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1st Guards Motorized Rifle Kalinkovichi Twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Brigade

- a military unit of the Armed Forces of the USSR, which took part in the Great Patriotic War, was part of
the 1st Guards Tank Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Corps
(1st Guards Tank Corps). Abbreviated name - 1st Guards. MSBR

.

Content

• 1 History of the brigade
• 2 Participation in hostilities
• 3 Composition
• 4 Included
• 5 Brigade command 5.1 Brigade commanders
• 5.2 Deputy brigade commanders for combat units
• 5.3 Military commissars of the brigade, from 10/09/1942 - deputy brigade commander for political affairs
• 5.4 Brigade Chiefs of Staff

Instructions for Mom

Parcels and letters

Address of the main part: 368220, Republic of Dagestan, Buinaksk, st. Ali Klycha, 4, military unit 63354, division, full name. Gerey-Avlak: 368220, Republic of Dagestan, Buinaksk, village. Gerey-Avlak, military unit 63354, town number, division, full name. Botlikh: index 368971, Republic of Dagestan, Buinaksk, Botlikh district, village. Botlikh, military unit No. 63354, division, full name.

On the territory of the unit

Mail goes to all towns through Buinaksk. The post office is right in the city part. They know that the fighter may not show up for the parcel for a long time; there are no problems with storage. They will definitely give it away for the holidays. Often the sergeant-major receives parcels - in bulk for everyone. If the parcel is delayed, it is not at the military unit for more than 2 weeks, call the post office in Buinaksk (8-928-541-98-43). There is a nice woman working there who will tell you if your package has arrived. Sometimes the parcel takes a month.

From Gerey-Avlak you have to go to Buynaksk to get mail, and only officers and contract soldiers (and civilians, of course) can travel freely. Therefore, delivery is irregular.

In Botlikh, most often they receive mail through a local merchant, 100 - 200 rubles. for delivery.

Calls/Phone parts

Military unit 63354, as a rule, does not take away phones from soldiers. MTS, Beeline and Megafon work. At the training ground, normal communication is only in the tent camp, a little further away - there is no more reception. If your son is in the mountains, there will be no connection. It is best for a soldier to get a local MTS SIM card. Contractors will help you buy SIM cards and phones in the city. Phones: 8-872-372-29-13, 8-872-372-63-82, 8-837-722-11-41 switchboard, +7-872-372-11-42 switchboard, they will tell you other necessary numbers phones or will be connected to the officer on duty. 8-963-371-90-87 - duty officer, 8-872-37-211-40 - duty officer, Post office in Buinaksk 8-87237-229-13, telephone number of the city post office in Buinaksk 8-87237-26-3- 82 8 (87271) 2-20-33; 8 (87271) 2-26-53 post office in Botlikha Unit telephone number 8-83772-21-140 Hospital in Buinaksk 8-87237-213-03 Brigade postman in Buinaksk 8-928-541-98-43 (all parcels go through her ) Committee of Soldiers' Mothers 8-928-524-00-33 Anishat Akaevna (will help if your son is in the hospital, etc.)

On the territory of the unit

Your visit

Guys are not allowed out of the territory of military unit 63354, except perhaps with a contract soldier or an officer on business (to the market, to the post office, etc.). Dismissals are given here only in one case: if parents arrive. Therefore, you can and should come. Please note that this is due to a lack of communication: the parents are met not only by the son, but by the entire unit. In a calm environment, parents are allocated cubicles in a unit where they live and communicate with their sons for 1–2 days. You can go out into the city with a soldier, but there is nothing to do there: there is nothing except the market and shops. It is advisable that the fighter notify his superiors in advance about the arrival of his parents. Then they will be waiting for you at the checkpoint, immediately escort you through and place you in the cockpit (if all circumstances allow). The check procedure will be short: the duty officer will call the headquarters, plus a short check of your luggage. And don't try to bring in alcohol. Visits at the checkpoint of military unit 63354 - for half an hour: the son will be called, he can pick up the package and talk. On the day of the oath, parents are allowed into the unit until 18:00.

