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Branch of the Soviet armed forces
The Soviet Airborne Forces, or VDV (from Vozdushno-desantnye voyska SSSR, Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces), was a separate
Soviet_Airborne_Forces
Russian Armed Forces airborne combat arm
Staff, and is organized into airborne and air assault units. It was formed in 1992 from divisions of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control
Russian_Airborne_Forces
Branch of the Ukrainian military
Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) were absorbed into the newly created Ukrainian Ground Forces (SVZSU)
Ukrainian_Air_Assault_Forces
Military unit
The 37th Separate Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Soviet and later Russian Airborne Forces. It was based in Chernyakhovsk, prior to being
37th Separate Airborne Brigade
37th_Separate_Airborne_Brigade
Military units deployed via parachute
Airborne forces are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry
Airborne_forces
Memorable sate in Russia, Belarus and other CIS countries
official holiday of the former Soviet Airborne Forces and the modern Russian Airborne Forces. The birthday of the Airborne Forces is considered to be 2 August
Paratroopers'_Day
Land warfare branch of the Soviet Armed Forces (1946–1992)
The Soviet Ground Forces (Russian: Советские сухопутные войска, romanized: Sovetskiye sukhoputnye voyska) also known as the Soviet Army was the land warfare
Soviet_Army
Russian general officer position
Directorate of the Commander of the Airborne Forces (VDV) of the Red Army was established. All of the Soviet airborne corps were transferred from the front
Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces
Commander_of_the_Russian_Airborne_Forces
Soviet and Russian Airborne Troops unit
Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and regiment of the 104th Guards Air Assault Division. Before 1992, it was part of the Soviet Airborne Forces. After the
345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment
345th_Independent_Guards_Airborne_Regiment
Military unit
to 1992, were the former combined forces of airborne and heliborne force, commando, royal guard, and special forces of the Afghan Army. The force was
Afghan_Commando_Forces
Military unit
from the remnants of the Soviet armed forces, GRU and KGB units. The units of the Belarusian SSO, which include two airborne brigades and one Spetsnaz
Special Operations Forces (Belarus)
Special_Operations_Forces_(Belarus)
Organization or formation within the Soviet Armed Forces
Formations of the Soviet Army were organizational groups used to divide the armed forces of the Soviet Union after 1945. The largest organizational groups
Formations_of_the_Soviet_Army
Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle
the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). An improved variant of the BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose
BMD-1
Military academy in Ryazan, Russia
commissioning school of the Russian Airborne Forces. The other institution that provides officers for the Airborne Forces is the Far Eastern Higher Combined
Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School
Ryazan_Guards_Higher_Airborne_Command_School
Russian Airborne Troops formation
The 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Orders of Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution
98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
Military forces of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (1918–1991)
Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, the Red Army (1918–1946) and the Soviet Army
Soviet_Armed_Forces
Military unit
(1995-01-01). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995. Presidio. ISBN 9780891413998. Lenski, Andrei;
36th Separate Air Assault Brigade
36th_Separate_Air_Assault_Brigade
list shows equipment of Soviet Ground Forces in 1991. The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that the Soviet Union had around 16,000
List of equipment of the Soviet Ground Forces
List_of_equipment_of_the_Soviet_Ground_Forces
Russian military officer and politician (born 1963)
the Soviet Armed Forces in 1982, serving in the Naval Infantry of the Pacific Fleet. In 1989, he graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command
Yunus-bek_Yevkurov
Soviet general
23 June 2011) was a Soviet general, politician and public figure. Achalov served as the 12th commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces and the deputy minister
Vladislav_Achalov
commissioned in the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) his first post was in the 357th Guards Parachute Regiment of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, stationed
Alexander_Kolmakov
