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Selim Aitkulov

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{{Infobox military person|name = Selim Aitkulov|native_name = Сәлім Нығметұлы Айтқұлов|birth_date = 10 January 1913|death_date = 24 April 1975|birth_place = Muhorsky village, [[Ural Oblast]], [[Russian Empire]]|death_place = [[Uralsk]], [[Kazakh SSR]]|allegiance = {{flag|Soviet Union}}|branch = [[Red Army]]|serviceyears = 1941-1945|unit = [[75th Guards Rifle Division]]|battles = [[World War II]]
*[[Battle of the Dnieper]]|rank = [[Junior lieutenant]]|awards = {{Hero of the Soviet Union}}{{Order of Lenin}}
[[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medal "For Courage"]]|image = Selim Aitkulov.jpg}}'''Selim Aitkulov''' ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Сәлім Нығметұлы Айтқұлов; 10 January 1913 – 24 April 1975) was a [[Tatars|Tatar]] soldier of the [[Red Army]] and [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]. Aitkulov was awarded the title [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] and the [[Order of Lenin]] for actions during the [[Battle of the Dnieper]], in which he took command of his platoon after his platoon commander was wounded. After the war, Aitkulov was the head of the [[Uralsk Regional Consumer Union]]'s Organization Department.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Айткулов Салим Нигматович|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=8404|website = www.warheroes.ru|accessdate = 2015-11-15|language = Russian|trans-title = Selim Nigmatovich Aitkulov}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Selim Aitkulov was born on 10 January 1913 in Muhorsky village in the [[Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)|Ural Oblast]] to a [[Tatars|Tatar]] peasant family. He graduated from ninth grade in 1930 and worked at a factory in [[Uralsk, Kazakhstan|Uralsk]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Библиотека - Люди и книги|url = http://www.az-libr.ru/index.shtml?Persons&09K/25ff68f0/index|website = www.az-libr.ru|accessdate = 2015-11-15|trans-title = Selim Nigmatovich Aitkulov|language = Russian}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title = Герой татарского народа|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=w-4iAQAAIAAJ&q=%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC+%25D0%259D%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B3%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587+%25D0%2590%25D0%25B9%25D1%2582%25D0%25BA%25D1%2583%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2&dq=%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC+%25D0%259D%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B3%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587+%25D0%2590%25D0%25B9%25D1%2582%25D0%25BA%25D1%2583%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMI9Z3G-OWUyQIVSttjCh3JwQRl|publisher = Tatar Book Publishing House|date = 2006|language = ru|first = Ibrahim Fatykhovich|last = Ismagilov|trans-title = Hero of the Tatar People}}</ref>

== World War II ==
In July 1941, Aitkulov was drafted into the [[Red Army]] and fought in combat from September.<ref name=":2" /> He fought in the [[Second Battle of Kharkov|Battle of Kharkov]] in May 1942. In 1943, he joined the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. In July, Aitkulov fought in the [[Battle of Kursk]].<ref name=":3" /> On 31 August Aitkulov received the [[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medal "For Courage"]] for his actions.<ref>Order No. 27 231st Guards Rifle Regiment 75th Guards Rifle Division, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie17895862/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref>

At the end of September, Aitkulov was an [[Efreitor]] in the 231st Guards Rifle Regiment of the [[75th Guards Rifle Division]]. During the [[Battle of the Dnieper]], he reportedly crossed the [[Dnieper]] multiple times on reconnaissance patrols, reportedly discovering intelligence. On 29 September, during fighting in Yasnogorodka village in [[Vyshhorod Raion]], he reportedly took command after his platoon commander was wounded. Allegedly, the platoon repulsed nine German counterattacks. Aitkulov reportedly continued to lead the platoon and repulsed three counterattacks on 5 October. Allegedly, he was severely wounded but stayed in combat and killed four German soldiers with two grenades.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Подвиг народа|url = http://www.podvignaroda.mil.ru/?#id=150000001&tab=navDetailDocument|website = www.podvignaroda.mil.ru|accessdate = 2015-11-15|trans-title = Premium list entry Selim Aitkulov}}</ref> On 17 October, Aitkulov was awarded the title [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] and the [[Order of Lenin]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After recovering from his wounds, Aitkulov was sent to the Odessa Infantry School and was promoted to junior lieutenant upon graduation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 28 декабря. КАЛЕНДАРЬ КАЗИНФОРМА "ДАТЫ. СОБЫТИЯ. ИМЕНА"|url = http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2731847|website = www.inform.kz|accessdate = 2015-11-16|date = 28 December 2014|language = Russian|trans-title = 28 December. Calendar Kazinform "Dates. Developments. Names."}}</ref> He went back to combat and fought in battles in [[Poland]] and [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Институт Татарской Энциклопедии|url = http://www.ite.antat.ru/articles/gss/gss_014.shtml|website = www.ite.antat.ru|accessdate = 2015-11-16|trans-title = Institute of the Academy of Science of the Tatar Encyclopaedia|language = Russian}}</ref>

== Postwar ==
Aitkulov was discharged with the rank of Junior lieutenant. After the end of World War II, Aitkulov returned to Uralsk and worked as the head of the organization department of the regional consumers' union.<ref>{{Cite web|title = АЙТКУЛОВ Салим Нигматович|url = http://tatfrontu.ru/content/aytkulov-salim-nigmatovich|website = Virtual Museum of the Great Patriotic War of the Republic of Tatarstan|accessdate = 2015-11-15|language = Russian|trans-title = Selim Aitkulov}}</ref> He died on 24 April 1975 and is buried in Uralsk.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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Nikolai Onoprienko

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{{Infobox military person|name = Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko|image = Nikolai Onoprienko.jpg|native_name = Николай Николаевич Оноприенко|birth_date = 19 December 1911|death_date = 12 November 1979|birth_place = Uil, [[Aktobe Region]], [[Russian Empire]]|death_place = [[Orenburg]], [[Soviet Union]]|allegiance = {{flag|Soviet Union}}|branch = [[Red Army]]|serviceyears = 1931–1954|rank = [[Colonel]]|unit = [[37th Guards Rifle Division]]|battles = [[World War II]]
*[[Battle of Moscow]]
*[[Battle of Kursk]]
*[[Operation Bagration]]
*[[Berlin Offensive]]|awards = {{Hero of the Soviet Union}}
{{Order of Lenin}} 
[[Order of the Red Banner]] (3) 
[[Order of Suvorov]] 3rd class 
[[Order of Kutuzov]] 3rd class 
[[Order of Alexander Nevsky]] 
[[Order of the Red Star]] 
[[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medal "For Courage]] 
[[Order of the British Empire]] 
[[Cross of Valour (Poland)|Cross of Valour]]}}

'''Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Николай Николаевич Оноприенко; 19 December 1911 – 12 November 1979) was a [[Red Army]] [[colonel]] and [[World War II]] [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]. Onoprienko fought in the [[Battle of Smolensk (1941)|Battle of Smolensk]], the [[Battle of Moscow]], the [[Battle of Kursk]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title = Kursk 1943: The Northern Front|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JDNfBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Osprey Publishing|date = 2014-09-20|isbn = 9781782008217|first = Robert|last = Forczyk|first2 = Steve|last2 = Noon|page = 41}}</ref> [[Operation Kutuzov]], [[Operation Bagration]], the [[East Prussian Offensive]] and the [[Berlin Offensive]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Оноприенко Николай Николаевич|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=14985|website = www.warheroes.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-29|trans-title = Onoprienko Nikolai Nikolayevich|language = Russian}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Onoprienko was born on 19 December 1911 in the village of Uil in [[Aktobe Region]] to a peasant family of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1927, he graduated from seven years of education and worked at his father's farm. In August 1930, he became the foreman of the village "[[Felix Dzerzhinsky]]" [[Kolkhoz]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title = Герои Советского Союза. Т. 2: Любовь – Ящук|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T85BAAAAYAAJ|publisher = Voenizdat|date = 1988|isbn = 9785203005366|language = ru|first = I.|last = Shkadov|location = Moscow|trans-chapter = |trans-title = Heroes of the Soviet Union V.2 Love-Yashchuk}}</ref>

