106th Guards Airborne Division

106th Guards Airborne Division
Russian: 106-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Тульская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова дивизия
106th Guards Airborne Division great emblem[1]
Active1944–present
Country Soviet Union
(1944–1991)
 Russia
(1991–present)
Branch Russian Airborne Forces
TypeAirborne forces
RoleLight Infantry
Airborne Infantry
Airmobile infantry
Part of Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ Tula
Nickname(s)Tula Division
Motto(s)Нет задач невыполнимых!
(There are no impossible tasks!)
Anniversaries26 April
Engagements
DecorationsOrder of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner
Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Order of Kutuzov
Battle honoursGuards unit Guards
Tula
Commanders
Current
commander
Unknown
Notable
commanders
Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed
Col. Gen. Andrey Serdyukov

The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division, more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops, the VDV (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска, romanizedVozdushno-desantnye voyska). Based in the city of Tula, to the south of Moscow, it is administratively located within the Western Military District. в/ч 55599

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