317th Guards order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Parachute Regiment

317-й гвардейский парашютно-десантный ордена Александра Невского полк

Military Unit: 52287; from 12.79: 24742; from 1.89: 52287

Activated 7.6.46 in Seltsy, Ryazan Oblast, from the 317th Guards Rifle Regiment.

4.1.90 transferred to the KGB, and renamed 317th Guards Parachute Regiment PV KGB.

23.9.91 again renamed 317th Guards Parachute Regiment.

5.92 taken over by Belarus.

Bases:

• Seltsy, Ryazan Oblast, 7.6.46 - 3.47

• Vitebsk, Vitebsk Oblast, 3.47 - 12.79 [55 11 22N, 30 13 37E]

• Kabul, Afghanistan, 25.12.79 - 1.89 [34 31 50N, 69 10 49E]

• Vitebsk, Vitebsk Oblast, 1.89 - 5.92 [55 11 22N, 30 13 37E]

Subordination:

• 103rd Guards Airborne Division, 6.46 - 5.92