328th Guards Parachute Regiment

328-й гвардейский парашютно-десантный полк

Military Unit: 93626

Activated 7.6.46 in Narva, Estonian SSR, from the 328th Guards Rifle Regiment.

3.5.84 to 9.6.84 deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan - took part in combat missions, mainly to test the combat readiness of the VDV forces.

4.89 deployed to the Abkhazian region (Georgian SSR) to deal with unrest.

5.98 renamed 54th independent Guards Parachute Battalion.

Bases:

• Narva, Estonian SSR, 7.6.46 - 4.47

• Ostrov, Pskov Oblast, 4.47 - 6.60 [57 19 06N, 28 24 25E]

• Gyandzha (Kirovobad), Azerbaizhan SSR, 6.60 - 8.92 [40 40 36N, 46 23 10E]

• Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, 8.92 - today [54 21 16N, 48 34 36E]

Equipment:

• 19.11.90: 31 BMD-2, 70 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 9 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordination:

• 104th Guards Airborne Division, 6.46 - 5.98

• 31st independent Guards Parachute Brigade, 5.98 - 12.06

• 31st independent Landing-Assault Brigade, 12.06 - today