company) Ghazni Province
14. May 31, 1988 2nd PDR and ORV / 1, Manaray 4th dshr/ 2
“At the end of March 1980, I received an order to prepare my airborne assault battalion (ASB) for combat operations in Panjshir. The battalion then stood between Jabal-us-Siraj (exit from the south to the Salang pass, from the east to Panjshir) and Charikar.
The battalion was given the task: to go along the valley to the last village of the Panjshir gorge, which is under the control of the field commander Ahmad Shah, and return back. He was also called Masud (lucky), but I learned about this much later. I was then struck by the very formulation of the task - not to capture and stay, holding this territory with settlements, mines, residents, but to come and leave. “Who will come after me?” - I asked myself and could not find an answer. And according to the logic of things, someone had to come to the territory cleared of the enemy, be it our internal troops or units of government troops - our allies. Perhaps these will be coalition forces capable of holding the territory of Panjshir and establishing a new order there? Let them leave the gorge to me as a battalion commander, and I would already begin to think about how to take and hold it, establish a peaceful life for people, organize communications, supplies and, most importantly, isolate it from the Mujahideen. And I need to reduce the losses of my soldiers to a minimum. This is how I reasoned then, naively believing that our leadership was wise and would provide for all measures to consolidate the actions of the troops, since they decided to carry out such an operation. However, as time has shown, I was deeply mistaken about the wisdom of my leadership.
The battalion had already encountered in Afghanistan how to organize and conduct defense in the mountains with small units and inflict significant losses on the enemy; we had already experienced this the hard way, since we were the first to enter and were attacked by the Mujahideen. Several months of previous work in the mountains on Salang also gave us all some experience - from soldier to battalion commander.
The adviser to the commander of the infantry regiment of government troops stationed in Jabal-us-Siraj, Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Fedorovich Nosov, advised me that work for the battalion, although an air assault battalion, but without reinforcement, without the support of artillery, aviation and special forces, would be extremely dangerous and hot. In the gorge, a number of bridges have been blown up or are ready to be blown up, and the roads are mined. There are rubble on the roads, which are also mined. Mountain passes have been undermined in many places. Travel in most of the valley is possible only on horseback, on foot, or, at best, in some places in UAZ vehicles. The emerald gemstone is mined in the gorge, and there is gold, albeit of a low standard. Here are all the initial data that I knew at that time.
About a week was allotted to prepare the operation. We studied maps of the combat area (Panjshir Gorge) and collected information about the enemy and the area. We made a decision to take military action and organized planned preparations for it. They carried out reconnaissance, prepared equipment and weapons, and created the necessary supplies.
Although the battalion commander did not share his revelations with his subordinates, the officers and soldiers understood that the work would probably be one of the most serious and difficult. There was a general nervous pre-start excitement.
A day before going into combat, I gave the battalion a rest, except for those who were in combat guard duty. The dress code is bare-chested, in order to soak up the sun and sunbathe under the already gaining strength of the Afghan mountain March sun. But, as usual, the weapon was with him - this is an integral part of every warrior, always and everywhere.
On the last day before leaving, a general meeting was held in one of the hollows where the battalion was located. Everyone was preparing internally for a difficult and extremely serious battle. They understood that the ways of God are inscrutable.
But I didn’t doubt my guys. The most severe punishment in the battalion for each of them was deprivation of the opportunity to participate in the upcoming hostilities. I remember that during the preparation for the operation, junior sergeant Movchan was announced that he had been removed from going into combat (someone had to guard the camp). He comes up to me on the eve of leaving and says: “Comrade captain, if you don’t take me, I’ll shoot myself.” We had to take him, but, unfortunately, he became the very first person killed in this operation not far from Bazarak (one of the villages in Panjshir). So don’t believe in fate after this.
During the period of preparation for the operation, I came to the idea that if you believe the description of Ahmad Shah, he is an intelligent, tough, calculating, prudent commander, he must have good agents at all levels. This means that he will be aware of all our plans in advance. Something had to be done to mislead him. I again began to study the map of the upcoming hostilities.
All work began from Jabal-us-Siraj: to the north - to Salang, to the east - to Panjshir, to the west - to Bamyan (to the historically famous Bamiyan Valley) and to the south - to Kabul, we saddled this road with a battalion, not reaching kilometers five to seven to Charikar.
Since it was absolutely impossible to hide preparations for combat operations, especially since the Afghans had to be privy to the plans, I came up with an option where it was explained to the commanders of government troops that we were only imitating preparations for the operation in Panjshir, but in fact, at the last moment, secretly, suddenly, with all our might, we will turn towards Bamiyan. Figuratively speaking, it’s like a driver who turns right turns left.
