104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment
104-й гвардейский парашютно-десантный Краснознаменный полк
Military Unit: 32515
Activated 24.9.48 in Valga, Karelian ASSR, from parts of the 346th Guards Air Landing Regiment.
Initially known as an air landing regiment, later converted to a parachute regiment.
21.2.78 awarded the Red Banner.
Deployments:
1988: Yerevan
1988/1989: Baku
1990: Osh, Fergana
1992/1993: Transnistria and South Ossetia
1999/2000: Chechnya
2003/2004: Chechnya
2006 renamed 104th Guards Air-Landing Assault Regiment.
Bases:
Valga, Karelian ASSR, 10.48 - 4.55
Cherekha, Pskov Oblast, 4.55 - today [57 44 29N, 28 22 50E]
Equipment:
19.11.90: 31 BMD-2, 70 BMD-1, 23 BTR-D, 18 2s9 Nona, 6 BTR-RD, 13 BTR-3D, 8 BMD-1KSh, 10 1V119 [CFE treaty data exchange]
1.1.2000: 31 BMD-3, 20 BMD-2, 51 BMD-1, 34 BTR-D, 14 2s9 Nona, 13 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD, 6 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 8 1V119 and 1554 men [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordination:
21st Guards Airborne Division, 10.48 - 4.55
76th Guards Airborne Division, 4.55 - 2006
76th Guards Air Landing Assault Division, 2006 - today