104th Guards Airborne Division
| 11th Guards Airborne Division (23 Dec 1943 – Jan 1944) 104th Guards Rifle Division (Jan 1944-7 Jun 1946) |
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| Active | 1943–1998 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet airborne |
| Type | Airborne, Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | First Chechen War |
| Battle honours |
 Order of Kutuzov 2nd class |
104th Guards Rifle Division (Jan 1944-7 Jun 1946)
The 104th Guards Airborne Division was an airborne division of the Red Army during the Cold War. It was originally formed as the 11th Guards Airborne Division (11-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная дивизия). In January 1944, the 11th Guards Airborne Division became the 104th Guards Rifle Division. On 7 June 1946, the division was renamed the 104th Guards Airborne Division. It was finally disbanded in May 1998.
The 11th Guards Airborne Division was formed on 23 December 1943 from three Guards Airborne Brigades in the Moscow Military District. It was part of the 38th Guards Airborne Corps. In January 1944, it became the 104th Guards Rifle Division, part of the 9th Guards Army. In March 1945, the division was deployed to the Budapest area. In fighting from 16 to 22 March, the division inflicted heavy losses on German troops. During the final stage of the Vienna Offensive, the division captured Sankt Pölten, thus closing off routes into Vienna. On 26 April, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd class. On 12 May, the division reached the Vltava, meeting American troops.
On 7 June 1946, the division became the 104th Guards Airborne Division in Narva. It relocated to Ostrov in Pskov Oblast, becoming part of the 15th Guards Airborne Corps. In 1960, the division was relocated to the Transcaucasian Military District and was based in Kirovabad (now Gyandzha), in the Azerbaijani SSR.
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