During the preparation, we deliberately had conversations among ourselves, as well as with an adviser near Afghan officers and soldiers who understood Russian, the meaning of which boiled down to the fact that we were imitating, with all our might and means, an attack on Panjshir, while we ourselves were going to Bamiyan.
On the eve of the operation, in the adviser’s UAZ, as if reconnaissing the road to Panjshir, we drove from Jabal-us-Siraj almost to Ruhi (a settlement in Panjshir), where the leading battalion of the Afghan infantry regiment was located. Ahmad Shah put up with this, since the infantrymen acted only according to his instructions.
The fact that the UAZ with an adviser, a battalion commander and two Afghan officers went to Rukha, naturally, could not go unnoticed. Having reached Rukha, we immediately turned around and went back. This, it seems to me, also strengthened the opinion of Ahmad Shah’s Afghan agents that Panjshir is an imitation of the upcoming operation and the “Shuravi” will go to Bamiyan. I reported my thoughts to the army headquarters, asked for reinforcement means and units, and items of equipment. He snapped when, in response to a request to include bulletproof vests in the equipment, he heard something like: “Khabarov, wouldn’t it be a shame to put bulletproof vests on your eagles?”
After these words, I clearly realized that the fulfillment of the combat mission, the lives of soldiers and officers would depend only on me, on my ability or inability to carry out this upcoming operation. The night before the departure, 3-4 hours before the rise, the command “Resign!” came from the army headquarters. They gave us more time to prepare and satisfied requests for reinforcement. The battalion was given a tank platoon, a battery of 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, a motorized rifle company and two platoons of sappers.
The infantry regiment of government troops, which was stationed in Jabal-us-Siraj, was also assigned to me for the period of hostilities. Of course, the regiment sounded very loud, but only about 50–60 people went with us.
The parachute battalion of the 345th airborne assault division from Bagram under the command of Major Alexander Tsyganov also operated together with us. Aviation support was provided according to our requests, on call.
The brigade commander, Colonel Alexander Petrovich Plokhikh, arrived from Kunduz from our 56th separate air assault brigade (ADB) with a control group. He led the operation, acting directly with the battalion.
We still spent a week preparing. Bridgelayers were building crossings, and the battalion's equipment, attached and supporting equipment arrived along them. The fighters practiced combat in the nearby mountains. Naturally, all this was done with a pre-positioned military guard.
Just before the performance, the head of the operation, Deputy Army Commander, Major General Pechevoy, arrived in Panjshir with a control group. He was stationed in Jabal-us-Siraj and had to direct the fighting from there, through a repeater. Abstractly imagining the conditions in which we had to operate, he sometimes gave absurd commands, which led to unjustified additional losses.
So, everything was basically ready. But it seems to me that all these repeated preparations did not convince Ahmad Shah that we were going to Panjshir; he continued to consider them a diversionary maneuver.
At 5 a.m. on April 9, 1980, the operation began. We entered Panjshir like a hot knife through butter. The first battles began near Bazarak, the first losses appeared.
The actions worked out in advance made it possible to advance with minimal delays and at a fairly fast pace. Shooting mined rubble on the roads from a tank, creating crossings over small mountain rivers with the help of tank bridgelayers and eliminating destruction on the roads, knocking down, in general, as I believe, the unorganized resistance of the Mujahideen, we moved forward along the valley.
At the end of the day, Major Tsyganov’s battalion, according to the operation plan, turned into a branch of the gorge going to the right. On April 11, the battalion commander was seriously wounded.
Where it was impossible to advance along the destroyed roads or quickly restore the blasted areas, we advanced by vehicle, and, if possible, along the river bed. The artillerymen and helicopter pilots worked on instructions from reconnaissance platoons and my commands.
The last settlement where we managed to reach by vehicle was Pasishah-Mardan, where Ahmad Shah’s headquarters, prison and his administration were located.
Such a rapid advance and rapid suppression of the weak resistance of individual firing points took the militants by surprise. The Mujahideen left the village in a hurry. They didn’t even have time to remove folders with documents, lists and certificates, photographs of members of the IOA party and armed detachments from their headquarters. Everything was hastily abandoned 100–300 meters from the building. Apparently the helicopter pilots with NURS walked over the rebels who were scattering in different directions.
Then, leaving the equipment under cover, we moved along the mountain path to the very last settlement. At night, having set up a military guard, they gave the personnel the opportunity to rest.
The scouts were given the task of moving out at night along roundabout paths and blocking the retreat of the Mujahideen from the last populated area, which was clearly accomplished. And at dawn the main forces moved to the last village. A group of elders came out to meet us with red and white flags. “Shuravi, stay, we will obey, we are peasants, it doesn’t matter to us, so long as they don’t kill us, our families,” they said.
