Graphic: Soviet Air Assault Brigade Organization 1986 (Patreon)
Published:
2023-10-13 18:47:20
Imported:
2023-12
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This is a graphic of the USSR Ground Forces' Separate Air Assault Brigade from the late 1980s. The lore dump is in the text box but basically they were army airborne/air assault units existing in parallel with the VDV's Airborne Divisions. While the VDV served the armed forces as a whole and was characterized as a "strategic" airborne force, Separate Air Assault Brigades were "operational-tactical". They supported fronts (army groups) mainly. The Separate Air Assault Battalions served armies, and divisions could create their own air assault elements ad hoc.