Active 1979-1994 Size Brigade | Type Airborne infantry Garrison/HQ Chernyakhovsk | |
Country Soviet Union (1979-1992)
Russia (1992-1994) Branch Soviet Ground Forces
Soviet airborne
Russian Airborne Troops | ||
The 37th Separate Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops. It was disbanded in 1994 and was based in Chernyakhovsk.
History
The 37th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 in Chernyakhovsk in the Baltic Military District. It was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. The brigade was transferred to the Soviet airborne on 1 June 1990 and redesignated as an airborne brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded and its antiaircraft artillery battalion became a battery. In 1994, the brigade was disbanded.
References
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