105th Guards Airborne Division

105th Guards Venskaya Red Banner Airborne Division

105-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Венская Краснознаменная дивизия

Military Unit: 55523

Activated 7.6.46 in Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, from the 105th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1947:

• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment
• 345th Guards Air-Landing Regiment
• 165th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 579th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 104th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 121st independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 114th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 15th independent Guards Communications Company
• 137th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 312th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 13th independent Air-Landing Security Company
• 181st independent Medical & Sanitary Company
• 000 independent Training Battalion

18.2.49 the 345th Guards Air Landing Regiment were converted and renamed 345th Guards Parachute Regiment.

In 1949 the 13th independent Air-Landing Security Company was disbanded.

15.11.53 re-organized:

• 14th independent Guards Communications Company became 730th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 181st independent Medical & Sanitary Company became 181st independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion
• 121st independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
• 114th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Organization 1953:

• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment
• 345th Guards Parachute Regiment
• 165th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 579th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 104th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 730th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 137th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 312th independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 181st independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion

5.5.55 the 111th Guards Parachute Regiment joined the division, from the disbanded 11th Guards Airborne Division.

30.4.55 the 148th independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated, and the 579th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion was renamed the 76th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion.

In 2.59 the 115th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron was activated with 10 An-2 aircraft.

Re-organized 15.8.60:

• 165th Guards Artillery Regiment was renamed 847th independent Guards Artillery Battalion
• 148th independent Tank Destroyer Battalion was reduced to the 98th independent Tank Destroyer Battery

• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 106th Guards Airborne Division, and was replaced by the 351st Guards Parachute Regiment from the same division.

Organisation 1961:

• 111th Guards Parachute Regiment (Osh, Osh Oblast)
• 345th Guards Parachute Regiment (Fergana, Fergana Oblast)
• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment (Chirchik, Tashkent Oblast)
• 847th independent Guards Artillery Battalion (Fergana, Fergana Oblast)
• 76th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Azadbash, Tashkent Oblast)
• 98th independent Tank Destroyer Battery
• 104th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 730th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 137th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 312th independent Material Supply Battalion
• 181st independent Medical Battalion
• 115th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron

27.4.62 again re-organized:

• 847th independent Guards Artillery Battalion was renamed 1181st Guards Artillery Regiment
• 98th independent Tank Destroyer Battery was disbanded
• 892nd independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was activated
• 100th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was activated

In 1971 the 612th Air-Landing Security Battalion was activated.

1.10.76 the 892nd independent Rocket Artillery Battalion was disbanded, and was absorbed by the Artillery Regiment, while the 46th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was activated from the independent repair shop.

Organisation 1979:

• 111th Guards Parachute Regiment (Osh, Osh Oblast)
• 345th Guards Parachute Regiment (Fergana, Fergana Oblast)
• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment (Chirchik, Tashkent Oblast)
• 1181st Guards Artillery Regiment (Fergana, Fergana Oblast)
• 76th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Chirchik, Tashkent Oblast)
• 104th independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 100th independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 730th independent Guards Communications Battalion
• 137th independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 312th independent Material Supply Battalion
• 46th independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion
• 612th Air-Landing Security Battalion
• 181st independent Medical Battalion
• 115th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron

1.10.79 to 1.12.79 disbanded:

• 111th Guards Parachute Regiment became the 35th independent Guards Air-Landing Assault Brigade
• 345th Guards Parachute Regiment became independent in Afghanistan
• 351st Guards Parachute Regiment became the 56th independent Guards Air-Landing Assault Brigade

30.12.90 re-activated in Fergana, Fergana Oblast.

Still not fully formed 28.5.92, when it was taken over by Uzbekistan.

Bases:

• Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, 6.46 - 6.60
• Fergana, Fergana Oblast, 6.60 - 12.79
• Fergana, Fergana Oblast, 12.90 - 5.92

Subordination:

• 38th Guards Airborne Corps, 6.46 - 4.56
• GK VDV, 4.56 - 12.79
• GK VDV, 12.90 - 5.92

Divisional coordinates:

• Fergana barracks [US designation: Fergana Army Barracks AL 1]: 40 22 51N, 71 46 15E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Osh barracks [US designation: Osh Army Barracks West AL 1]: 40 31 01N, 72 45 12E (111th Guards Parachute Regiment)
• Chirchik barracks [US designation: Chirchik Army Barracks AL 1]: 41 30 56N, 69 37 31E (351st Guards Parachute Regiment and 76th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - First Line (US terms: Category I) - manning was almost 100%.