11th Guards Air Assault Brigade | |
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11-я отдельная гвардейская десантно-штурмовая бригада | |
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Active | 1968–present |
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Type | Airborne forces |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Ulan-Ude |
Nickname(s) | "Black Brigade", "Ghosts", "Black Wolves" |
Patron | St. Elijah the Prophet |
Motto(s) | С любых высот в любое пекло! (From heights to Hell) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Unknown |
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Sleeve patch | ![]() |
The 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade (Russian: 11-я отдельная гвардейская десантно-штурмовая бригада) is an airborne brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently based at Sosnovy Bor near Ulan Ude in Buryatia. The brigade was first formed in 1968 as the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade and two of its helicopter regiments fought in the Soviet–Afghan War.[1] The brigade formed in 1968 at Mogocha as the 11th Separate Airborne Brigade. In 1971 it became the 11th Air Assault Brigade. In 1988, the brigade became an airborne brigade again. It moved to Ulan Ude in May 1993. The brigade became an air assault brigade in 1998. The brigade received the Guards title in 2015.
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