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Soviet Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska) Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska) Ukrainian Airmobile Forces (Vysokomobil'ni
VDV
Military unit
Air Assault Brigade at Fergana (the former 387th Airborne Training Regiment of the Soviet Airborne Forces). Motorized brigades are located around Bukhara
Uzbek_Ground_Forces
as well as educational institutions for the Soviet Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Navy. The Soviet Border Troops, the KGB and the Internal Troops
Military education in the Soviet Union
Military_education_in_the_Soviet_Union
US Army Special Forces unit
The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10th SFG (A), or 10th Group) is an active duty United States Army Special Forces (SF) Group. 10th Group is designed
10th Special Forces Group (United States)
10th_Special_Forces_Group_(United_States)
Soviet general (1908–1990)
commanded the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) from 1954 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1979. During his total of 23 years commanding the Soviet Airborne Forces, Margelov
Vasily_Margelov
1942 parachute landing
The History of Soviet Airborne Forces. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780714641201. Zaloga, Steve (1 January 1985). Soviet Bloc Elite Forces. Osprey Publishing
Vyazma_airborne_operation
The Soviet Airborne Troops formed a number of Airborne Corps during World War II. Each airborne corps was to have 8020 soldiers in total, armed with:
Airborne_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Russian lieutenant general
commanded the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Forces. Between fall 2014 and late spring 2015 he was commander of the 1st
Valery_Solodchuk
Russian and Soviet general (born 1951)
the Russian Airborne Forces for peacekeeping from 1993 to 1997, and the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Airborne Forces from 1998 to
Nikolai_Staskov
April 1957) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) from 1944 to 1946. Ivan Zatevakhin was born on 17 July 1901
Ivan_Zatevakhin
Russian military officer (born 1954)
Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School of the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) in 1975. Between
Valery_Yevtukhovich
Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
designation is BMD M1981/1. When the Soviet–Afghan War broke out, the Soviet forces operated BMP-1 IFVs and BMD-1 airborne IFVs. They were both armed with
BMD-2
Military unit
forces of air assault forces, airborne forces, armoured forces, artillery forces, and mechanized infantry branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakh_Air_Assault_Forces
Russian Airborne Forces officer (1963–2012)
of the Airborne Forces. Lebed was born in the city of Valga, Estonia. He joined the Soviet Army in 1981 starting his military service in Airborne Troops
Anatoly_Lebed
Russian politician (born 1953)
drafted into the Soviet Airborne Forces. He served in Osh. From to 1980 to 1982 he served in the Soviet–Afghan War as part of the Soviet forces deployed there [ru]
Yury_Em
Soviet general (1948–2012)
joined the Soviet Army's airborne troops in 1965 and finished the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School. In 1972, he joined the Soviet Communist
Pavel_Grachev
Russian retired general (b. 1956)
attended the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School. After commissioning as an officer of the Soviet Airborne Forces, from 1980 to 1985 he served at
Nikolai_Ignatov_(general)
Russian Airborne Troops major general (born 1968)
Crimea. In April 2022 Naumets was appointed Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces. In June 2023 he was simultaneously designated by the governor of Pskov
Alexey_Naumets
commanded the Central Group of Forces in November 1976. From January 1979 to July 1987, he was the commander of the Soviet airborne, overseeing its operations
Dmitri_Sukhorukov
Combined military forces of Ukraine
Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) were absorbed into the newly created Ukrainian Ground Forces (SVZSU)
Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine
Russian colonel general (b 1959)
institution of the Soviet Army, he spent much of the next twenty years serving in units of the Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces. He held command at
Sergey_Istrakov
Soviet military commander
was a Soviet lieutenant general, who was the first commander of the Soviet airborne forces (VDV). He was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily_Glazunov
1940s Soviet military transport glider by Tsybin
for use by the Soviet Air Forces as a transport aircraft. Built in significant numbers, it saw service with the Soviet Airborne Forces in the late 1940s
Tsybin_Ts-25
Soviet aviator (1959–1980)
