Russian Airborne Forces

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Belarusian_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:anniversary 2 August
gptkbp:colors blue
green
light blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_General_Mikhail_Teplinsky
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:emblem parachute with two aircraft and blue-green background
gptkbp:established 1930
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Sokolniki_District,_Moscow
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Airborne Forces
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nobody_but_us_(Никто_кроме_нас)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Воздушно-десантные_войска_России
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blue_Berets
gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:First_Chechen_War
gptkb:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
gptkb:Second_Chechen_War
gptkb:Annexation_of_Crimea
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:106th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:31st_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkb:45th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
gptkb:76th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division
gptkb:7th_Guards_Mountain_Air_Assault_Division
gptkb:98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:paradeParticipation gptkb:Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:Elijah_the_Prophet
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Soviet_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:role air assault
airborne operations
rapid deployment
gptkbp:size about 45,000 personnel (as of 2023)
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Ryazan_Guards_Higher_Airborne_Command_School
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
airborne forces
gptkbp:uniform blue beret
telnyashka (striped shirt)
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:2S9_Nona
gptkb:BMD-4M
gptkb:BTR-MDM
gptkb:D-30_howitzer
gptkb:Il-76_transport_aircraft
gptkbp:website https://vdv.mil.ru/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4