Battle for Hill 3234

The Battle for Hill 3234 was a successful defensive battle fought by the 9th Company of the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, Soviet Airborne Troops, part of Operation Magistral, supported by the Afghan Army’s 15th Tank Brigade, 8th, 11th, 12th, 214th, 25th Infantry Division and the 37th Commando Battalion, in Afghanistan against a force of some 250 Mujahideen rebels who were supported by several Pakistani mercenaries in early January 1988. Two of the soldiers killed, Vyacheslav Aleksandrov and Andrey Melnikov, were posthumously awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. All of the paratroopers in this battle were given the Order of the Red Banner and Order of the Red Star.

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1988  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Afghanistan, 

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Location: 33.3481, 69.3028, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1988-01-07T00:00:00Z

1988-01-08T00:00:00Z

1988 Battle for Hill 3234

1924-03-01T00:00:00Z

1925-01-30T00:00:00Z

1924 — 1925 Khost rebellion of 1924–1925

2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

2002-03-18T00:00:00Z

2002 Operation Anaconda

2002-03-03T00:00:00Z

2002-03-04T00:00:00Z

2002 Battle of Takur Ghar

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ziruk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1924	Khost rebellion of 1924–1925	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1988	Battle for Hill 3234	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2002	Operation Anaconda	United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2002	Battle of Takur Ghar	United States, battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Combat Outpost Deysie	outpost	Wikidata
site	fort		Combat Outpost Zerok	outpost	Wikidata
site	fort		Combat Outpost Zormat	outpost	Wikidata