20 October 1959 – 29 February 1980) was a Soviet airborne senior sergeant and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Mironenko was posthumously awarded
Alexander_Mironenko
Soviet assault gun
romanized: Aviadesantnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, ASU-85 – airborne self-propelled mount) is a Soviet-designed airborne self-propelled gun of the Cold War era. From
ASU-85
Russian Airborne Forces general
1953 and served in the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). He was a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War and, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the First Chechen
Vladimir_Kazantsev_(general)
Russian major general (1955–2021)
1976, when he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne College and was commissioned into the airborne forces. A good officer,[clarification needed] he rose
Vyacheslav_Borisov
Russian army officer
the Airborne Forces at the Kolomna Higher Artillery Command School [ru], after graduating from which in 1991 he joined the Russian Airborne Forces. He
Yevgeny_Nikiforov
Military unit
The 57th Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Soviet Airborne Forces, disbanded in 1991. It was based in Aktogay. The 57th Separate Air Assault
57th Separate Airborne Brigade
57th_Separate_Airborne_Brigade
Ukrainian military unit
217th Guards Airborne Regiment (Base #11389 [Military Unit No.11389?]) of the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Soviet Airborne Forces was located in
25th_Airborne_Brigade
Soviet and Russian Airborne Troops unit (1968–96)
Separate Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Soviet and Russian Airborne Troops between 1968 and 1996. The 13th Separate Airborne Brigade was
13th Separate Air Assault Brigade
13th_Separate_Air_Assault_Brigade
Soviet generals (1945–1995)
Soviet Union in 1991 as a colonel-general of the Russian Airborne Forces. He died in March 1995. "The Commanders of Today's Russian Airborne Forces"
Osvaldas_Pikauskas
Russian politician
joined the Soviet Armed Forces, where he would serve until 1997, rising through various ranks and positions with the Soviet Airborne Forces, and their
Frants_Klintsevich
Belarusian-born Russian Airborne Forces officer who has served as a deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces since 2025. He was previously
Anatoly_Kontsevoy
Russian and Soviet Airborne Forces formation
the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and formerly of the Soviet Airborne Troops. From 1998 until 2023 it was called the 31st Guards Airborne Brigade (Russian:
104th Guards Air Assault Division
104th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division
Russian general (born 1962)
Security Treaty Organization since 2023. Serdyukov served in the Soviet Airborne Forces as a junior officer and rose to battalion command. He graduated
Andrey_Serdyukov
Military unit
of the German group advancing on Babruysk. The main forces of the corps, the 7th and 8th Airborne Brigades, went into action in early July 1941 at the
4th Airborne Corps (Soviet Union)
4th_Airborne_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Ukrainian major general
Airmobile Forces and before then was in the Soviet Airborne Troops. From 1993 to 1998 he was the commander of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces. Vitaliy Anatoliovich
Vitaly_Raevsky
Land forces of Kazakhstan
1992. The 57th Separate Airborne Brigade based in Aktogay, East Kazakhstan Region was the only unit of the Soviet Airborne Forces based in Kazakhstan. The
Kazakh_Ground_Forces
Soviet and Russian military officer and politician (1950–2002)
1950 – 28 April 2002) was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president
Alexander_Lebed
Military unit
Soviet Airborne Forces. It was originally formed as the 23rd Separate Air Assault Brigade in 1986, but transferred to the Soviet Airborne in 1990 and became
23rd Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)
23rd_Airborne_Brigade_(Ukraine)
Kazakhstani general (1952–2023)
Subsequently, he served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in the 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade as commander of an airborne battalion. He graduated from
Uali_Elamanov
Military unit
"37th Guards Airborne Corps". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-11-03. Glantz, David M. (1994-01-01). The History of Soviet Airborne Forces. Taylor & Francis
37th_Guards_Airborne_Corps
Military unit
The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) (1st SFG) (A) is a unit of the U.S. Army Special Forces operating under the United States Pacific Command. It
1st Special Forces Group (United States)
1st_Special_Forces_Group_(United_States)
Soviet air force officer (1920–1962)
February 1920 – 1 November 1962) (Hero of the Soviet Union) was a colonel in the Soviet airborne forces. Dolgov died while carrying out a high-altitude
