11th Guards Airborne Division

11-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная дивизия

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.10.48 in Ryazan, Moscow Oblast, from the 347th Guards Air Landing Regiment.

Organisation 1948:

• 111th Guards Parachute Regiment (Ryazan, Moscow Oblast)
• 137th Guards Air Landing Regiment (Ryazan, Moscow Oblast)
• 1185th Guards Artillery Regiment (Ryazan, Moscow Oblast)
• 000 independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 000 independent Communications Company
• 000 independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 000 independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 00 independent Air-Landing Security Company
• 000 independent Medical & Sanitary Company
• 000 independent Training Battalion

1949 the independent Landing Security Company was disbanded.

The 137th Guards Air Landing Regiment was later converted to the 137th Guards Parachute Regiment (exact date unknown, possibly 4.55).

15.11.53 re-organized:

• the independent Communications Company became the 000 independent Guards Communications Battalion
• the independent Medical & Sanitary Company became the 0000 independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion
• the independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
• the 00 independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Disbanded 25.4.55, except:

• 111th Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 105th Guards Airborne Division
• 137th Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 106th Guards Airborne Division

Bases:

• Ryazan, Moscow Oblast, 10.48 - 4.55

Subordination:

• 38th Guards Airborne Corps, 10.48 - 4.55