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editThe Army Air Forces were represented by the 34th Composite Aviation Corps (34 Sak), later renamed the Air Force of the 40th Combined Arms Army. Note: * 11 fighter aviation regiments (IAP), a separate reconnaissance aviation regiment (Orap), separate reconnaissance and tactical aviation squadron (ortae), assault aviation regiment (shap), separate assault aviation squadron (oshae), separate mixed aviation regiment (osap), 7 fighter-bomber aviation regiments (IBAP), 4 separate helicopter aviation regiments (OVAP), 6 separate helicopter aviation squadrons (OVAE).
- From the territory of the USSR, 3 bomber aviation regiments (bap), 9 heavy bomber aviation regiments Long-Range Aviation (Tbap) and crews of 17 separate helicopter aviation regiments (OVAP). Subordinate to the Air Force of the 40th Combined Arms Army were 7 separate security battalions (bo - in essence motorized rifle battalion on BTR), 8 separate battalions of airfield technical support (obato), 9 separate companies of airfield technical support (orato), 7 battalions and 3 companies of communications and radio technical support (obsrto and orsrto).
Units and formations of Special Troops (Combat Support)
edit- 103rd Separate Order of Kutuzov Communications Regiment
- 1996th Separate Radio Engineering Battalion Air Defense of the 40th Combined Arms Army
- 254th Separate Radio Engineering Regiment for Special Purposes
- 45th separate engineer-sapper Regiment of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star.
When forming, included in its composition:
- 19th separate engineer-sapper battalion
- 92nd Separate Road Engineering Battalion
- 1117th separate engineering battalion of special mining
- 2088th Separate Obstruction Engineer Battalion
Units and formations of Special Troops (Logistics)
edit- The 692nd separate road battalion (692nd odb), in 1983, became part of the 278th dkbr, with the reorganization into the 692nd separate road commandant battalion.
- 159th Separate Road Construction Brigade (in 1982 reorganized into 58th brigade)
- 58th separate automobile brigade
- 59th Logistics Brigade
- 14th separate pipeline battalion (14th detachment brigade), in 1982 reorganized into 276th pipeline brigade * 276th Pipeline Brigade
- 1461st Separate Pipeline Battalion (1461th Otbp), introduced in 1984
- 278th Road Commandant Brigade 8.[1]
During the formation included in its composition:
- 692nd Separate Road Commandant Battalion
- 1083rd Separate Road Commandant Battalion
- 1084th separate road commandant battalion
- 194th Guards Military Transport Aviation Bryansk Red Banner Gastello Regiment
- 128th Guards Military Transport Aviation Leningrad Red Banner Regiment
- 930th Komsomol Transylvanian Red Banner Military Transport Aviation Regiment
- 50th Separate Order of the Red Star Mixed Aviation Regiment
- 111th separate mixed aviation regiment
- 342nd Engineering Directorate - compound Military Construction Units formed to create military infrastructure.
Organizationally, it included 2 construction companies, 9 battalions - 6 military construction, 2 electrotechnical and plumbing:
- 2017th separate construction and installation battalion
- 2018 separate construction and installation battalion
- 2137th separate construction and installation battalion
- 1110th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 1112th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 1630th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 1705th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 1707th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 1708th Separate Military Construction Battalion
- 773rd separate military construction company
- 774th separate military construction company
Note: * Units and subunits of the central subordination of types of armed forces and types of troops (forces) of the USSR Armed Forces, which include units of the Soviet Airborne Forces as well as units and subunits GRU of the General Staff - in operational terms, they were completely subordinate to the headquarters of the 40th Combined Arms Army.
- Units of Military Transport Aviation, Bomber Aviation and Reconnaissance Aviation performing combat missions in DRA were mainly deployed on the territory of USSR.
References
- ^ Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
The Operational Group of the Central Asian Border District (KSAPO, ru:Среднеазиатский пограничный округ) was headed by the deputy chief of the KSAPO border troops, consisting of 7 people.[1] From 1980 under the control of the Moscow border detachment, it was intended to lead the actions of the consolidated combat detachments in Afghanistan.
Special units of the KGB of the USSR
edit- The two "Zenith" special forces groups, Zenith-1 and Zenith-2 (see ru:Зенит (спецподразделение)), formed at the end of 1979 from students of Courses for the improvement of officers of the KGB of the USSR, which participated in Operation Storm-333.
- Special Forces Group "Thunder," formed by Alpha Group at the end of December 1979 to participate in the Operation to overthrow H. Amin, Operation Storm-333.[2]
- Operational-reconnaissance combat detachment "Cascade" and the Training Center for Afghanistan (Detachment "Omega"). They operated from the summer of 1980 to the spring of 1984. The detachments were engaged in both reconnaissance and search operations to destroy bandit formations and instructor activities to train security officials of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.[3]
- Alpha Group personnel conducted two-month missions to Afghanistan to gain combat experience. The operational combat groups operated from November 1982 to March 1987 as part of the motorized maneuvers and air assault maneuver groups as part of the 47th Kerkinsky Border Detachment of the Central Asian Border District.[4]
References
- ^ See for KSAPO "Central Asia Border District".
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