901st independent Landing-Assault Battalion
901-й отдельный десантно-штурмовой батальон
Military Unit: 49138A; from 1989: 00000
Activated 10.79 in Kirovobad (Gyandzha), Azerbaizhan SSR.
8.92 transferred to the VDV.
1993 took part in military action in Abkhazia.
2.94 renamed 901st independent Special Forces Battalion, and became part of the 45th independent Special Forces Regiment VDV.
Disbanded 5.98.
Bases:
Kirovobad (Gyandzha), Azerbaizhan SSR, 10.79 - 11.79
Oremov Laz (Riechke), Czechoslovakia, 20.11.79 - 3.89 [48 18 23N, 19 18 48E]
Aluksne, Latvian SSR, 3.89 - 5.91 [57 25 23N, 27 04 13E]
Sukhumi, Abkhazskaya ASSR, 5.91 - 10.93 [42 59 41N, 40 58 08E]
Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, 10.93 - 5.98 [55 33 38N, 36 41 26E]
Subordination:
Transcaucasus Military District, 10.79 - 11.79
Central Group of Forces, 11.79 - 3.89
Baltic Military District, 3.89 - 5.91
Transcaucasus Military District, 5.91 - 1992
7th Guards Airborne Division, 1992 - 2.94
45th independent Special Forces Regiment VDV, 2.94 - 5.98