History of the brigade[ | ]

The brigade traces its history back to the 14th Motorized Rifle Brigade, formed on the basis of Directive of the USSR NKO No. 724986 of May 14, 1942. The formation of the brigade took place in the Vladimir village of Moscow (modern Perovo district) from May 17 to June 15, 1942.

During its existence, under its previous name, the brigade took part in such battles of the Great Patriotic War as the Battle of Stalingrad, battles in the Rostov and Kharkov regions.

For high military merits, the 14th Motorized Rifle Brigade and worthy combat training, for the courage and heroism of the personnel, on the basis of the order of the USSR NKO No. 380 of December 8, 1942, by the GShKA directive No. 36611 of December 18, 1942, was awarded the status of the Guards [2] .

Formation of the 1st Guards Omsbr, 1943

Composition and armament of SMEs

Composition and armament of SMEs

It is part of the MP and TP TD and can be mounted on an armored personnel carrier or infantry fighting vehicle. Consists of: battalion control, combat units, support units.

The battalion's command structure includes: command (battalion commander, EKBVR and deputy commander for logistics), headquarters (NSH, ZNSH, NSMSB - commander of the Armed Forces, instructor and clerk), combat units include: three MSR, SOBATR (on infantry fighting vehicles) or MINBATR (on armored personnel carrier), PTV, ZRV. To the battalion support units: RV, AF, VTO, VMO, MedV.

Motorized rifle company (MSR) is a tactical unit and, depending on the military equipment, has a different composition:

The MSR on an infantry fighting vehicle is part of the MSB on an infantry fighting vehicle and consists of a company command (11 people), 3 MSVs of 24 people each and 3 infantry fighting vehicles each. In total in the company: LS - 92 people, BMP - 11, RPG - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 13, SVD - 4, radar - 1, SBR-3 - 1.

The MSR on an armored personnel carrier is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and consists of: control (8 people), an anti-tank squad (9 people), 3 MSVs of 30 people each and 3 armored personnel carriers each. Total in the company: LS - 107, armored personnel carrier - 11, ATGM "Metis" - 3, RPG-7 - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 3 SVD - 4, SBS... - 1.

SOBATR Consists of: battery control, battery control platoon, 2 fire platoons of 4 “Nona-S” 120 mm guns and 19 people in each. The control platoon is designed to conduct reconnaissance of targets and ensure communication between the commander and fire platoons, the battalion commander and the AP com. It consists of an intelligence department (4 people) and a communications department (3 people) with the station - R-159 and 4 km. telephone cable R - R-274m. Total: LS - 54, 8 SO, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1, GAZ - 66 - 6 pcs.

MINBATR is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and differs from SOBATR in weapons, equipment and the number of personnel in fire platoons (26 people each). Total: LS -66, 8 120 mm mortars, GAZ-66 - 10, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1.

Anti-tank platoon (ATP) is the main anti-tank unit of the battalion and is designed to destroy tanks, armored personnel carriers and other armored targets. Consists of control and 3 software with 2 calculations of the Fagot ATGM in each. Total (on armored personnel carriers/on infantry fighting vehicles): LS - 27, ATGM "Fagot" - 6, BMP - .../3, MTLB - .../1, armored personnel carrier - 4/..., r/st - R-158 - 4.

Anti-aircraft missile platoon (AA) Designed to engage air targets at low altitudes and consists of 3 squads of 3 Igla MANPADS. Total: LS - 16, Igla MANPADS - 6, r/st - R-157 - 4, r/pr-R-157p - 6, BMP/armored personnel carrier - 3, RPG-7 -1.

Support units

RV - designed for reconnaissance; according to its capabilities, a platoon can allocate RLP - 1, two observation points and can conduct reconnaissance at a distance of up to 15 km. from their units. Consists of control and 3 RO. Total (on BMP/APC): LS - 16/18, BMP-1k - 1, BMP - 2/..., BTR - .../2, PRK - 3, RPG-7 -1, SBR-3 radar -1.

