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The 9th Company
The 9th Company () is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Elevation 3234 in early 1988, during the last large-scale Soviet military operation (Magistral) in Afghanistan.
Plot.
At a farewell ceremony in Krasnoyarsk, a band of young Soviet Army recruits is preparing for their departure to their place of military service. On arrival at their bootcamp in
- 518th Rifle Regiment (from 28 November 1941) becomes 40th Guards Rifle Regiment
- 282nd Rifle Regiment (from 13 December 1941) becomes 27th Guards Rifle Regiment (formally with the 19th Rifle Division)
- 702nd Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion becomes 8th Guards Sep AA Artillery Battery (formally 146th Sep. AA Artillery Battery)
- 477th Reconnaissance Company becomes 9th Guards Reconnaissance Company
- 461st Sapper Battalion becomes 15th Guards Sapper Battalion
- 866th Separate Signals Battalion becomes 12th Sep. Signals Battalion
- 500th Medical Battalion becomes 381st