Paratroopers' Day
Airborne Forces Day also known as Paratroopers' Day (Russian: День Воздушно-десантных войск) is a professional military holiday in Russia and other countries, celebrated on 2 August annually.[1] It is the official holiday of the former Soviet Airborne forces.
| Paratroopers' Day | |
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| Also called | Airborne Forces Day |
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| Type | State |
| Significance | Professional working day |
| Celebrations | Military ceremonies and events |
| Date | 2 August |
| Next time | 2 August 2020 |
| Frequency | annual |
History
The birthday of the Airborne Forces is considered to be 2 August 1930. On this day at military exercises of the Moscow Military District, a 12 member paratrooper unit was parachuted for performing a tactical task.[2] Airborne Forces Day is currently celebrated on 2 August, on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 “On the Establishment of Professional Holidays and Memorable Days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".[3]
Celebrations
Airborne Forces Day, which is a professional holiday for active and reserve airborne troops, is traditionally celebrated throughout Russia, Belarus and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries.[4][5][6] During the holiday, many cities traditionally held demonstrations of paratroopers, concerts, charity events, festivals, crafts fairs and souvenirs exhibition and sale. In some Russian cities, it is customary to turn off the fountains on the day of the Airborne Forces and to release all employees responsible for their work on a day off. This is done in order to reduce the damage from the celebration.[7]
Common meeting places
- In Almaty, veterans are found in the Central Park of Culture and Rest named after Gorky.
- In Vitebsk, paratroopers meet on Victory Square.
- In Donetsk, veterans are found in the Shcherbakov Park and near the monument to the fallen Afghan warriors.
- In Kiev, the meeting places of veterans include the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, a monument to soldiers-internationalists, and less often, Maidan Nezalezhnosti
- In Moscow, the traditional places for annual meetings of the Blue Berets are Gorky Central Park of Culture and Culture and Poklonnaya Gora.[8]
- In St. Petersburg, traditional meeting places include Krestovsky Island and Palace Square.[9]
See Also
References
- Sidorova, Irina (2017-08-02). "On this day: Russia celebrates Airborne Forces Day". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- История первого воздушного десанта в СССР на «www.vrn-histpage.ru»
- Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31 мая 2006 года № 549 «Об установлении профессиональных праздников и памятных дней в Вооружённых Силах Российской Федерации» (В редакции Указа Президента Российской Федерации от 26.02.2015 г. № 103)
- "Сегодня в России отмечается День Воздушно-десантных войск. Праздничные мероприятия, посвященные Дню ВДВ, пройдут по всей стране". Российская газета. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- Десантники и кавказцы не поделили Канавино // KP.RU — Нижний Новгород
- Про День аеромобільних військ| від 02.08.1999 № 937/99
- Власти Кемерова не дают десантникам искупаться в фонтане
- Litovkin, Nikolai (2016-08-04). "Surviving Paratrooper Day in Russia – the dos and the don'ts". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "В День ВДВ на Крестовском острове Санкт-Петербурга высадится десант" (in Russian). Regnum. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
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