In July 1931, Onoprienko was drafted into the Red Army. He graduated from the 14th Mountain Rifle Regiment school in the [[Central Asian Military District]] in May 1932 at [[Termez]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = ОНОПРИЕНКО НИКОЛАЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ {{!}} Биографии Героев и писателей СССР|url = http://pavelskaz.ru/306.html|website = pavelskaz.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-30|language = Russian|trans-title = Onopriyenko Nikolai Nikolaevich {{!}} Biographies of Heroes and the Writers' Union}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Onoprienko was admitted to the United Central Asian Red Banner Military School, from which he graduated in 1934. In May, he became a platoon commander in the 1st Rifle Regiment of Mining of the [[83rd Mountain Division|83rd Turkestan Mountain Division]]. He was promoted in September 1935 to command of a company. In June 1936, Onoprienko transferred to command a company in the division's 45th Mountain Rifle Regiment. In 1937, he was awarded a gold watch for the excellent organization of combat training in his unit. In December 1938, Onoprienko was sent to the Higher Tactical Refresher Courses for Infantry Commanders "Vystrel" and graduated in June 1939. He was appointed commander of the 45th Mountain Rifle Regiment's reconnaissance company in [[Serhetabat|Kushka]]. Onoprienko became the chief of the regimental school of the 83rd Mountain Division in October. In 1941, he joined the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. He became the 45th Mountain Rifle Regiment's deputy commander in [[Ashgabat]] during February.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== World War II ==
In August 1941, Onoprienko became the commander of a rifle battalion of the 34th Rifle Brigade in the [[16th Army (Soviet Union)|16th Army]]. He fought in the [[Battle of Smolensk (1941)|Battle of Smolensk]], the [[Vyazma Defensive Operation]] and the [[Battle of Moscow]], in which he was wounded on 28 December. After leaving the hospital in February 1942, Onoprienko became commander of the 134th Rifle Brigade's mortar battalion on the [[Bryansk Front]]. On 20 September, he was awarded the [[Medal "For Courage" (Russia)|Medal "For Courage"]].<ref>Order No. 63 of the Bryansk Front, 20 Sep. 1942, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie10548484/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> Promoted to major, he commanded the [[74th Rifle Division]]'s 78th Rifle Regiment from October. In February 1943, he reportedly distinguished himself during the [[Maloarkhangelsk Operation]],<ref name=":0" /> for which he was awarded the [[Order of the Red Banner]] on the 11th.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Order No. 5 (1943) of the Bryansk Front, 11 Feb 1943, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie150097869/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref>

Onoprienko became the commander of the [[15th Rifle Division]]'s 676th Rifle Regiment in April 1943 after being promoted to lieutenant colonel. On 10 June, he was awarded the [[Order of Alexander Nevsky]].<ref>Order No. 70 of the Central Front, 10 Jun 1943, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie17495919/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> During the [[Battle of Kursk]], the 676th was positioned on the northern end of the Kursk Bulge, on the boundary with the [[81st Rifle Division]].<ref name=":0" /> On 5 July, the regiment was attacked by German infantry from the [[292nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|292nd Infantry Division]] supported by [[Ferdinand (Tank hunter)|Ferdinand]] tank destroyers.<ref name=":1" /> The regiment was surrounded but was able to break out during the night and fought throughout 6 July. On the next day, the depleted regiment was withdrawn from the front. Onoprienko was awarded his second Order of the Red Banner for his leadership at Kursk.<ref>Order No. 80 of the Central Front, 13 Jul 1943, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie17482512/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> He continued to lead the 676th and fought in [[Operation Kutuzov]] in August. The regiment participated in the [[Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive]] in September and October and the [[Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive]] in November. During the Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive, Onoprienko was wounded on 7 November. After recovering, he returned to command of the regiment.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