VS - designed to provide the battalion commander and headquarters with radio and wire communications with the battalion units.

VTO ​​- designed for technical support of units and routine repair of equipment and weapons and consists of 3 departments: 1 and 2 for repair of equipment and weapons, 3 - for repair and maintenance of batteries. Total: LS -11, RPG-7 - 1, MTO-AT - 1, MTP -1 (on infantry fighting vehicles), MTP-2 -1, (on armored personnel carriers).

VMO - designed to provide the battalion with ammunition, fuels and lubricants and food, as well as for preparing hot food. Consists of 3 departments: 2 - cars (9 people each) and household. departments Total: LS - 15, Auto - 17, r/st R-159 - 1, RPG-7 -1.

MedV - designed to provide first aid to the wounded and sick, collect and evacuate them from the battlefield. Total: LS - 15, UAZ-452 - 1 and 6 buses.

Total in SMEs on infantry fighting vehicles: LS -466, BMP-2 - 43, BMP-1km -1, BMP - 1k -1, 120 mm SO "Nona - S" - 8, MANPADS "Igla" -9, AGS-17 - 6, VTUR “Fagot” -6, BRM -1k -1.

Total in SMEs on armored personnel carriers: LS-538. BTR - 43, BTR-80k -1, BRM-1k - 1, BMP - 1k - 1, R-145bm -1, ATGM "Metis" -9 "Fagot" - 6, AGS-17 -6, MANPADS "Igla" -9, 120 mm mortar -8.

Tank battalion

It is part of the SME or TP and consists of management, combat and support units. The battalion management structure includes6 command and headquarters. The combat units include three tank companies. Support divisions: VS, WTO, VMO, MedV.

A tank company consists of a company command (7 people), 3 TVs of 10 tanks each (3X3 + 1). Total: LS -151, tanks - 31, BMP -1k -1, BMP-1 -1.

Artillery battalion

ADN - designed to destroy and suppress artillery, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and other fire weapons and manpower of the enemy, launchers, electronic systems, various fortifications, remote mining of terrain and light support. Fire can be conducted from closed firing positions and direct fire. It consists of: control, control platoon, 3 self-propelled artillery batteries, VMO and medical. point.

It is part of the MP and TP TD and can be mounted on an armored personnel carrier or infantry fighting vehicle. Consists of: battalion control, combat units, support units.

The battalion's command structure includes: command (battalion commander, EKBVR and deputy commander for logistics), headquarters (NSH, ZNSH, NSMSB - commander of the Armed Forces, instructor and clerk), combat units include: three MSR, SOBATR (on infantry fighting vehicles) or MINBATR (on armored personnel carrier), PTV, ZRV. To the battalion support units: RV, AF, VTO, VMO, MedV.

Motorized rifle company (MSR) is a tactical unit and, depending on the military equipment, has a different composition:

The MSR on an infantry fighting vehicle is part of the MSB on an infantry fighting vehicle and consists of a company command (11 people), 3 MSVs of 24 people each and 3 infantry fighting vehicles each. In total in the company: LS - 92 people, BMP - 11, RPG - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 13, SVD - 4, radar - 1, SBR-3 - 1.

The MSR on an armored personnel carrier is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and consists of: control (8 people), an anti-tank squad (9 people), 3 MSVs of 30 people each and 3 armored personnel carriers each. Total in the company: LS - 107, armored personnel carrier - 11, ATGM "Metis" - 3, RPG-7 - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 3 SVD - 4, SBS... - 1.

SOBATR Consists of: battery control, battery control platoon, 2 fire platoons of 4 “Nona-S” 120 mm guns and 19 people in each. The control platoon is designed to conduct reconnaissance of targets and ensure communication between the commander and fire platoons, the battalion commander and the AP com. It consists of an intelligence department (4 people) and a communications department (3 people) with the station - R-159 and 4 km. telephone cable R - R-274m. Total: LS - 54, 8 SO, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1, GAZ - 66 - 6 pcs.

MINBATR is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and differs from SOBATR in weapons, equipment and the number of personnel in fire platoons (26 people each). Total: LS -66, 8 120 mm mortars, GAZ-66 - 10, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1.

Anti-tank platoon (ATP) is the main anti-tank unit of the battalion and is designed to destroy tanks, armored personnel carriers and other armored targets. Consists of control and 3 software with 2 calculations of the Fagot ATGM in each. Total (on armored personnel carriers/on infantry fighting vehicles): LS - 27, ATGM "Fagot" - 6, BMP - .../3, MTLB - .../1, armored personnel carrier - 4/..., r/st - R-158 - 4.

Anti-aircraft missile platoon (AA) Designed to engage air targets at low altitudes and consists of 3 squads of 3 Igla MANPADS. Total: LS - 16, Igla MANPADS - 6, r/st - R-157 - 4, r/pr-R-157p - 6, BMP/armored personnel carrier - 3, RPG-7 -1.

Support units

RV - designed for reconnaissance; according to its capabilities, a platoon can allocate RLP - 1, two observation points and can conduct reconnaissance at a distance of up to 15 km. from their units. Consists of control and 3 RO. Total (on BMP/APC): LS - 16/18, BMP-1k - 1, BMP - 2/..., BTR - .../2, PRK - 3, RPG-7 -1, SBR-3 radar -1.

VS - designed to provide the battalion commander and headquarters with radio and wire communications with the battalion units.

VTO ​​- designed for technical support of units and routine repair of equipment and weapons and consists of 3 departments: 1 and 2 for repair of equipment and weapons, 3 - for repair and maintenance of batteries. Total: LS -11, RPG-7 - 1, MTO-AT - 1, MTP -1 (on infantry fighting vehicles), MTP-2 -1, (on armored personnel carriers).

VMO - designed to provide the battalion with ammunition, fuels and lubricants and food, as well as for preparing hot food. Consists of 3 departments: 2 - cars (9 people each) and household. departments Total: LS - 15, Auto - 17, r/st R-159 - 1, RPG-7 -1.

MedV - designed to provide first aid to the wounded and sick, collect and evacuate them from the battlefield. Total: LS - 15, UAZ-452 - 1 and 6 buses.

Total in SMEs on infantry fighting vehicles: LS -466, BMP-2 - 43, BMP-1km -1, BMP - 1k -1, 120 mm SO "Nona - S" - 8, MANPADS "Igla" -9, AGS-17 - 6, VTUR “Fagot” -6, BRM -1k -1.

Total in SMEs on armored personnel carriers: LS-538. BTR - 43, BTR-80k -1, BRM-1k - 1, BMP - 1k - 1, R-145bm -1, ATGM "Metis" -9 "Fagot" - 6, AGS-17 -6, MANPADS "Igla" -9, 120 mm mortar -8.

Tank battalion

It is part of the SME or TP and consists of management, combat and support units. The battalion management structure includes6 command and headquarters. The combat units include three tank companies. Support divisions: VS, WTO, VMO, MedV.

A tank company consists of a company command (7 people), 3 TVs of 10 tanks each (3X3 + 1). Total: LS -151, tanks - 31, BMP -1k -1, BMP-1 -1.

Artillery battalion

ADN - designed to destroy and suppress artillery, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and other fire weapons and manpower of the enemy, launchers, electronic systems, various fortifications, remote mining of terrain and light support. Fire can be conducted from closed firing positions and direct fire. It consists of: control, control platoon, 3 self-propelled artillery batteries, VMO and medical. point.

It is part of the MP and TP TD and can be mounted on an armored personnel carrier or infantry fighting vehicle. Consists of: battalion control, combat units, support units.

