103rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade

103rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade
103rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade
Russian: 103-я Витебская отдельная гвардейская Краснознамённая, ордена Ленина, ордена Кутузова II степени воздушно-десантная бригада имени 60-летия СССР ; Belarusian: 103-я Вiцебская асобная гвардзейская Чырванасцяжная, ордэна Леніна, ордэна Кутузава II ступені паветрана-дэсантная брыгада імя 60-годдзя СССР
	Sleeve insignia of the brigade
Active	1944 (Soviet division); 1993 (modern brigade)
Country	Soviet Union (1944–1992); Belarus (since 1993);
Branch	Soviet airborne (1946–1992); Belarusian Ground Forces (1992–2007); Special Forces of Belarus (2007–present);
Type	Infantry, Airborne
Garrison/HQ	Vitebsk
Engagements	World War II; Operation Danube; Soviet–Afghan War;
Decorations	Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Kutuzov 2nd class;
Honorifics	60th Anniversary of the Soviet Union; Vitebsk;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Mikhail Denisenko; Pavel Grachev;
Insignia
Early brigade sleeve insignia

The 103rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade is an airborne brigade of the Belarusian Special Forces. Its predecessor unit was the 103rd Guards Airborne Division (Russian: 103-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная ордена Ленина Краснознаменная ордена Кутузова дивизия имени 60-летия СССР), which was a division of the Soviet Airborne Troops. It was established in 1946 and disbanded in 1993, a year after its transfer to the Armed Forces of Belarus. The division was formed from the 103rd Guards Rifle Division, which fought as infantry during the final months of World War II in the Vienna Offensive following its formation in late 1944.

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