Pyotr_Dolgov
Airborne corps of the Red Army during World War II
became a part of the 4th Guards Airborne Division. Glantz, David M. (1994-01-01). The History of Soviet Airborne Forces. Taylor & Francis. p. 45. ISBN 9780714641201
1st Airborne Corps (Soviet Union)
1st_Airborne_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Soviet and Russian general (born 1946)
Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR (1982-1984). He served in the Soviet Airborne Forces as an anti-tank gun platoon commander,
Vladimir Toporov (military officer)
Vladimir_Toporov_(military_officer)
April 1936–19 June 2003) was a Soviet and Russian colonel general who commanded the Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces from 1991 to 1996. Yevgeny Nikolayevich
Yevgeny_Podkolzin
Belarusian aviator, posthumously declared Hero of the Soviet Union
the 9th Company of the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment under the 40th Army during the Soviet-Afghan war. Melnikov was present during the Battle
Andrey_Melnikov
rank insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces between 1955 and 1991 were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet armed forces after the death of Stalin
Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)
Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955–1991)
Red Army in 1940 and served with the Soviet paratroopers in the 1940s and World War II, remaining in the armed forces until 1953. He was awarded his first
Viktor_Afanasyev_(politician)
Russian special forces unit
Staff, and are sourced to the Russian Ground Forces, the Russian Navy, and the Russian Airborne Forces. Spetsnaz troops are used for reconnaissance and
Spetsnaz_GRU
Soviet-Georgian military officer and politician (1931–2012)
a Soviet and Georgian military officer and Defense Minister of Georgia (1992). Born in Tbilisi, Sharashenidze was trained at the Alma-Ata Airborne Service
Levan_Sharashenidze
Soviet and Russian intelligence officer
arrived in Kabul, in Afghanistan, with a group of officers of the Soviet Airborne Forces, having been sent by KGB chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov to plan for
Vadim_Kirpichenko
Russian Airborne Troops formation
Training Airborne Division of the Soviet Airborne Forces, which in 1987 was made into the modern day 242nd Training Center of the Russian Airborne Forces. Unlike
44th_Air_Assault_Division
the final defence of Sevastopol and was later the commander of the Soviet Airborne Troops (VDV). He was awarded the Order of Lenin and three Orders of
Alexander_Kapitokhin
Soviet and Russian military officer (1946–2020)
Guards Airborne Regiment as its deputy commander, and deployed with the unit to Afghanistan as part of the Soviet forces committed to the Soviet–Afghan
Yuri_Viktorovich_Kuznetsov
Military staff of the Russian Armed Forces
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR [ru] in 1918 before being succeeded by the present Staff. In the Soviet Armed Forces, the General Staff acted
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
Uzbek Islamist militant (1969–2001)
first-hand knowledge of both Soviet Army and Afghan Mujahideen tactics, which were practised by the Tajikistani military and Russian forces based in the country
Juma_Namangani
Soviet and Russian military officer (1936–2021)
taking you, I need you in the Airborne Forces!" Shcherbakov now became increasingly involved with the Soviet Airborne Forces, and in 1972 he was transferred
Leonid_Ivanovich_Shcherbakov
Airborne division of the Soviet Airborne Troops
Guards Airborne Division (Russian: 105-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Венская дивизия) was an airborne forces division unit of the Soviet Airborne Troops
105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division
105th_Guards_Vienna_Airborne_Division
Failed attempt to unseat Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev. Yazov ordered General Pavel Grachev, commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces, to begin coordinating with KGB Deputy Chairmen Viktor Grushko and
1991_Soviet_coup_attempt
Soviet general (1891–1973)
appointed Soviet commandant of Berlin in 1945, under the command of Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. Gorbatov was commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces
Alexander_Gorbatov
Russian politician
the city of Biysk, Altai Krai. He served in the Soviet Airborne Forces, and took part in the Soviet–Afghan War. In 1985, he began working at the Port
Igor Ivanov (politician, born 1965)
Igor_Ivanov_(politician,_born_1965)
Soviet general
1937 – 7 March 2008) was a Red Army Colonel general. He commanded the Soviet airborne from August 1987 to January 1989, after which Kalinin became the commander
Nikolai_Kalinin
