Back معركة تل 3234 Arabic 3234-cü təpə döyüşü Azerbaijani Bitva o kótu 3234 Czech Batalla de la Colina 3234 Spanish Bataille pour la colline 3234 French Battaglia della Collina 3234 Italian ბრძოლა სიმაღლე 3234-სთვის Georgian 3234고지 전투 Korean Slag om Berg 3234 Dutch Slaget om 3234-høyden NB

Battle for Hill 3234

Battle for Hill 3234
Part of the Soviet–Afghan War
Date7–8 January 1988 (1 day)
Location
Paktia Province, near the Afghanistan–Pakistan border
33°20′53″N 69°18′10″E / 33.3481°N 69.3028°E / 33.3481; 69.3028
Result Soviet/Afghan Government victory
Belligerents

 Soviet Union

Supported by:
Afghanistan Republic Of Afghanistan		 ' Haqqani Network'
 Pakistan
Commanders and leaders

Soviet Union Sergey Tkachyov

Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah
 Jalaluddin Haqqani
Strength

39 soldiers[1]

Afghanistan Unknown

250

Pakistan 200–400
Casualties and losses

Soviet Union

  • 6 killed
  • 28 wounded[1]

Afghanistan Afghanistan

  • 3 wounded

  • 200 killed

Pakistan

*250 killed

The Battle for Hill 3234 (Russian: Бой у высоты 3234, romanized: Boy u vysoty 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[2][3] 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Клятва тридцати девяти". Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine A. Oliynik. Krasnaya Zvezda, October 29, 1988. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Battle for Hill 3234
  3. ^ Grau, Lester W. (2011). "The Battle for Hill 3234: Last Ditch Defense in the Mountains of Afghanistan". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 24 (2): 217–231. doi:10.1080/13518046.2011.572704. ISSN 1351-8046.

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