In May 1944, Onoprienko became deputy commander of the drill of the [[193rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|193rd Rifle Division]]. In June 1944, he was transferred to command the 118th Guards Rifle Regiment of the [[87th Guards Rifle Division]]. During [[Operation Bagration]], the division was part of the attack on [[Baranovichi]]. Onoprienko led the 118th around the German flank and advanced into the city, allowing other Soviet divisions to push German troops out of Baranovichi. On 28 August, he was awarded the [[Order of Suvorov]] 3rd class for his leadership.<ref>Order No. 206 of the 1st Belorussian Front, 28 Aug 1944, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie31331802/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> In September and October, the regiment held on to the [[Serocki|Serocki bridgehead]] on the [[Vistula]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

At the beginning of the [[East Prussian Offensive]] in January 1945, the regiment broke through German lines and reportedly advanced more than 10 kilometers in five days. For his leadership, he was awarded the [[Order of Kutuzov]] 3rd class on 16 February.<ref>Order No. 131 of the 2nd Belorussian Front, 16 Feb 1945, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie27055001/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> In February, Onoprienko became deputy commander of the drill of the [[37th Guards Rifle Division]]. He fought in the [[East Pomeranian Offensive]] and the assault on Danzig. During the assault on Danzig, division commander Major General [[Sobir Rakhimov]] was killed on 26 March. Onoprienko took command and completed the division's assault on Danzig before being replaced by Major General [[Kuzma Grebennik]] on 30 March. On 19 April, the advanced forces of the division crossed the eastern branch of the Oder and were stopped by German troops positioned on a large river island. The vanguard of the division was led by Onoprienko. He reportedly organized communications with artillery, allowing the forward movement of 45mm guns. Fire from the 45mm guns allowed the troops to successfully assault the island. On the night of 20 April, the advance regiment of the division crossed the western branch of the Oder and created a bridgehead. Onoprienko attacked the main objectives and captured high ground and a brick factory. From these positions, the regiment reportedly repulsed 18 counterattacks and provided a bridgehead for the crossing of the rest of the division. On 29 June, Onoprienko was awarded the title [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]<ref>Hero of the Soviet Union citation, available online at [https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie150024217/ pamyat-naroda.ru]</ref> and the [[Order of Lenin]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== Postwar ==
In 1945, Onoprienko became the commander of a Guards Rifle Regiment. In 1948, he became the military commissar of the Dzerzhinsky District in [[Orenburg]]. In 1954, he retired from the active army. Orenburg worked in the regional roadbuilding trust at Orenburg. He died on 12 November 1979 and is buried in Orenburg.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== References ==
<references />{{Heroes of the Soviet Union 37th GRD}}
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35th Guards Air Assault Brigade

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{{Infobox military unit|unit_name = 111th Guards Airborne Regiment (Oct 1948 – Dec 1979)
 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade (Dec 1979 – Apr 1992)
 35th Guards Airborne Brigade (Apr 1992 – Apr 1993)
 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade (20 Apr 1993–present)|dates = 1948–present|country = {{flag|Soviet Union}} (1948–1992) 
{{flag|Kazakhstan}} (1992–present)|branch = [[Soviet Ground Forces]] 
[[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|Airmobile Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]]|battles = [[Tajikistani Civil War]]|type = airborne infantry|garrison = [[Kapchagay]]}}The '''35th Guards Air Assault Brigade''' is an airmobile brigade of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan Airmobile Forces]]. It is currently based in [[Kapchagay]]. The brigade traces its history back to the [[Soviet Union]] as the 111th Guards Airborne Regiment, formed in 1948 as part of the [[11th Guards Airborne Division]]. After the 11th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded in April 1955, the regiment became part of the [[105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = 111th Guards Parachute Regiment|url = http://www.ww2.dk/new/vdv/111gvpdp.htm|website = www.ww2.dk|accessdate = 2015-12-04|last = Holm|first = Michael}}</ref> The 105th Guards Airborne Division was broken up in the fall of 1979 and the regiment became the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930–1995|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AHHfAAAAMAAJ|publisher = Presidio|date = 1995-01-01|isbn = 9780891413998|first = Steve|last = Zaloga}}</ref> After the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the brigade became part of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]] and was renamed the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = 35th independent Guards Landing-Assault Brigade|url = http://www.ww2.dk/new/vdv/35gvodshbr.htm|website = www.ww2.dk|accessdate = 2015-12-04|last = Holm|first = Michael}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = История создания Аэромобильных войск Республики Казахстан. — Десантура.ру – о десанте без границ|url = http://desantura.ru/articles/23/|website = desantura.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-04|trans-title = History of the Airmobile forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|language = Russian|last = Musabekov|first = Erlan}}</ref>

