Nobody but us: 106th Guards Airborne Division
The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
The Division was founded in January 1944.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
During the World War II it fought in Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
In 1994, during the Chechen War the Division took part in the first Battle for Grozny.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
In 2001, after September 11 terrorist attacks, paratroopers from the division were sent to Afghanistan to evacuate the staff of the Russian embassy in Kabul.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
On 13 August 2015, the division was given the honorific name "Tula".
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
The Division numbers around 5,000 men.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin
Based in the city of Tula, to the south of Moscow, it is administratively located within the Western Military District.
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