Soviet Airborne Forces

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:anniversary 2 August
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner
gptkb:Order_of_Suvorov
gptkb:Order_of_Kutuzov
gptkbp:disbanded 1991
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Prague_Spring
Chernobyl disaster response
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:An-22
gptkb:An-12
gptkb:Il-76
gptkb:BTR-D
gptkb:BMD-1
gptkb:BMD-2
gptkb:ASU-85
gptkbp:established 1930
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Airborne Forces
gptkbp:motto Nobody but us
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Воздушно-десантные_войска_СССР
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Alexander_Lebed
gptkb:Vasily_Margelov
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Budapest_1956
gptkb:Dnieper_Airborne_Operation
gptkb:Prague_1968
gptkb:Vyazma_Airborne_Operation
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:103rd_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:104th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:242nd_Training_Centre
gptkb:76th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:7th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:106th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission rapid deployment
airborne assault
seizure of key objectives
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
paratroopers
gptkbp:size up to 7 divisions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Ryazan_Guards_Higher_Airborne_Command_School
gptkbp:type airborne forces
gptkbp:uniform blue beret
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5