11th Guards Airborne Division | |
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Active | I Formation: 1943–1944 II Formation: 1948–1955 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army Soviet Airborne Troops |
Type | Infantry, airborne |
Size | Division |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2nd formation) |
The 11th Guards Airborne Division was the name of two separate airborne divisions of the Soviet Airborne Troops. The division was first formed in late 1943 from three airborne brigades and did not see action before its conversion to the 104th Guards Rifle Division nearly a year later. The division was formed a second time in 1948 from a regiment at Ryazan and was disbanded in 1955.