It is no secret that for many people the three letters of the Airborne Forces still remain a mystery. As a matter of fact, the abbreviation of the Airborne Forces, the decoding of which is actually very simple, came into our life a long time ago thanks to the famous General Vasily Margelov, who during his lifetime enjoyed great respect from the majority of his fighters who considered him their second father.
History of creation
Officially in our state , the Airborne Troops appeared on August 2, 1930. It was on the indicated date that the first parachute landing was used at the exercises of the Air Force near Voronezh. In the rear of a conventional enemy, 12 people descended from heaven to earth, armed with rifles, machine guns and other ammunition. By and large, then the abbreviation of the Airborne Forces appeared, the decoding of which is simple and understandable to almost everyone.
Pre-war troop path
The paratroopers were actively involved before the start of World War II. So, during the Soviet-Finnish war, two hundred and first, two hundred and fourth, two hundred and fourteenth airborne units fought on the front lines, the soldiers of which made swift passages to the rear of the enemy, destroying its units, headquarters, warehouses, communication centers, and strong points. To this day, the abbreviation of the Airborne Forces (deciphering it is a very simple matter) inspires fear among many foreign military personnel.
Landing in Russia
Officially, this type of force was recorded in 1992. At the time of 2015, the paratroopers included 45,000 troops. The structure of the landing involves the presence of three main components:
- air assault;
- airborne parachute;
- mountain assault landing.
Emblem
Any abbreviation, including the abbreviation Airborne Forces (decoding: airborne troops), carries a certain meaning. The soldiers of the landing, who received as their symbol a chevron in the form of a parachute with two aircraft, were no exception. Invented such a graphic designation Bocharova Zinaida Ivanovna.
It is a well-known fact that when Vasily Filippovich Margelov retired in 1978, he went to the draftswoman at her workplace, personally thanked for the contribution to raising the morale of the paratroopers and called her paratrooper No. 2.
For many conscripts of the Airborne Forces (the decoding of the abbreviation was indicated above) and today they remain desirable for military service. And all because the landing party has fully proved its worth by the many completed combat and training missions, as well as the ability to adapt to absolutely any external or internal conditions.