== History ==
The brigade traces its history back to the formation on 1 October 1948 in [[Ryazan]] of the 111th Guards Airborne Regiment from elements of the 347th Guards Airlanding Regiment, part of the 11th Guards Airborne Division. In April 1955, the division was disbanded and the regiment transferred to the [[105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division]].<ref name=":0" /> In October 1956, the regiment was relocated to [[Rybinsk]]. The division was transferred to the [[Turkestan Military District]] in August 1960 and the regiment was relocated to [[Osh]]. In 1968, the regiment held joint exercises with the [[351st Guards Airborne Regiment]]. The regiment reportedly showed solid skills for action in the mountain wilderness and was praised by higher command. In 1969, the regiment participated in tactical exercises with the troops of the [[Central Asian Military District]] and received a good evaluation. Its performance in exercises with the [[345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment]] and the 351st Guards Airborne Regiment were also evaluated as good. In 1973, it conducted exercises with the troops of the Central Asian Military District. The regiment was to "destroy" a separate missile battalion of a tank division. The regiment parachuted into four landing areas, which allowed them to immediately encircle the battalion's positions. Army General [[Nikolay Lyashchenko]] observed the exercises and thanked the paratroopers for their actions. The personnel of the regiment were systemically prepared for mountain warfare. The brigade conducted airdropping exercises to seize the dominant mountain heights and passes in event of a war. In 1967, the regiment's 1st Airborne Battalion was dropped on a plateau with an altitude of 3600 meters.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Все о ВДВ, клубы десантников, фильмы о ВДВ, десантура, воздушно-десантные войска.|url = http://sdrvdv.ru/105-ya-gvardejskaya-vozdushno-desantnaya-venskaya-krasnoznamennaya-diviziya|website = sdrvdv.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-04|trans-title = Union of Russian Paratroopers|language = Russian}}</ref>
[[File:Боевое Знамя 35-й огдшбр.JPG|thumb|Soviet battle flag of the brigade]]
The difficulty of mountain training can be judged by the fact that only 15 out of the 200 soldiers in the 100th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Company and the 1st Airborne Company of the 345th Guards Airborne Regiment reached the summit of Peak Harvest in the [[Alay Mountains]] at an altitude of 4000 meters. On 27 July 1968, paratroopers were landed on the slopes of [[Lenin Peak]] at an altitude of 7100 meters. This group included ten men from the regiment. Before this dropping, a landing on the foot of Lenin Peak took place at an altitude of 6100 meters by 36 conscripts of the regiment under the command of Captain George Taynasa. According to the military authorities, the 111th was to land in [[Xinjiang]] and capture [[Urumqi]] in the event of large-scale conflict with [[China]].<ref name=":1" />
[[File:35-я огдшбр - ОШС.png|thumb|Brigade organization in 1987]]
In July 1979, its 2nd Battalion was deployed to [[Bagram Airfield|Bagram]] to perform security tasks. After the [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]], the battalion became part of the [[345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = На южных рубежах (войсковая часть 77701 до ввода в Афганистан)|url = http://860omsp.ru/kak-vse-nachinalos|website = 860omsp.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-04|language = Russian|trans-title = On the Southern Borders: Military Unit 7701 to enter Afghanistan}}</ref> In the fall, the division was broken up into three separate air assault brigades and the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment. The 111th became the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade in October. The 104th Separate Guards Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was also included in the new brigade. It was relocated to [[Cottbus]] in [[East Germany]] and subordinated to the [[Group of Soviet Forces in Germany]]. The official brigade formation day is considered to be 20 November, when its commander Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai Shvets isued his first order. In East Germany, the brigade was composed of as many as 3,000 soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Войны, истории, факты. Альманах|url = http://www.almanacwhf.ru/?no=6&art=8|website = www.almanacwhf.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-05|trans-title = Almanac of War History and Facts|language = Russian|date = 2004}}</ref>

