Today, the air forces of Russia consist of regiments, separate brigades and four divisions. These military units are deployed in Pskov, Ivanovo, Novorossiysk and Tula. According to experts, the 106th Tula Airborne Division is rightfully considered legendary. The compound has a rich history, which dates back to the times of the Great Patriotic War. Information on the creation, composition and tasks of the 106th Airborne Division can be found in this article.
Acquaintance with the military formation
Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov The 106th Airborne Division is a combination of the airborne troops of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, and later of Russia. Parts are deployed in Tula, Naro-Fominsk and Ryazan. April 26 - Day 106 of the Airborne Division. The military unit is conventionally called military unit 55599. Its headquarters in the city of Tula.
Address 106 of the Airborne Division
Those who want to meet directly with the regiment’s deputy commander in charge of personnel should contact the division headquarters of military unit 55599. It is located on 52 Svobody Street in Tula. Address 51 regiment 106 of the Airborne Division - st. Komsomolskaya, d. 190. Military unit 33842 is deployed here. An oath is also taken here. Anyone who wants to attend the celebration should arrive at this address. The 106th Airborne Division was created since 1943. In the following decades, the connection was repeatedly reformed. On the history of the creation of the airborne division number 106 later in the article.
The beginning of the creation of the military unit
In June 1943, the 7th and 17th airborne guard brigades were formed. The state had 5, 800 soldiers. These formations were assigned to the Moscow Military District (VO). At the end of 1943, the district was replenished with the Guards airborne brigades No. 4 and 7, stationed before on the Ukrainian front. 1944 was the year of the formation in the city of Stupino of the 16th Guards Airborne Division with 12 thousand troops. It was based on individual brigades No. 4, 7 and 17. The staff consisted of Komsomol members and cadets-graduates of military schools, as well as officers, for the most part with rich combat experience.
The division used the latest weapons and equipment, including vehicles with high traffic. In 1944, the 16th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed to the city of Starye Dorogi in the Mogilev region. In August of that year, it was supplemented by the newly formed 38th Guards Airborne Corps, which soon strengthened the Separate Guards Airborne Army. In December, this military unit was reorganized into the 9th Guards Army, and the 38th Corps was renamed the Guards Rifle. After Order No. 0047 issued by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the 16th Guards Airborne Division is listed as the 106th Guards Rifle Division assigned to the 38th Guards Rifle Corps.
Further Reforms
At the end of World War II, the military command of the Soviet Union considered it necessary to conduct planned combat training in the Airborne Forces of the Red Army. In 1946, all formations of the 106th division were returned back to the USSR. In accordance with Resolution No. 1154474 issued by the Council of Ministers, the 106th Guards Rifle Red Banner Order of Kutuzov was reorganized into the 106th Guards Airborne. In July, the city of Tula became the location. The division strengthened the 38th Guards Airborne Vienna Corps with headquarters in Tula.
In 1947, the Airborne Division was awarded the Guards Banner. In 1948, the 38th Vienna Corps, together with the 106th Division, became part of the USSR Airborne Forces. In 1953, this military unit was disbanded. In 1956, the Vienna Corps also expected such a fate.
The division has since been directly subordinate to the commander of the airborne forces. The state is represented by three regiments, each of which has its own battalion. Additionally, the 137th Guards were included in the 106th division. airborne regiment, previously held in the 11th airborne division. The regiment was stationed in Ryazan. In March 1960, a Directive was signed by the Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, according to which the 351st Guards Airborne Regiment (RPS) was transferred from the 106th division to the 105th Guards Vienna Red Banner. The 105th Airborne Division itself was transferred to the Uzbek SSR in the city of Fergana. This military unit is listed outside the Turkestan military district.
About the names of the division
From its inception to the present day, the 106th Airborne Division has had several full names. The formations were called:
- 16th Guards Airborne Division (since January 1944);
- 106th Guards Rifle Division (since December 1944);
- 106th Guards Rifle Division of the Order of Kutuzov (since April 1945);
- 106th Guards Rifle Red Banner Division (at the end of World War II);
- 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner Division, Order of Kutuzov (since June 1946);
- 106th Guards Airborne Tula Red Banner Division, Order of Kutuzov (since August 2015).