All! Panjshir is ours. Victory! Next it was necessary to establish garrisons, communications, interaction with the elders. Through the actions of reconnaissance and air assault units, special forces with the support of helicopters, catch or destroy all scattered unorganized groups of Mujahideen. Create new authorities and ensure their security.
But alas! They did everything completely differently. In the afternoon, an order was received from the head of the operation, General Pechevoy: to urgently retreat and move to the Pasishah-Mardan area, where the equipment remained. I don’t know what motivated him when he gave such an order, because we had to walk more than 30 km along a mountain path, which was impossible to do before nightfall. The batteries in the radios are dead. Requests to deliver food for radio stations by helicopter were not responded to. Only dry rations were delivered. We returned back at night, without communication, without helicopter cover along the only mountain path. As a result, the reconnaissance patrol was ambushed. The guys and I rushed to the rescue of the scouts. A fierce battle ensued. We, of course, fought back, but there were losses. I got it too. The explosive bullet broke the forearm of my right hand, and hit me again. I was given first aid, and I continued to command the battalion. With great difficulty we managed to get to the location of our armored vehicles. We moved back without meeting resistance from the Mujahideen; another battalion was coming towards us. Then I was sent to the Tashkent military hospital, and then transported to Moscow, to the Burdenko Central Clinical Military Hospital.
It was said that after this operation, Ahmad Shah was also treated for a wound in his arm in France.
Officers and soldiers who were retiring came to see me at the hospital in Tashkent, then in Moscow at “Burdenko” and asked in bewilderment: “Why did we leave Panjshir so hastily? What was the point of this operation?
How could I answer the question that tormented me all the sleepless nights in hospitals? At the cost of the lives and health of soldiers and officers, we completed the combat mission assigned to us, and then those who set this task for us mediocrely disposed of its results. They simply didn't know what to do next. And subsequently, throughout this war, almost all operations ended in a similar way. They started hostilities, our soldiers and officers died, government personnel died, the Mujahideen and civilians died. After the end of the operation, the troops left the area where it was carried out, and everything returned to normal. Our elderly and weak-willed rulers risked the lives of others and received “heroes”, carrying out meaningless military operations on the “come and go” principle, pouring from empty to empty.
I never had any anger towards Ahmad Shah. All in all, he's a worthy opponent. When meeting in battle, it would be flattering to fight with him. Outside of battle, I would gladly have a bowl of tea with him. I never felt hatred towards those whom I fought against. The Mujahideen were a worthy opponent.
Before the Afghans - the “greens” as we called the government troops, whom we betrayed and sold when we left Afghanistan, leaving them and their families to be torn to pieces - I was left with a feeling of guilt and bitterness.”
By the end of the fourth day, the units participating in the operation united in the area of the village of Haaru and completed hostilities. As a result of the operation, the rebels were scattered and suffered losses in manpower and weapons, which weakened Ahmad Shah’s group and contributed to the cessation of sabotage and shelling in South Salang. Having “cleaned up” the villages, dispersed or destroyed the Mujahideen who were resisting, the troops who took part in the operation returned to their places of permanent deployment. Losses of Soviet and Afghan troops were insignificant.
And although the Soviet troops acted quite successfully in the first battles, they were controlled with great miscalculations. Reporting to Marshal of the Soviet Union S.L. Sokolov on April 12 his comments on the work of the operational group of the 40th Army, Colonel General V.P. Shutov, who led the fighting in the Panjshir Gorge in this operation, noted: “Major General L.N. Pechevoy The development of hostilities was reported vaguely. There is no work card in the task force. The position of the units is indicated on the combat plan and does not reflect the actual development of events. Clarification of tasks for units is not reflected on the map. There is no strict management of departments. There is no sense of close interaction between the battalions and supporting aviation. The commander of the 2nd battalion of the 345th detachment lost his orientation on April 10 and could not assign aviation tasks, as a result of which the battalion lost air support and suffered losses, although at that time three pairs of combat helicopters were in the air.
The rate of advance of units is low, from 0.4 to 1.25 km per hour. When switching to actions on foot, the 2nd battalion of the 345th detachment did not take mortars with them, as a result, having encountered organized enemy resistance, they had no progress for four hours. When positioned for a night's rest, the vehicles remain in the convoy; a perimeter defense is not organized. When operating in the gorge, communication with units is carried out through repeaters (P-145, helicopters) 7.”
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From November 1985 to August 1987.
in Afghanistan, commander of the Guards 56th separate air assault brigade (56 air assault brigade)May 4, 1985 - by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, No. 56324698.
