128th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
| 128th Mountain Brigade (2016–present) 128th Guards Mountain Brigade 128th Guards Mechanized Brigade 128th Guards Mechanized Division 128th Guards Motor Rifle Division 128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division 83rd Mountain Rifle Division 1st Turkmenistan Rifle Division (1922–1935) |
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| Ukrainian: 128-ма окрема гвардійська гірсько-піхотна Закарпатська бригада | |
128th Mountain Brigade shoulder sleeve patch
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| Active | 12 July 1922–present |
| Country |
 Soviet Union(Jul 1922–Jan 1992)  Ukraine(Jan 1992–present) |
| Branch |
 Ground Forces
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| Type |
 Mechanized Infantry
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| Role | Mountain infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Operation Command West |
| Garrison/HQ |
Mukachevo MUN А1778 |
| Motto(s) | "For Ukraine, for it's freedom." |
| Anniversaries | July 12 |
| Engagements |
World War II War in Donbas |
| Decorations |
 Order of the Red Banner (2) (removed) |
| Battle honours |
 Guards (removed)Turkestan (removed) Zakarpattia |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Serhiy Shaptala |
| Notable commanders |
Sergiy Tumoshkov (1st Commander) |
| Insignia | |
| Banner of the Brigade (before 2013) |  |
128th Guards Mountain Brigade
(2013–2016)
128th Guards Mechanized Brigade
(2004–2013)
128th Guards Mechanized Division
(1992–2004)
128th Guards Motor Rifle Division
(1957–1991)
128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division
(1943–1957)
83rd Mountain Rifle Division
(1935–1943)
The 128th Mountain Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
The full title of the brigade is 128th Separate Mountain Zakarpattia Brigade, (Ukrainian: 128-ма окрема гірсько-піхотна Закарпатська бригада).
The 128th Mechanized Division was first formed within the then USSR's Red Army as the 1st Turkmenistan Rifle Division on July 12, 1922, in the city of Poltoratsk (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan). (Other sources give the original name as the 1st Turkmenistan Mountain Division). It was a Turkmen national formation. Sergiy Tumoshkov became the division's first commander. The division was renamed 83rd Mountain Rifle Division on July 1, 1935. On June 22, 1941, the 83rd Mountain Rifle Division was part of 58th Rifle Corps, Central Asia Military District. Between 1 September and 1 October 1941 the division was assigned to the 53rd Army, still located within the Central Asia Military District. By January 1942 the division, still with 58th Rifle Corps, had been dispatched to Iran as part of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
From January 1, 1943, the division fought near the area of Krasnodar where it was assigned to the 56th Army. After successfully liberating the region of Kuban and the Taman Peninsula, the division was awarded the Guards designation on October 8, 1943, and renamed as the 128th Guards Turkmenistan Rifle Division.
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