Contemporary era · 1988
Battle for Hill 3234
The Battle for Hill 3234 (Russian: Бой у высоты 3234, romanized: Boy u vysoty 3234) was a successful attack 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…
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- When
- 7 Jan 1988 – 8 Jan 1988
- Where
- Afghanistan–Pakistan border
- Era
- Contemporary
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Before and after
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