106th Guards Airborne Division

106th Guards Airborne Division
106th Guards Airborne Division
Russian: 106-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Тульская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова дивизия
	106th Guards Airborne Division great emblem
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; Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas; Invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ; ;
Decorations	Guards; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Kutuzov
Battle honours	Tula
Commanders
Current; commander	Maj. Gen. Alexander Nemolayev
Notable; commanders	Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed; Col. Gen. Andrey Serdyukov
Insignia
Sleeve patch

The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division (Russian: 106-я гвардейская воздушно-десантная Тульская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова дивизия; MUN 55599), 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 Moscow Military District.