It was based in Valga and was formed from a regiment of the 104th Guards Airborne Division.

[1] The division was activated on 15 October 1948 in Valga in Estonia from the 346th Guards Airlanding Regiment of the 104th Guards Airborne Division, inheriting the Order of Alexander Nevsky from the regiment.

The division was part of the 15th Guards Airborne Corps.

[3] In 1949, the Separate Landing Security Company was disbanded.

On the same day, the Separate Medical & Sanitary company became a battalion while the Separate Guards Antitank Artillery Battalion and Separate Guards Reconnaissance Company were disbanded.