100th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner Airborne Division

100-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Свирская Краснознаменная дивизия

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 7.6.46 in Belaya Tserkov, Kiev Oblast, from the 100th Guards Rifle Division.

Organisation 1947:

• 298th Guards Air-Landing Regiment (Alexandria, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 301st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 406th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kremenchug, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 580th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 102nd independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 107th independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Alexandria, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 103rd independent Guards Reconnaissance Company (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 190th independent Guards Communications Company (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 114th independent Guards Engineering Battalion (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 296th independent Supply Truck Battalion (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 00 independent Air-Landing Security Company (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 178th independent Medical & Sanitary Company (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 000 independent Training Battalion (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

15.10.48 the 109th Guards Air-Landing Regiment was activated in Alexandria, Kirovograd Oblast.

1949 the independent Landing Security Company was disbanded.

15.11.53 re-organized:

• 190th independent Guards Communications Company became 190th independent Guards Communications Battalion

• 178th independent Medical & Sanitary Company became 178th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion

• 107th independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded

• 103rd independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Organization 1953:

• 109th Guards Parachute Regiment (Alexandria, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 298th Guards Parachute Regiment (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 301st Guards Parachute Regiment (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 406th Guards Artillery Regiment (Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast)

• 580th independent Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion

• 101st independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

• 190th independent Guards Communications Battalion

• 114th independent Guards Engineering Battalion

• 296th independent Supply Truck Battalion

• 178th independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion

Disbanded 25.4.55, except:

• 109th Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 31st Guards Airborne Division

• 301st Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 107th Guards Airborne Division

Bases:

• Belaya Tserkov, Kiev Oblast, 6.46 - 5.47

• Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast, 5.47 - 4.55

Subordination:

• GK VDV, 6.46 - 10.48

• 39th Guards Airborne Corps, 10.48 - 4.55