VDV (Russian Airborne Troops)

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Predicate 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 6