Lyapin (Russian: Пётр Иванович Ляпин; 25 June 1894 – 12 January 1954) was a Soviet military leader, Lieutenant General (2 November 1944). Pyotr Ivanovich Lyapin
Pyotr_Lyapin
Soviet air force colonel (1926–2000)
Tagil. He was in the Soviet Army in 1943. He studied at the School of Armavir pilots. In 1955 he graduated from the Ryazan Airborne School. After graduation
Yevgeny_Andreyev_(colonel)
1977 Soviet film by Andrey Igorevitsj Maljukov
1978 Soviet action movie, directorial debut of Andrei Malyukov. It achieved cult film status among several generations of the Soviet Airborne Forces and
In the Zone of Special Attention
In_the_Zone_of_Special_Attention
Soviet scientist (1923–2003)
Dnieper airborne operation, where he was wounded for the third time and until the beginning of 1945 was in the reserve of the Airborne Forces. In the
Nikolai Bugaev (Soviet scientist)
Nikolai_Bugaev_(Soviet_scientist)
Russian politician
a retired Russian Airborne Forces colonel general. He finished his military career as the commander of the Russian Airborne Forces from 1996 to 2003,
Georgy_Shpak
Special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus
1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Forces and renamed the 38th Separate Guards Airborne Brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded
38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade
38th_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
Russian military officer
the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School, serving in a regimental reconnaissance company of the Soviet Airborne Forces. Rising through the ranks
Viktor_Astapov
Military unit
Отечественной войны 1-й степени Донской казачий полк) is an airborne regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV). Based at Feodosia in Crimea, the regiment is
56th Guards Air Assault Regiment
56th_Guards_Air_Assault_Regiment
Red Army colonel general
1904 – 19 June 1978) was a Red Army colonel general who commanded the Soviet airborne from 1959 to 1961. Tutarinov fought in World War II as the commander
Ivan_Tutarinov
Russian politician and diplomat
Councillor of the Russian Federation. From 1986 to 1995 he served in the Airborne Forces and the KGB. From 1995 to 1998 he headed the CJSC "Antey Corporation"
Mikhail_Babich
Ukrainian general
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in 1979–1980. In 1980–84 he studied at the Higher Military Political College of Engineer Troops and Forces of Communication
Mykola_Lytvyn
Soviet–Estonian serial killer
drafted into the Soviet Army for his compulsory military service, which he served in the Soviet Airborne Forces and took part in the Soviet–Afghan War. After
Vladimir_Tenetov
Military unit
changed to align with Soviet doctrine after that year. The 71st Parachute Battalion later formed together with two other airborne battalions (72nd and
43rd_Airborne_Regiment
Division of the Russian Airborne Forces
ордена Суворова дивизия; MUN 07264) is a division of the Russian Airborne Forces based in Pskov. The division traces its lineage back to the 76th Guards
76th Guards Air Assault Division
76th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division
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English : variant of Sobey.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : shortened form of some Ashkenazic surname such as Sobiech.
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Hindu
Beautiful
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English : occupational name for a sieve-maker, Middle English siviere (from an agent derivative of Old English sife ‘sieve’).
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Hindu
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society; friendship
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Wise.
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From Sanskrit samit: someone who has got everything
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English : variant of Ovett (see Oviatt).
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English (Devon) : unexplained. It may be a variant of Gover, but early examples with a definite article, e.g. Richard le Gofiar (Somerset 1327), point to an origin as an occupational name or perhaps a nickname, from an unknown element.
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Good Wealth
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Loved One; Profound Affection
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English : variant of Winburn.
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Hindu, Indian
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German
Dutch and German form of French Sophie, SOFIE means "wisdom."Â
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Person with Good Intentions
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Biblical
Society, friendship.
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