Born on February 25, 1949 in the city of Khyrov, Lviv region, (where I later served) - November 17, 2014.
In 1969 he graduated from the Odessa Higher Military Artillery School,
Served in the 111th Guards. air assault regiment in positions from platoon commander to deputy. chief of staff of the regiment.
From 1981 to 1982 - 111 Airborne Regiment (military unit 89933) promotion from chief of staff to deputy regiment commander.
to the Military Academy named after M. V. Frunze,
From 1982 to 1983 - Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander of the 1318th Airborne Regiment (military unit 33508),
from 1983 to 1985 - commander of the 1318th airborne assault rifle (Borovukha-1), Belarusian SSR, Polotsk
from 1985 to 1987 - commander of the 56th airborne assault brigade
from 1987 to 1989 - commander of the 38th separate airborne brigade (Brest) military unit 92616 of the Vienna Guards Order of the Red Star
As it turned out, then Lieutenant Raevsky received his first military order in peacetime. There is a joke in the army about this: “Earning the Order of the Red Star in peacetime is the same as covering an embrasure with your chest.” Thanks to this award, Vitaly entered the Frunze Moscow Military Academy without competition.
Colleagues recall that once during a jump, regiment commander Vitaly Raevsky received a severe injury - a fracture of the spine. But as soon as I felt better, I returned to the regiment.
Participant in combat operations in Afghanistan (1985-1987), where he commanded the 56th separate air assault brigade. He was seriously wounded, a second group war invalid.
The armored personnel carrier in which Raevsky was located was literally torn to pieces. A land mine in a plastic container, planted by the Mujahideen at great depths, went off. They threw carrion on top so that the dogs would not smell the explosives. By some miracle, Raevsky survived, having received a fracture of the base of the skull, a severe concussion, numerous wounds, fractures, and temporarily lost his sight. Doctors collected Raevsky literally piece by piece.
And again the struggle with death. I wasn't afraid to die. It was much worse to remain blind and helpless, to be left out of a full life. And as soon as the doctors informed Vitaly Anatolyevich that his vision was not lost, he realized: he would be able to return to people, to his favorite job. And he returned.
Upon recovery, after being seriously wounded in Afghanistan, he continued to serve -commanded a division of the Airborne Forces of the North-Western Group of Forces, took an active part in the organization and formation of the Airmobile Forces of Ukraine,
in 1991 - graduated from the Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR.
1991 to 1992 commanded 242 Airborne Training Center . (in past 44th Gaizhunai Training Airborne Division 44 Airborne Internal Affairs Directorate) center control (military unit 20192), Gaizhunai village, Lithuanian SSR
1992 to 1993 - Head of the 95th Training Center of the Airmobile Forces of Ukraine
1993 -1998 - Head of the Airmobile Forces Directorate of the Main Directorate of Ground Forces of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Chiefs of the airmobile troops of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
During his service in the Airborne Forces he carried out over 500 parachute jumps from various types of airplanes and helicopters.
From October 1999 to February 2000 V. A. Raevsky, after leaving the Armed Forces of Ukraine, worked as Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine for Veterans Affairs
Member of the Ukrainian Union of Afghanistan Veterans (Internationalist Warriors).
Chairman of the International Charitable Foundation "Gardeza", member of the Coordination Council for the social and legal protection of military personnel, persons discharged from military service into the reserve or retired and members of their families, ( Since 2005 - Vice-President of the Ukrainian Fund for Social Guarantees for Military Personnel and Armed Forces Veterans) on issues of social and legal protection of military personnel discharged from military service into the reserve or retired, and members of their families.
He took an active part in the public life of the country, in the military-patriotic education of youth.
Since 10.1999 Until 02.2000, Vitaly Anatolyevich served as deputy chairman of the Committee on Affairs of War Veterans and Military Conflicts in Foreign Countries under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Since 02.2000 - Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine for Veterans Affairs. November 14, 2005 - was dismissed from this position due to... the liquidation of the Committee
On November 21, 2005, at about eleven in the evening, he was beaten and robbed in the entrance of his own house.
For courage and heroism shown during the performance of international duty, conscientious and impeccable service, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, Red Star, “For service to the Motherland in the USSR Armed Forces III degree”, “For service to Batkivshchyna”, Bohdan Khmelnitsky II and III degrees, personalized firearms, more than 30 medals, awards from non-governmental organizations and foreign countries.
Married. There are three children.
Author of the book "Between Past and Future". text
Many articles.
The Union of Russian Paratroopers expresses sincere condolences to family and friends, veteran paratroopers, and comrades in connection with their bereavement.