In April 1991 it was moved from its garrison at [[Cottbus]] in the former [[East Germany]] to [[Kapchagay]] in the Kazakh SSR due to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from East Germany. On 28 May, the brigade arrived in [[Kapchagay]] in the [[Almaty Region]] of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]. According to the plan of Soviet military leadership, the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade, 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade and the 387th Separate Airborne Regiment would be used to reconstitute the 105th Guards Airborne Division. The brigade was ordered to begin the reformation of the 111th Guards Airborne Regiment, which was to be completed by 1 October 1992. The regiment was to be based in Kapchagay. In preparation for the reformation of the 111th, the brigade was renamed the 35th Guards Separate Airborne Brigade and transferred to the Soviet airborne.<ref name=":3" /> Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the 105th was not reformed and the brigade was withdrawn from the incomplete 105th Guards Airborne Division on 24 April 1992. It was taken over by Kazakh authorities on 13 May 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Неизвестная дивизия. 105-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Краснознамённая дивизия (горно-пустынная). — Десантура.ру – о десанте без границ|url = http://desantura.ru/articles/33636/|website = desantura.ru|accessdate = 2015-12-04|language = Russian|trans-title = 105th Guards Airborne Division|last = Selemenev|first = Vadim|date = 3 September 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Десантники в грузовой кабине Ан-12.jpg|left|thumb|Soldiers of the brigade in an An-12 preparing for an airborne drop, 1996]]
From the summer of 1992 to July 1994 elements of the brigade formed a consolidated battalion with other Kazakh units and fought in the [[Tajikistani Civil War]]. The combined battalion suffered total casualties of 54 killed and missing.<ref>{{Cite web|title = В 1990–е годы на таджикско-афганской границе Казахстан потерял убитыми и без вести пропавшими 54 солдата|url = http://inform.kz/rus/article/2350853|website = inform.kz|accessdate = 2015-12-05|language = Russian|date = 11 February 2011|trans-title = In the 1990s on the Tajik-Afghan Border Kazakhstan lost 54 killed and missing soldiers}}</ref> However, the brigade's elements in the combined battalion suffered none of these casualties.<ref name=":2" /> Between 1993 and 1996, the brigade was commanded by [[Ouali Yelamanov]], who went on to command the Kazakh airmobile forces. On 20 April 1993 it was renamed the 35th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. Due to the outflow of Russian personnel and funding shortages due to the poor state of the Kazakh economy, there was a personnel shortage in the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. The officer shortage forced Kazakh military leadership to reduce the size of units. The brigade was forced to disband the 4th Battalion, a reconnaissance company, and the airborne mortar batteries. It also reduced the size of the artillery battalions. By the summer of 1995, the brigade was composed of 1,500 soldiers.<ref name=":2" /> [[File:Казахстанские десантники.jpg|thumb|Soldiers of the brigade marching in honor of the Day of the Airborne Forces on 2 August 2007 in Kapchagay]]
The Kazakh Mobile forces were created on 6 July 2000. On 11 August, the brigade was subordinated to the Southern Military District. The brigade became part of the mobile forces on 1 February 2001. The Mobile forces were renamed the Airmobile Troops on 12 November 2003 With the growth of the Kazakh economy and increased funding, a partial reformation of the disbanded units began. The mortar batteries, the reconnaissance company, a heavy machine gun company armed with the [[NSV-12.7]] and a reactive artillery battery equipped with the [[BM-21 Grad]] were formed. Brigade units tested new parachute systems and powered paragliding. Currently, there are around 1,000 soldiers in the brigade.<ref name=":2" />

