1st Guards Brestsko-Berlinskaya Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Engineer-Sapper Brigade

1-я гвардейская инженерно-саперная Брестско-Берлинская Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова бригада

Military Unit: 44635; from 11.56: 43400; from 5.94: 11105

Activated 1.4.43 as the 1st Guards Motorised Engineer Brigade RGK, from the 16th Motorised Engineer Brigade.

25.10.45 renamed 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade RGK.

26.6.46 renamed 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment.

In 6.51 renamed 55th Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade RVGK.

In 9.53 renamed 55th Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

17.2.65 renamed 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 45th independent Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 80th independent Guards Engineer-Demarcation Battalion (Glau, East Germany)
• 84th independent Guards Engineer-Road Battalion (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 452nd independent Engineer-Position Battalion (Glau, East Germany)
• 709th independent Guards Engineer-Construction Battalion (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 885th independent Engineer-Blocking Battalion (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 1580th independent Guards Engineer-Blocking Battalion (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 45th independent Heavy Load Transport Company (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 3rd independent Engineer-Reconnaissance Company (Brandenburg, East Germany)
• 00 independent Medical Company (Brandenburg, East Germany)

Twice deployed to Chechnya for combat operations (12.94 to 2.95 and 2.2000 to 7.2000).

1.5.98 renamed 8th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment.

23.10 to 26.10.2002 took part in hostage rescue operations at Dubrovka (Moscow).

1.12.2014 renamed 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade.

Headquarters:

• Strausberg, East Germany, 6.46 - 6.51
• Nedlitz, East Germany, 6.51 - 1965
• Brandenburg, East Germany, 1965 - 5.94 [52 24 48N, 12 32 07E]
• Rostov-Yaroslavskiy, Moscow Oblast, 5.94 - 2012
• Murom, Vladimir Oblast, 2012 - today

Subordination:

• Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, 6.45 - 3.54
• Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, 3.54 - 6.89
• Western Group of Forces, 6.89 - 5.94
• Moscow Military District, 5.94 - 9.2010
• Western Military District, 9.2010 - today

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• 9 IRM, 1 UR-67 and 12 BTR-60PB

Brigade coordinates:

• Nedlitz barracks: 52 04 46N, 12 13 42E
• Brandenburg barracks: 52 24 52N, 12 32 02E
• Glau barracks: 52 14 28N, 13 09 18E
• Rostov-Yaroslavskiy barracks: 57 10 51N, 39 24 20E
• Murom barracks: 55 35 07N, 42 00 04E