217th Guards Airborne Regiment

217th Guards Airborne Regiment
Active1948–present
Country Soviet Union (1948–1992)
 Russia
Branch Airborne Troops
TypeAirborne
SizeRegiment
Part of98th Guards Airborne Division
Garrison/HQIvanovo
Engagements
Battle honoursOrder of Kutuzov, 3rd class
Commanders
Current
commander
Guards Lt. Colonel Viktor Vasilyevich Droedov

The 217th Guards Airborne Regiment is an airborne regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops. It was formed in 1948 from elements of the 296th Guards Airlanding Regiment. Currently based in Ivanovo, it is part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division. [1]

  1. ^ Holm, Michael. "217th Guards Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-11-26.

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