The bright memory of Vitaly Anatolyevich Raevsky will forever remain in our hearts.
Farewell to Vitaly Anatolyevich Raevsky will take place
November 19, 2014 from 9.00 to 10.00 in the funeral hall of the Main Clinical Hospital of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and with 11.00 to 13.00 at the Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
They'll bury him at 14.00 at the Berkovetsky military cemetery (Lukyanovka) Kiev.
Condolences and assistance to the family can be provided:
To home address: 02068, Kiev. Dragomanova str., 15 "A", apartment 122 Raevskaya Valentina Vasilievna or atcard No. 4073606700321514, Raevskaya Valentina Vasilievna
DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE About the recognition of V. Raevsky as the intercessor of the Head of the State Committee of Ukraine among the right veterans
Designate Vitaly Anatoliyovich RAIVSKY as the intercessor of the Head of the State Committee of Ukraine among the right veterans. President of Ukraine L. KUCHMA m. Kiev, 9 February 2000 N 189/2000
Decree of the President of Ukraine About the release of V. Raevsky from the imprisonment of the intercessor of the Head of the State Committee of Ukraine from the right veterans
Release RAEVSKY Vitaly Anatoliyovich from the seat of the intercessor of the Head of the State Committee of Ukraine from the right veterans in contact with the liquidation Committee.
On the dismissal of V. Raevsky from the post of Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine for Veterans Affairs
President of Ukraine Presidential Decree No. 1604/2005 dated November 14, 2005, valid from November 14, 2005
About awarding a Certificate of Honor to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
RAEVSKY - intercessor of the head of Sovereign Vitaly Anatoliyovich to the committee of the right veterans
11.03.2005 14:50
MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF UKRAINE APPOINTED A. STETSENKO AND V. RAEVSKY AS HIS AS VOLUNTARY ADVISERS
The head of the Ukrainian defense department, Anatoly Gritsenko, by his orders appointed Vitaly Raevsky and Alexander Stetsenko as advisers to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on a voluntary basis. The Defense Express agency was informed about this on March 11 in the Office of the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense.
One of the operations carried out by the Airborne Brigade under the command of Raevsky in April 1987 became a classic example of the use of the Airborne Forces in the fight against the bases of illegal armed groups.
On April 12, 1987, having flown by helicopter, the paratroopers landed at dawn at the Melava base of the illegal armed formations in Nangarhar province. The gentlemen quickly occupied the heights and captured the base in a matter of minutes. The dushmans, taken by surprise, were unable to resist. Over the course of the last 24 hours, military operations were carried out to destroy the dushmans in this area.
Losses in the brigade: 2 killed, 3 wounded. Dozens of dushmans were destroyed, a large number were captured in weapons, military personnel, only PCs - tens of thousands.
“Our paratroopers accomplished many feats on Afghan soil. And there are legends about the night landing in the mountains of an entire brigade. Have I ever heard that they even want to include this operation in a textbook on airborne tactics?
— Indeed, the most unique operation carried out by the airborne troops in Afghanistan was the night landing, as they say, right in the lair of the Dushman gang. This is generally a rather complicated operation. But no one dared to land soldiers at night, especially in the mountains. (By the way, during the Great Patriotic War, on the orders of Marshal Zhukov, during the operation to cross the Dnieper, a brigade of paratroopers was dropped at night on the right, “German” bank of the river. The results were disastrous - almost all 500 paratroopers died or were captured. - - Author)
However, the situation was such that we had to take a risk. The fact is that all planned operations were coordinated with the Afghan military. But from them even secret information often got to the dushmans, and they were ready for our attacks. Then, by secret order, we hid the plans for the upcoming operation from the Afghans, since the cost of information leakage was too high: the largest base was located in the mountains, where the dushmans concentrated thousands of tons of ammunition. Looking ahead, I will say that after the operation, when the trophies were counted, there were about 800 tons of rockets alone at the base.
At the appointed time, about thirty helicopters with paratroopers and about the same number of combat escort vehicles took off. It still remains incomprehensible to me how, in the dark and in the mountains, the pilots were able to fly to the landing site without mistakes or losses. It should be taken into account that by that time (1987) third and even fourth class pilots began to be sent to Afghanistan (in the first years of the war, pilots no lower than second class were sent there).
The operation was planned literally in seconds. Ten minutes before the landing, the Dushmans’ base was hit by long-range artillery and rocket launchers. The blow turned out to be so powerful and unexpected that the dushmans were completely demoralized. Soon the paratroopers entered the battle. There were about five hundred of us, and, as it turned out later, there were at least three thousand dushmans at the base. However, despite this, in a short night battle, our soldiers, as they say, gave them a light. Only at the base itself after the end of the battle we counted more than one hundred killed Mujahideen. Our soldiers lost only two comrades. True, at first they decided that there were three: one of the sergeants, who had been shot through by a bullet, only began to show signs of life in the helicopter that was taking away the dead. The guy, thank God, survived.
