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  • Thumbnail for Battle of the Dnieper
    their winter offensive corps drop at Viazma had not stuck. They would never trust themselves to try it again. Soviet 5th Guards Airborne Brigade commander...
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  • Thumbnail for 82nd Airborne Division
    The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas with...
    154 KB (16,358 words) - 11:59, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for 101st Airborne Division
    The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is an air assault infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault...
    148 KB (15,347 words) - 19:46, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Airborne forces
    Airborne forces are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry...
    72 KB (9,326 words) - 06:26, 22 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Russian Airborne Forces
    Russian Airborne Forces (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, romanized: Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) is the airborne forces branch...
    97 KB (8,458 words) - 17:59, 4 August 2024
  • Garden, an airborne offensive aimed at capturing the Rhine bridge at Arnhem. The corps was involved in fighting against the British 1st Airborne Division...
    15 KB (1,424 words) - 17:46, 22 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division
    earned by the Airborne between 1967-1968 which included the Tet Offensive period. Airborne commanders were often highly rated, with Airborne Commander Ngô...
    60 KB (8,400 words) - 13:50, 5 June 2024
  • Kharkiv offensive.  Russian Armed Forces Russian Airborne Forces 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade - Guards Colonel Aleksandr Kornev 98th Guards Airborne Division...
    17 KB (1,008 words) - 03:39, 5 August 2024
  • The Vyazma Airborne Operation was a Red Army airborne landing in the rear of German lines during the Battles of Rzhev. It took place from 18 January to...
    7 KB (881 words) - 07:00, 22 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for 98th Guards Airborne Division
    The 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently based in Ivanovo. During the Second World War, the...
    20 KB (1,870 words) - 02:55, 25 July 2024
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    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...
    21 KB (2,124 words) - 21:57, 19 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tet Offensive
    The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's...
    136 KB (18,337 words) - 06:09, 1 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Airborne early warning and control
    An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and...
    40 KB (4,361 words) - 06:02, 5 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
    The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. Despite its name, the 6th was actually the...
    30 KB (3,171 words) - 05:49, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for 173rd Airborne Brigade
    The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is...
    98 KB (10,571 words) - 16:01, 3 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for 11th Airborne Division
    The 11th Airborne Division ("Arctic Angels") is a United States Army airborne formation based in Alaska. First activated on 25 February 1943, during World...
    80 KB (8,309 words) - 16:59, 27 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vienna offensive
    The Vienna offensive was an offensive launched by the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. The...
    25 KB (2,408 words) - 18:25, 31 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Battles of Rzhev
    1942 Vyazma airborne operation (18 January – 28 February 1942) of the Western Front (see also Operation Hannover) Rzhev–Vyazma offensive (1942) (3 March –...
    47 KB (5,538 words) - 12:19, 3 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for First Allied Airborne Army
    The First Allied Airborne Army was an Allied formation formed on 2 August 1944 by the order of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander...
    28 KB (3,287 words) - 04:14, 13 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 17th Airborne Division (United States)
    The 17th Airborne Division, "The Golden Talons", was an airborne infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, commanded by Major General...
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