Soviet Airborne Forces

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The Soviet Airborne Forces were elite paratrooper units of the Soviet military, designed for rapid deployment behind enemy lines and large-scale airborne operations during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne military formation
branch of the armed forces
aircraftUsed An‑12 military transport aircraft
Antonov An-2
surface form: An‑2 transport aircraft

An‑22 military transport aircraft
Il‑76 military transport aircraft
allegiance Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
conflict Chernobyl disaster response
Cold War
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Prague Spring
Sino–Soviet border conflict
surface form: Sino‑Soviet border conflict

Soviet–Afghan War
World War II
country Soviet Union
doctrine deep battle
operational maneuver group
endTime 1991
equipment ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun
ASU‑85 self‑propelled gun
BMD‑1 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑2 infantry fighting vehicle
BMD‑3 infantry fighting vehicle
BTR‑D armored personnel carrier
garrison Moscow Military District
militaryBranchOf Red Army
surface form: Soviet Army
motto Nobody but us
nativeName Soviet Airborne Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР
notableCommander Aleksandr Lebed
surface form: Alexander Lebed

Dmitry Sukhorukov NERFINISHED
Vasily Margelov NERFINISHED
parachuteSystem D-10 parachute
surface form: D‑10 parachute

D‑5 parachute
D‑6 parachute
partOf Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
role airborne warfare
deep operations behind enemy lines
operational‑strategic reserve
rapid deployment
shortName VDV
size air assault brigades
multiple airborne divisions
separate airborne brigades
startTime 1930
successor Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
surface form: Russian Airborne Forces
training air assault tactics
extensive parachute training
light infantry combat
uniformFeature blue beret
telnyashka striped shirt

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Military Transport Aviation supportedUnit Soviet Airborne Forces
SVT-40 rifle usedBy Soviet Airborne Forces
subject surface form: SVT-40
Soviet Airborne Forces nativeName Soviet Airborne Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР