WW2 Soviet Paratrooper Custom Minifigure - United BricksUnited Bricks WW2 Soviet Paratrooper Minifigure Brand New The Soviet airborne forces were mostly used as 'foot' infantry during the war. Only a few small airborne drops were carried out in the first desperate days of Operation Barbarossa, in the vicinity of Kyiv, Odessa, and the Kerch peninsula. Later in the war, additional airborne corps were created for actual airborne operations in the pursuit of German forces after the Battle of Kursk.