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ORGANIZATION
Within the Guards Airborne Brigades (Red Army short designation—VDV") the battalion is the tactical unit. The battalion consists of three rifle companies of 115 men each, one machine gun company of 89 men, one trench mortar battery of 92 men, one antitank rifle company of 112 men, and one platoon each of engineers, signal communications, and reconnaissance troops. Total battalion strength is 699 men. Each VDV rifle company has four platoons of three squads each. Three platoons are rifle platoons and the fourth is a machine gun or mortar platoon. The mortar company is equipped with six 82-millimeter mortars. The VDV brigade consists of four battalions of the organization detailed above, with a headquarters containing a gas platoon, medical section, and band. VDV brigade strength is between 3,500 and 4,200 men. Officers, noncommissioned officers, and certain designated men are armed with submachine guns. Officers also are equipped with a pistol. Other men, with the exception of special "sharpshooters who are armed with special sharpshooter rifles, are armed with rifles or carbines. Hand grenades are handed out in unlimited number. Each rifle company is equipped with nine light machine guns and three 50-millimeter mortars. |
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What is the translation of the name "parachutist" or "Airborne" (what is the correct appellation ?) in russian, and, if possible, what is the abreviation ? |
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In the mod battle of Kursk, there is the 26th Guards Airborne Regiment, of the 9th Guards Airborne Division. |
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Also, I search documentation of the russians parachutists during the world war II (notably pics and weapons), can you think a site on this subject ? |
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Mooxe, Are you sure the 9th GD wasn't airborne, neither it was founded on base of AB unit ?? I read that but i don't remind here... |
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