811th Lachin Alpine Rifle Regiment was established on 27 March 1992, on the basis of Lachin Territorial Self-Defence Battalion. Arif Pasha was the commander of the military unit, while Rafig Nagiyev was its chief of staff. The regiment was abolished on 30 April 1992, by the decree of the then Azerbaijani Minister of Defence, Rahim Gaziyev, and was subordinated to the 704th Brigade, which was commanded by Elbrus Orujov. 18 days later, Lachin was occupied by the Armenian forces. Raziyev later stated that he did not read the main part of the decree and blamed the General Staff for its abolition. According to Arif Pasha, the regiment continued its activities after its "de jure" abolition. According to Rafig Naghiyev, the regiment assisted the Azerbaijani forces in Dashalty during the Battle of Shusha in May 1992. Naghiyev stated that the regiment, which included policemen from Lachin, moved inside Shusha to assist the Azerbaijani forces, but they were not commanded by anyone. After this, most of the servicemen in the 811th Lachin Alpine Rifle Regiment were transferred to the 896th Jabrayil Regiment, and took part in the Operation Horadiz.