70th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
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| 70th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade First Formation | |
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 Brigade battle flag | |
| Active | 1979–1989 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Army |
| Type | Motorized infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Kandahar |
| Engagements | Soviet–Afghan War |
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The 70th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade was a Soviet Ground Forces mechanized infantry brigade of the Soviet–Afghan War. During the war, it was based in Kandahar.
The brigade was formed on 1 March 1980 in Kandahar from the 373rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division. On 4 May 1985, it was awarded a second Order of the Red Banner for its actions in Afghanistan. In August 1988, it withdrew to Kushka. The brigade was disbanded in February 1989.[1]