114th Guards Airborne Division

14th Guards Airborne Division (Sep 1944 – Dec 1944)

114th Guards Rifle Division (Dec 1944 – Jun 1946)

114th Guards Airborne Division
ActiveSeptember 1944 – April 1956
Country Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeAirborne, infantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Battle honoursVienna
Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Leonid Kolobov

The 114th Guards Airborne Division was a Red Army airborne division. It was first formed as the 14th Guards Airborne Division.[1] In December 1944, it was converted to the 114th Guards Rifle Division and became an airborne unit again in June 1946.[2]

  1. ^ "Гвардейские стрелковые дивизии". www.rkka.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  2. ^ "114th Guards Airborne Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.