137th Guards Airborne Regiment

137th Guards Airborne Regiment
	Russian: 137-й парашютно-десантный Кубанский казачий ордена Красной Звезды полк
	137th Guards Airborne Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1948–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Troops
Size	Regiment
Part of	106th Guards Tula Airborne Division
Garrison/HQ	Ryazan; MUN 41450
Engagements	War in Donbass; • Battle of Ilovaisk
Decorations	Order of the Red Star; Cossacks

The 137th Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. It is part of the 106th Guards Tula Airborne Division.[1]

In 2014, the regiment was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[2]

History

The regiment was formed on 1 October 1948 in Ryazan as the 137th Guards Air-Landing Regiment of the 11th Guards Airborne Division. In 1949 it was converted into an airborne regiment. In May 1955 it became part of the 106th Guards Airborne Division after the 11th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded.[1]

References

Holm, Michael. "137th Guards Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
Sutyagin, Igor (March 2015). "RUSI Briefing Paper: Russian Forces in Ukraine" (PDF). Royal United Services Institute: 3. Retrieved 3 November 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[:0-1] Holm, Michael. "137th Guards Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

[2] Sutyagin, Igor (March 2015). "RUSI Briefing Paper: Russian Forces in Ukraine" (PDF). Royal United Services Institute: 3. Retrieved 3 November 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)