Did the Soviets preform any combat airborne drops during WWII?

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Did the Soviets preform any combat airborne drops during WWII? I have heard of their Airborne troops doing ground operations, mostly as badly needed reinforcements, but have never heard of them preforming the role they actually trained to do.

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There is some real cool pre-war footage of Soviets jumping. Just slide of the wing :slight_smile: . I am sure a lot of people would pay for that privilege.4

1938 Russian paratroopers jump from wings of plane newsreel archival footage - YouTube

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Here is a Soviet docu on some paratroopers ops in WW2 with varying degrees of succes. Then again the paratroopers were really new at the time

Man at War : Soviet Paratrooper in WW II! Rare Episode - Voennoe Delo - YouTube

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I only know of two times the Soviets actually used paratroopers in airborne operations and not just as foot soldiers. One: Vyazma Airborne Operation in Smolensk aimed at encircling Army Group Center in early 1942. Two: Battle of Dnieper in the Ukraine from fall to winter 1943.

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