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The common sleeve insignia of the fighters of the 7th Guards Airborne Division

Achievements: martial name – “Mountain Division”, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Kutuzov II degree.

Motto: “Courage, Valor, Honor!”

Russaian Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnye Vojska, VDV) are known in the army folklore as “Vojska Dyadi Vasi” (Uncle Basil’s Troops) under the name of their founder – General Vassilij Margelov.