About destination
Airborne troops, being an effective tool for offensive wars, perform the following tasks:
- act behind enemy lines;
- perform deep raids;
- by parachute and landing landing they capture the strategically important and managerial targets of the enemy, bridgeheads and enemy communications;
- carry out sabotage.
Composition 106 of the Airborne Division
Since 2017, the airborne division is equipped with the following military units.
- Guards parachute landing Red Banner, Order of Suvorov regiment number 51. The regiment of the 106th Airborne Division is stationed in the city of Tula.
- 137th Guards Parachute Regiment of the Order of the Red Star (Ryazan military unit 41450).
- 1182 Guards Artillery Novgorod Red Banner Regiment of the Orders of Kutuzov, Suvorov, Alexander Nevsky and Bogdan Khmelnitsky (military unit 93723 in Naro-Fominsk).
- The first guards anti-aircraft missile regiment (military unit 71298 in Naro-Fominsk).
- Separate tank company in Tula.
- 173rd separate guards reconnaissance battalion (military unit 54392 in Tula).
- 388th Separate Guards Engineer-Engineer Battalion (military unit 12159 in Tula).
- 731th Separate Guard Communications Battalion. Soldiers serve in the Tula military unit No. 93687.
- A separate company of electronic warfare in Tula.
- Separate 1060 logistics battalion. Service is performed in military unit No. 14403 in Slobodka.
- Separate airmobile medical unit No. 39. (military unit 52296 in Tula).
- 970th Separate Company in charge of the Airborne Support. It is conditionally listed as military unit 64024. It is deployed in Tula.
- 1883th postal service courier station. (Tula military unit No. 54235).
About command
From 1991 to the present day, the leadership of the military unit was carried out by officers:
- Major General A. P. Kolmakov (commanded the airborne division from 1991 to 1993);
- from 1993 to 2004 the guard, Major General Savilov E. Yu.;
- from 2004 to 2007, the guard, Major General A. Serdyukov;
- in 2007, the Guard, Major General E. Ustinov A.;
- Guards by Major General A. Vyaznikov A. Yu. (2007-2010);
- Guard Colonel Naumts A.V. (2010);
- Guard Colonel Anashkin G.V. (from 2010 to 2011);
- from 2011 to 2013, the Guard, Major General V. Kochetkov, A. A.;
- from 2013 to 2015 - guards by Major General D. Glushenkov
From 2015 to the present, the commander of the 106th Airborne Division is Kirsi P.V. with the rank of guard of Major General.
The result of the military unit
At the end of World War II, military experts calculated that 64 thousand German soldiers and officers, 316 self-propelled artillery installations and tanks, 971 different-sized guns, 6, 371 military vehicles, 3, 600 railroad cars and 29 aircraft were destroyed and captured. In addition, a huge number of depots with ammunition and military equipment were destroyed. The military personnel of the division overcame more than 6 thousand km.
About awards
7, 401 troops of the 106th division received government awards. According to experts, some soldiers and officers for their courage during the fighting were awarded several awards. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union received - Rybakov N. S. (guard foreman), Polyakov V. T. (guards. Junior lieutenant) and Selishchev V. P. (guards senior lieutenant).
On the military reform of 2008-2009
After the collapse of the Soviet Union until 2005, the division included the Guards Parachute Regiment No. 119, which was considered one of the best in the formation. According to experts, this was the most combat-ready unit in the division. The fighters of this regiment were involved in the most demanding and difficult tasks. Seventeen of her soldiers were awarded the title Hero of Russia. In 2008, the Russian army command planned to disband the division, and to equip other divisions with the remaining units. However, this decision was canceled. In August 2015, the President of Russia signed a decree according to which the 106th division was given the name Tula.