— They say that you have more than once become the hero of “hot” reports from the scene of events by the famous television journalist Leshchinsky - at that time the most popular reporter who prepared materials about Afghanistan.
— By the way, an interesting episode with Leshchinsky occurred on the third day of our stay at the base. We consolidated our position and prepared our positions. Suddenly a helicopter lands. It turned out that Leshchinsky had arrived to film a “hot” report, although three days had already passed since the battle. Leshchinsky was not at all upset by this. He quickly began to organize the surroundings: he lit a fire, found some old kettle, hung it over the fire and asked a couple of soldiers to start shooting at a signal, creating the appearance of a battle. And the camera started working. “We are reporting,” said Leshchinsky, “from the battlefield. Just a few minutes ago the Dushman base was destroyed. You see, the fire where the Mujahideen were heating tea had not yet gone out. But the battle is still going on." Then the soldiers began to shoot, and Leshchinsky began to take cover, as if afraid of getting hit by bullets. This is how “hot” reports from Afghanistan were often made."
Russia
(1979-1990)
USSR Airborne Forces Command
(1990-1992)
Russian Airborne Forces Command
(1992-1997)
Command of the RF Armed Forces of the 20th Guards. MSD
(1997-2013)
Russian Airborne Forces Command
(since 2013)
Afghan War (1979-1989),
Karabakh war,
First Chechen War,
Invasion of Dagestan,
Second Chechen War
Conventional name - Military unit No. 74507 (military unit 74507). Abbreviated name - 56th Guards odshbr .
The point of permanent deployment is the city of Kamyshin in the Volgograd region.
Combat path during the Great Patriotic War
On January 15, 1944, in accordance with the order of the commander of the Red Army Airborne Forces No. 00100 dated December 26, 1943, in the city of Stupino, Moscow Region, on the basis of the 4th, 7th and 17th separate guards airborne brigades (the brigades were stationed in the city of Vostryakovo, Vnukovo, Stupino) the 16th Guards Airborne Division was formed. The division had a staff of 12,000 people.
In August 1944, the division was redeployed to the city of Starye Dorogi, Mogilev Region, and on August 9, 1944, it became part of the newly formed 38th Guards Airborne Corps. In October 1944, the 38th Guards Airborne Corps became part of the newly formed separate Guards Airborne Army.
On December 8, 1944, the army was reorganized into the 9th Guards Army, the 38th Guards Airborne Corps became the Guards Rifle Corps.
On March 16, 1945, having broken through the German defenses, the 351st Guards Rifle Regiment reached the Austro-Hungarian border.
In March-April 1945, the division took part in the Vienna Operation, advancing in the direction of the front's main attack. The division, in cooperation with formations of the 4th Guards Army, broke through the enemy’s defenses north of the city of Székesfehérvár, reached the flank and rear of the main forces of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which had penetrated the defense of the front forces between lakes Velence and Lake Balaton. At the beginning of April, the division struck in a northwestern direction, bypassing Vienna and, in cooperation with the 6th Guards Tank Army, broke enemy resistance, advanced to the Danube and cut off the enemy’s retreat to the west. The division successfully fought in the city, which lasted until April 13.
For breaking through the fortified defense line and capturing the city of Mor, all personnel received the gratitude of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 26, 1945, “for participation in the capture of Vienna,” the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Since then, April 26 has been considered the unit's annual holiday.
On May 5, the division was alerted and marched to the Austro-Czechoslovak border. Having come into contact with the enemy, on May 8 she crossed the border of Czechoslovakia and immediately captured the city of Znojmo.
On May 9, the division continued combat operations to pursue the enemy and successfully developed an offensive towards Retz and Pisek. The division marched, pursuing the enemy, and in 3 days fought 80-90 km. At 12.00 on May 11, 1945, the forward detachment of the division reached the Vltava River and, in the area of the village of Oleshnya, met with troops of the American 5th Tank Army. Here the division's combat path in the Great Patriotic War ended.
History 1945-1979
At the end of hostilities, the division from Czechoslovakia returned to Hungary under its own power. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was camped in the forests south of Budapest.
Based on Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1154474ss dated June 3, 1946 and Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces No. org/2/247225 dated June 7, 1946, by June 15, 1946, the 106th Guards Rifle Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division was reorganized to the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division.
