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56th Guards Air Assault Regiment (Dec 2021 – present) 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade 351st Guards Airborne Regiment 351st Guards Air Landing Regiment 351st Guards Rifle Regiment 7th Guards Airborne Brigade (1943 – Dec 1944) | |
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Russian: 56-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой полк | |
Active | 1943–present |
Country | Soviet Union (1943–1991) Russia |
Branch | Airborne Troops |
Type | Airborne forces |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine |
Engagements | World War II
Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Decorations | Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class |
Battle honours | Don Cossack |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Vitaly Raevsky |
The 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment is an airborne regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV). Based at Feodosia in Crimea, the regiment is part of the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division.[1] It was formed in 2021 from the 56th Guards Airborne Brigade, based at Kamyshin.[2] The brigade was first formed in 1979 and fought in the Soviet–Afghan War, the First Chechen War and the Second Chechen War. [3][4]