VDV
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VDV or Vozdushno-desantnye vojska (romanized from ВДВ or Воздушно-десантные войска) is the name of the Russian airborne troops. Formed before WW2 and expanded after the 2nd World War. It has been the largest Airborn force in the world for many years. They saw combat for the first time in WW2, during operation Barbarossa. Since then the VDV has taken part in every major Soviet and Russian conflict, most notably the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Units
These are the today active parts of the VDV.
- 7th Guards Air Assault Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division - Novorossiysk
- 76th Guards Air Assault Chernigov Red Banner Division - Pskov
- 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division - Ivanovo
- 106th Guards Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division - Tula
- 31st Independent Guards Air Assault Order of Kutuzov Brigade - Ulyanovsk
- 242nd Training Centre, Omsk
- 45th Independent Guards Reconnaissance Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment of Special Forces, Kubinka, near Moscow
Gallery
 Current patch system in use. Note the VDV patch on the right arm and the regiment patch on the left arm and lack of chest patches. Photo from Bratishka. |
 Flora uniform in modern ripstop material worn by a VDV soldier in the 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment. Photo from Vitaly V. Kuzmin. |
 45th ORP VDV on a demonstration. |
 45th ORP VDV on a demonstration. |
 VDV soldiers during the 2008 South Ossetia war. |
 VDV troops, photo from the Second Chechen war. |
 The current emblem and patch for VDV troops. |
 The patch of VDV KFOR troops. |
 The older, 90's, Russian VDV patch. |
 The classic Soviet VDV patch. |
 Commander-in-Chief of VDV lieutenant general Vladimir Shamanov presents the certificate of degree to the graduating officer |
 RVVDKU cadet presents new VDV patch |
 First female cadets in VDV |
Links
- VDV @ Wikipedia
- Russian Airborne troops day 2007 pictures By Vitaly V. Kuzmin
- 90th anniversary of RVVDKU By Vitaly V. Kuzmin
- 38th Airborne Independant Signal regiment celebration of 60th anniversary By Vitaly V. Kuzmin
