106th Guards Airborne Division

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106th Guards Airborne Division
Russian: 106-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Тульская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова дивизия
106th Guards Airborne Division great emblem[1]
Active	1944–present
Country	Soviet Union (1944–1991)  Russia (1991–present)
Branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Type	Airborne forces
Role	Light Infantry Airborne Infantry Airmobile infantry
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Tula
Nickname(s)	Tula Division
Motto(s)	Нет задач невыполнимых! (There are no impossible tasks!)
Anniversaries	26 April
Engagements	World War II Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbass Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Kutuzov
Battle honours	Guards Tula
Commanders
Current commander	Unknown
Notable commanders	Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed Col. Gen. Andrey Serdyukov

The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order 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 VDV (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска, romanized: Vozdushno-desantnye voyska). Based in the city of Tula, to the south of Moscow, it is administratively located within the Western Military District. в/ч 55599