| 111th Guards Airborne Regiment (Oct 1948 – Dec 1979)
35th Guards Air Assault Brigade (20 Apr 1993–present) | |
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| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |  Soviet Union (1948–1992) Kazakhstan (1992–present) |
| Branch | Soviet Army Air Assault Forces |
| Type | Air assault forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Kapchagay |
| Motto(s) | Міндет, Абырой, Ерлж (Duty, Honor, Rule) |
| Engagements | Tajikistani Civil War |
The 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade is an airmobile brigade of the Kazakh Air Assault Forces. It is currently based in Kapchagay. The brigade traces its history back to the Soviet Union as the 111th Guards Airborne Regiment, formed in 1948 as part of the 11th Guards Airborne Division. After the 11th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded in April 1955, the regiment became part of the 105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division.[1] The 105th Guards Airborne Division was broken up in the fall of 1979 and the regiment became the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.[2]
After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the brigade became part of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was renamed to the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.[3][4]
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- ^ Zaloga, Steve (1995-01-01). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930–1995. Presidio. ISBN 9780891413998.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "35th independent Guards Landing-Assault Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^ Musabekov, Erlan. "История создания Аэромобильных войск Республики Казахстан. — Десантура.ру – о десанте без границ" [History of the Airmobile forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]. desantura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-12-04.