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VDV (Russian Airborne Troops)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/VDV_(Russian_Airborne_Troops)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:Belarusian_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Colonel_General_Mikhail_Teplinsky
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:emblem
parachute with two aircraft wings and a tank
gptkbp:equipment
gptkb:2S9_Nona
gptkb:BMD-4M
gptkb:BTR-MDM
gptkbp:established
1930
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Moscow,_Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
VDV (Russian Airborne Troops)
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:motto
Nobody but us
gptkbp:nativeName
gptkb:Воздушно-десантные_войска
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Blue_Berets
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Alexander_Lebed
gptkb:Vasily_Margelov
gptkb:Valery_Vostrotin
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Battle_of_Hostomel_Airport_(2022)
Pristina airport incident (1999)
Storming of Grozny (1994–1995)
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:First_Chechen_War
gptkb:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
gptkb:Second_Chechen_War
gptkb:Annexation_of_Crimea
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:7th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:106th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:31st_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkb:45th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
gptkb:76th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division
gptkb:98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:paratrooperDay
August 2
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Soviet_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:regimentalMarch
VDV March
gptkbp:role
rapid reaction force
airborne forces
gptkbp:size
about 45,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol
parachute with aircraft and two aircraft wings
gptkbp:trainer
gptkb:Ryazan_Guards_Higher_Airborne_Command_School
gptkbp:type
airborne infantry
air assault
gptkbp:uniform
blue beret
telnyashka (striped shirt)
gptkbp:website
http://www.mil.ru/forces/airborne.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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