Since July 1946, the division was stationed in Tula. The division was part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps (corps headquarters - Tula).
Based on the directives of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of September 3, 1948 and January 21, 1949, the 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division as part of the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps became part of the Airborne Army.
The personnel of the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment participated in military parades on Red Square in Moscow, took part in large military exercises and in 1955 landed near the city of Kutaisi (Transcaucasian Military District).
In 1956, the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps was disbanded and the division became directly subordinate to the commander of the Airborne Forces.
In 1957, the regiment conducted demonstration exercises with landings for military delegations from Yugoslavia and India.
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 to November 1, 1960:
- the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment (the city of Efremov, Tula Region) was accepted into the 105th Guards Airborne Vienna Red Banner Division from the 106th Guards Airborne Division;
- The 105th Guards Airborne Division (without the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment) was redeployed to the Turkestan Military District in the city of Fergana, Uzbek SSR;
- The 351st Guards Parachute Regiment was stationed in the city of Chirchik, Tashkent region.
In 1974, the 351st Regiment parachuted into one of the regions of Central Asia and participated in large-scale TurkVO exercises. Being the advanced part of the Airborne Forces of the Central Asian region of the country, the regiment participates in parades in the capital of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
In 1977, the BMD-1 and BTR-D entered service with the 351st Regiment. The regiment's personnel at that time was 1,674 people.
Based on the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces dated August 3, 1979, by December 1, 1979, the 105th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded.
What remained from the division in the city of Fergana was the 345th separate guards parachute landing regiment of the Order of Suvorov of a much larger composition (it was added howitzer artillery battalion) than the usual and the 115th separate military transport aviation squadron.
On the basis of the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Division, by November 30, 1979, in the village of Azadbash (district of the city of Chirchik), Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR, 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade (56th Airborne Brigade). At the time of its formation, the brigade's staff number was 2,833 people.
The rest of the division's personnel were sent to fill the gaps in other airborne formations and to supplement the newly formed separate air assault brigades.
To form the brigade, those liable for military service (reserve military personnel) - the so-called “partisans” - were called up from among the residents of the Central Asian republics and the south of the Kazakh SSR. They will subsequently make up 80% of the brigade’s personnel when troops enter the DRA.
The formation of brigade units was simultaneously carried out at 4 mobilization points and completed in Termez:
“...formally the brigade is considered formed in Chirchik on the basis of the 351st Guards. pdp. However, de facto, its formation was carried out separately in four centers (Chirchik, Kapchagai, Fergana, Yolotan), and was brought together into a single whole just before the entry into Afghanistan in Termez. The brigade headquarters (or officer cadre), as formally its cadre, was apparently initially stationed in Chirchik...”
On December 13, 1979, units of the brigade boarded military trains and were redeployed to the city of Termez, Uzbek SSR.
Participation in the Afghan War
In December 1979, the brigade was introduced into the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and became part of the 40th Combined Arms Army.
From Termez 1st pdb and 2nd dshb by helicopter, and the rest in a convoy were redeployed to the city of Kunduz. 4th dshb stayed at the Salang pass. Then from Kunduz 2nd dshb was transferred to the city of Kandahar where he became part of the newly formed 70th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
In January 1980, the entire staff was introduced 56th Airborne Brigade. She was stationed in the city of Kunduz.
Since the transfer of the 2nd dshb As part of the 70th Omsbr, the brigade was actually a three-battalion regiment.
The initial task of the brigade's units was to guard and defend the largest highway in the Salang Pass area, ensuring the advance of Soviet troops into the central and southern regions of Afghanistan.
From 1982 to June 1988 56th Airborne Brigade stationed in the area of Gardez, conducting combat operations throughout Afghanistan: Bagram, Mazar-i-Sharif, Khanabad, Panjshir, Logar, Alikhail (Paktia). In 1984, the brigade was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the TurkVO for the successful completion of combat missions.
By order of 1985, in mid-1986, all the standard airborne armored vehicles of the brigade (BMD-1 and BTR-D) were replaced with more protected armored vehicles with a long service life:
- BMP-2 D - for reconnaissance company, 2nd, 3rd And 4th battalions
- BTR-70 - for 2nd And 3rd Airborne Company 1st battalion (at 1st PDR remained BRDM-2).
Also a feature of the brigade was the increased staff of the artillery battalion, which consisted not of 3 fire batteries, as was customary for units stationed on the territory of the USSR, but of 5.
On May 4, 1985, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, No. 56324698.
From December 16, 1987 to the end of January 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Magistral. In April 1988, the brigade took part in Operation Barrier. Paratroopers blocked the caravan routes from Pakistan in order to ensure the withdrawal of troops from the city of Ghazni.
