The 57th Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the
Soviet Airborne Forces
The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from ''Vozdushno- desantnye voyska SSSR'', Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate troops branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. First formed be ...
, disbanded in 1991. It was based in
Aktogay.
History
The 57th Separate Air Assault Brigade was established on 1 October 1979 from elements of the 383rd Guards Airborne Regiment in
Aktogay, part of the
Central Asian Military District
The Red Banner Central Asian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, which existed in 1926–1945 and 1969–1989, with its headquarters at Tashkent (1926–1945) and Almaty (1969–1989). By USSR Order No.304 of 4 ...
. It was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. On 1 June 1990, it was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Forces and renamed the 57th Airborne Brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded and the antiaircraft artillery battalion became a battery. In September 1990, it was ordered that the brigade be disbanded. The process was completed by May 1991.
The brigade vehicles and equipment were transferred to the
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent republics. The Latvian Soviet Socialist Rep ...
.
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References
Military units and formations established in 1979
Military units and formations disestablished in 1991
Infantry brigades of the Soviet Airborne Forces