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38th Guards Communications Brigade
Active1997–present
Country Russia (1997–present)
Branch Russian Airborne Forces
RoleSignals Communication
Garrison/HQMoscow
Nickname(s)Pokazuha
Motto(s)"Reliability always!"
EngagementsInsurgency in the North Caucasus
Kosovo War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Viktor Babikov
Notable
commanders
A.G. Taratuto
Military unit

The 38th Guards Communications Brigade is a signals brigade in the Russian Airborne Forces. It is currently located near Bear Lake, Moscow.

On February 1, 1997, the 171st separate communications brigade was reorganized into the 38th separate communications regiment. The Brigade was scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Kosovo. The Brigade Also had action in counter terror operations in the north Caucuses. By 2015 the Regiment was turned into a brigade and given the honorary name "Guards". At the moment, it consists of a command battalion and a few communications battalions. some of the tasks currently being performed by the 38th Guards Communications Brigade are establishing communications in military field conditions during exercises, landing aircraft with groups of paratroopers and establishing navigation of aviation equipment.

Commanders

  • Major Sidorenko Nikolai Klimentievich (1947–1948)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Sinelnikov David Ruvimovich (1948–1950)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gorbunov Ivan Zakharovich (1950–1953)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Popov Mikhail Sergeevich (1953–1965)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Denisov Nikolay Vasilyevich (1965–1970)
  • Major Khudoklinov Viktor Pavlovich (1970–1972)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Malakhov Arkady Viktorovich (1972–1977)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gorshenev Vladimir Vasilyevich (1977–1982)
  • Colonel Korotkov Yuri Mikhailovich (1982–1987)
  • Colonel Usachev Sergey Alekseevich (1987–1994)
  • Colonel Tomin Oleg Nikolaevich (1994–1997)
  • Lieutenant colonel Isaev Nikolai Nikolaevich (1997–1999)
  • Colonel Sineshchekov Valery Nikolaevich (1999–2002)
  • Colonel Kutuzov Roman Vladimirovich (2002–2010)
  • Colonel Grechkov Alexander Vladimirovich (2010–2014)
  • Guards Colonel Hamburg Alexey Alexandrovich (2014–2021)
  • Guards Colonel Babikov Viktor Mikhailovich (since 2021)

References

  1. "38th Guards Communication Brigade". structure.mil.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. "Войсковая часть 54164 (38 опс вдв)". Воинские части России (in Russian). 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. "The Chief of Staff of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Yevgeny Ustinov, introduced the new commander of the guards unit of the Airborne Forces Directorate to the personnel and handed him the St. George banner". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. "38 обру — Десантура.ру". desantura.ru. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
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