21st Guards Airborne Division

21-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная дивизия

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.10.48 in Valga, Karelian ASSR, from the 346th Guards Air Landing Regiment.

Organisation 1948:

• 97th Guards Air Landing Regiment (Valga, Karelian ASSR)
• 104th Guards Air Landing Regiment (Valga, Karelian ASSR)
• 1293rd Guards Artillery Regiment (Valga, Karelian ASSR)
• 000 independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• 000 independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 00 independent Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 000 independent Communications Company
• 000 independent Guards Engineering Battalion
• 000 independent Supply Truck Battalion
• 00 independent Air-Landing Security Company
• 000 independent Medical & Sanitary Company
• 000 independent Training Battalion

1949 the independent Landing Security Company was disbanded.

The 104th Guards Air Landing Regiment was later converted to the 104th Guards Parachute Regiment (exact date unknown, possibly 4.55).

15.11.53 re-organized:

• the independent Communications Company became the 000 independent Guards Communications Battalion
• the independent Medical & Sanitary Company became the 0000 independent Medical & Sanitary Battalion
• the independent Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was disbanded
• the 00 independent Guards Reconnaissance Company was disbanded

Disbanded 25.4.55, except:

• 97th Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 104th Guards Airborne Division
• 104th Guards Parachute Regiment was transferred to the 76th Guards Airborne Division

Bases:

• Valga, Karelian ASSR, 10.48 - 4.55

Subordination:

• 15th Guards Airborne Corps, 10.48 - 4.55