Russian-made Badge of the Belorussian (formerly Soviet) 5thSeparateSpecial Purpose (Paratrooper Spetsnaz) Brigade.
Made in light-weightmetal, paint, and lacquer, this is a good-looking set of wings.; measuresapprox. 63 mm wide. The emblem of the division is a separate, superimposedpart. The badge is in excellent condition, showing only minor storage age, nosignificant wear.
The Soviet 5th SeparateSpecial Purpose Brigade was an elite paratrooper unit formed in 1963 as part ofthe expansion of the Soviet airborne forces early in the Cold War. The level oftraining of its soldiers was so high that it was considered equal to the KGBelite Spetsnaz unit Vympel. During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, aspecial detachment was formed from its core cadres to fight the insurgent andinterdict traffic in drugs and weapons in the most difficult mountainousterrain. The brigade also saw combat in 1990 in Armenia after the start of theNagornyi Karabakh conflict. When the Soviet Union disintegrated at the end of1991, the brigade stationed in the Soviet Republic of Belorussia wastransferred to the newly formed Belarus government. It remains a part of theBelarus armed forces to this day.
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