Number of personnel 56th Guards odshbr on December 1, 1986 there were 2,452 people (261 officers, 109 warrant officers, 416 sergeants, 1,666 soldiers).
After fulfilling its international duty, on June 12-14, 1988, the brigade was withdrawn to the city of Yolotan, Turkmen SSR.
There were only 3 BRDM-2 units in the brigade. as part of a reconnaissance squad. However, there was another BRDM-2 in the chemical platoon and 2 more units. in the OPA (propaganda and agitation unit).
From 1989 to present
In 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Airborne Forces and reorganized into a separate Guards Airborne Brigade (Airborne Brigade). The brigade passed through “hot spots”: Afghanistan (12.1979-07.1988), Baku (12-19.01.1990 - 02.1990), Sumgait, Nakhichevan, Meghri, Julfa, Osh, Fergana, Uzgen (06.06.1990), Chechnya (12.94-10.96, Grozny, Pervomaisky, Argun and from 09.1999 - 2005).
On January 15, 1990, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, after a detailed study of the situation, adopted a decision “On declaring a state of emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region and some other areas.” In accordance with it, the Airborne Forces began an operation carried out in two stages. At the first stage, from January 12 to 19, units of the 106th and 76th airborne divisions, the 56th and 38th airborne brigades and the 217th parachute regiment landed at airfields near Baku (for more details, see . article Black January), and in Yerevan - the 98th Guards Airborne Division. The 39th separate air assault brigade entered Nagorno-Karabakh.
Since January 23, airborne units began operations to restore order in other parts of Azerbaijan. In the area of Lenkoran, Priship and Jalilabad, they were carried out jointly with the border troops, who restored the state border.
In February 1990, the brigade returned to its place of permanent deployment in the city of Iolotan.
From March to August 1990, brigade units maintained order in the cities of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
On June 6, 1990, the 104th Parachute Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division, the 56th Airborne Brigade began landing at airfields in the cities of Fergana and Osh, and on June 8 - the 137th Parachute Regiment of the 106th airborne division in Frunze. Having made a march on the same day through the mountain passes of the border of the two republics, the paratroopers occupied Osh and Uzgen. The next day, the 387th separate parachute regiment and units 56th Airborne Brigade took control of the situation in the area of the cities of Andijan and Jalal-Abad, occupied Kara-Suu, mountain roads and passes throughout the conflict territory.
In October 1992, in connection with the sovereignization of the republics of the former USSR, the brigade was redeployed to the temporary deployment point, the village of Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherekessiya (the 4th parachute battalion of the brigade remained at the permanent deployment point in Iolotan (Turkmenistan), in order to protect the military camp, which was later transferred to the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and renamed into a separate air assault battalion). The 56th Guards Airborne Brigade became three battalions. From there, in 1993, she marched to the place of permanent deployment in the village of Podgory near the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov region. The territory of the military camp was a former shift camp for the builders of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, located 3 kilometers from the nuclear power plant.
From December 1994 to August - October 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade fought in Chechnya. On November 29, 1994, an order was sent to the brigade to form a consolidated battalion and transfer it to Mozdok. The brigade's artillery division took part in the operation near Shatoy at the end of 1995 - beginning of 1996. A separate platoon of the AGS-17 brigade from March 1995 to September 1995 as part of the combined battalion of the 7th Guards. Airborne Division took part in the mining company in the Vedeno and Shatoi regions of Chechnya. For their courage and heroism, military personnel were awarded medals and orders. In October-November 1996, the combined battalion of the brigade was withdrawn from Chechnya. At the request of the Don Cossack Army, the brigade was given the honorary name Don Cossack.
In 1997, the brigade was reorganized into 56th Guards Air Assault, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, Don Cossack Regiment, which was included in the .
In July 1998, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, in connection with the resumption of construction of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, the 56th Regiment began redeployment to the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. The regiment was stationed in the buildings of the Kamyshinsky Higher Military Construction Command and Engineering School, which was disbanded in 1998.
On August 19, 1999, an air assault detachment from the regiment was sent to reinforce the consolidated regiment of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division and was sent by letter military echelon to the Republic of Dagestan. On August 20, 1999, an air assault detachment arrived in the village Reassignment of the brigade
In connection with the reform of the Airborne Forces, all air assault formations were withdrawn from the Ground Forces and subordinated to the Directorate of the Airborne Forces under the Russian Defense Ministry:
“In accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 776 of October 11, 2013 and the directive of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Airborne Forces included three air assault brigades stationed in the cities of Ussuriysk, Ulan-Ude and Kamyshin, previously part of the Eastern and Southern Military Districts"