== Composition ==
The brigade is currently composed of the following units.
* 351st Airborne Battalion
* 352nd Airborne Battalion
* 353rd Separate Air Assault Battalion
* Howitzer Artillery battalion
* Reactive Artillery Battery
* Antiaircraft Missile Battery
* Anti-[[Anti-tank missile]] Battery
* Heavy Machine Gun company
* Reconnaissance Company
* Communications Company
* Engineering Sapper Company
* Chemical Protection Company
* Medical Company

== Commanders ==
* Nikolay Shvets (1979–?)
* Ivan Khimich
* Alexander Fedotov
* Gennady Borisov
* Stanislav Semenyuta
* Alexander Novikov
* [[Ouali Yelemanov]] (1993–1996)
* Mukan Dyusekeev
* Adylbek Aldabergenov
* Talgat Koybakov
* Bakhyztzhan Ubek
* Arman Kutkuzhinov
* Yerzhan Kassenov

== References ==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1979]]
[[Category:Air assault brigades of the Soviet Ground Forces]]
[[Category:Military of Kazakhstan]]

4th Mechanized Brigade (Kazakhstan)

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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name = 155th Motor Rifle Division (1970-1989) 
5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (1989-1993) 
511th Motor Rifle Regiment (1993-1996) 
4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (1996-2004) 
4th Mechanized Brigade (2004-present)
|dates = 1970-present
|country = {{flag|Soviet Union}} (1970-1991) 
{{flag|Kazakhstan}} (1992-present)
|branch = [[Soviet Army]] (1970-1991) 
[[Army of Kazakhstan]] (1992-present)
|type = Motorized infantry
|garrison = [[Oskemen]]}}
The '''4th Mechanized Brigade''' is a motorized infantry brigade of the [[Army of Kazakhstan]]. It is currently based in [[Novo-Ahmirovo]], a suburb of [[Oskemen]]. It is part of Kazakh Regional Command East. The brigade traces its origins back to the Soviet 155th Motor Rifle Division, formed in 1970 in [[Semipalatinsk]]. The 155th became the 5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base in 1989. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = 155th Motorised Rifle Division|url = http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/155msd.htm|website = www.ww2.dk|accessdate = 2016-01-09|last = Holm|first = Michael}}</ref> In 1993, the 5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base became the 511th Motor Rifle Regiment.{{cn|date=January 2016}} In 1996, it became the 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade. In 2004, it was renamed the 4th Mechanized Brigade.

== History ==
In April 1970, the 155th Motor Rifle Division was activated in Semipalatinsk, subordinated to the [[1st Army Corps (Soviet Union)|1st Army Corps]]. On 24 September 1981, it became part of the [[32nd Army (Soviet Union)|32nd Army]]. In 1984, elements of the division were used to activate the [[71st Motor Rifle Division]]. The division was relocated to Ust-Kamenogorsk (now Oskemen) in the same year. During the [[Cold War]], the division was maintained at 64% strength. It became part of the 1st Army Corps again on 1 March 1988. On 1 October 1989, it became the 5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base. The base became part of the [[40th Army (Soviet Union)|40th Army]] on 4 June 1991. In March 1992, it was taken over by Kazakhstan.<ref name=":0" />

In 1996, it became the 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/kazak-army-orbat.htm
| title = Kazakhstan - Ground Forces - Order of Battle
| last = Pike
| first = John
| website = www.globalsecurity.org
| access-date = 2016-02-28
}}</ref> In 2004, it became the 4th Mechanized Brigade.

The 4th Mechanized Brigade participated in Exercise "Center-2008" with Russian troops.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Situation Report, The Russian Crisis Update|url = http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/situation-report-russian-crisis-update|website = understandingwar.org|publisher = Institute for the Study of War|accessdate = 2016-01-09}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Soviet Union divisions}}

[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2004]]
[[Category:Military of Kazakhstan]]