38th Guards Mobile Brigade

The 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 from the headquarters of the 105th Guards Airborne Division in Brest, part of the Belorussian Military District. The official day of formation is considered to be 10 November. The brigade was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. From 4 to 12 September 1981, the brigade participated in the exercise "West-81". Between August 1987 and June 1989, the brigade was commanded by Vitaly Raevsky. Due to the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the brigade was deployed to Baku in January 1990. On 1 June 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet airborne and renamed the 38th Guards Airborne Brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded and the antiaircraf

38th Guards Mobile Brigade

The 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 from the headquarters of the 105th Guards Airborne Division in Brest, part of the Belorussian Military District. The official day of formation is considered to be 10 November. The brigade was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. From 4 to 12 September 1981, the brigade participated in the exercise "West-81". Between August 1987 and June 1989, the brigade was commanded by Vitaly Raevsky. Due to the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the brigade was deployed to Baku in January 1990. On 1 June 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet airborne and renamed the 38th Guards Airborne Brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded and the antiaircraf