The battalion's command structure includes: command (battalion commander, EKBVR and deputy commander for logistics), headquarters (NSH, ZNSH, NSMSB - commander of the Armed Forces, instructor and clerk), combat units include: three MSR, SOBATR (on infantry fighting vehicles) or MINBATR (on armored personnel carrier), PTV, ZRV. To the battalion support units: RV, AF, VTO, VMO, MedV.

Motorized rifle company (MSR) is a tactical unit and, depending on the military equipment, has a different composition:

The MSR on an infantry fighting vehicle is part of the MSB on an infantry fighting vehicle and consists of a company command (11 people), 3 MSVs of 24 people each and 3 infantry fighting vehicles each. In total in the company: LS - 92 people, BMP - 11, RPG - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 13, SVD - 4, radar - 1, SBR-3 - 1.

The MSR on an armored personnel carrier is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and consists of: control (8 people), an anti-tank squad (9 people), 3 MSVs of 30 people each and 3 armored personnel carriers each. Total in the company: LS - 107, armored personnel carrier - 11, ATGM "Metis" - 3, RPG-7 - 6, RPK - 18, AGS-17 - 3 SVD - 4, SBS... - 1.

SOBATR Consists of: battery control, battery control platoon, 2 fire platoons of 4 “Nona-S” 120 mm guns and 19 people in each. The control platoon is designed to conduct reconnaissance of targets and ensure communication between the commander and fire platoons, the battalion commander and the AP com. It consists of an intelligence department (4 people) and a communications department (3 people) with the station - R-159 and 4 km. telephone cable R - R-274m. Total: LS - 54, 8 SO, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1, GAZ - 66 - 6 pcs.

MINBATR is part of the SME on an armored personnel carrier and differs from SOBATR in weapons, equipment and the number of personnel in fire platoons (26 people each). Total: LS -66, 8 120 mm mortars, GAZ-66 - 10, r/st - 4, RPG-7 - 1.

Anti-tank platoon (ATP) is the main anti-tank unit of the battalion and is designed to destroy tanks, armored personnel carriers and other armored targets. Consists of control and 3 software with 2 calculations of the Fagot ATGM in each. Total (on armored personnel carriers/on infantry fighting vehicles): LS - 27, ATGM "Fagot" - 6, BMP - .../3, MTLB - .../1, armored personnel carrier - 4/..., r/st - R-158 - 4.

Anti-aircraft missile platoon (AA) Designed to engage air targets at low altitudes and consists of 3 squads of 3 Igla MANPADS. Total: LS - 16, Igla MANPADS - 6, r/st - R-157 - 4, r/pr-R-157p - 6, BMP/armored personnel carrier - 3, RPG-7 -1.

Support units

RV - designed for reconnaissance; according to its capabilities, a platoon can allocate RLP - 1, two observation points and can conduct reconnaissance at a distance of up to 15 km. from their units. Consists of control and 3 RO. Total (on BMP/APC): LS - 16/18, BMP-1k - 1, BMP - 2/..., BTR - .../2, PRK - 3, RPG-7 -1, SBR-3 radar -1.

VS - designed to provide the battalion commander and headquarters with radio and wire communications with the battalion units.

VTO ​​- designed for technical support of units and routine repair of equipment and weapons and consists of 3 departments: 1 and 2 for repair of equipment and weapons, 3 - for repair and maintenance of batteries. Total: LS -11, RPG-7 - 1, MTO-AT - 1, MTP -1 (on infantry fighting vehicles), MTP-2 -1, (on armored personnel carriers).

VMO - designed to provide the battalion with ammunition, fuels and lubricants and food, as well as for preparing hot food. Consists of 3 departments: 2 - cars (9 people each) and household. departments Total: LS - 15, Auto - 17, r/st R-159 - 1, RPG-7 -1.

MedV - designed to provide first aid to the wounded and sick, collect and evacuate them from the battlefield. Total: LS - 15, UAZ-452 - 1 and 6 buses.

Total in SMEs on infantry fighting vehicles: LS -466, BMP-2 - 43, BMP-1km -1, BMP - 1k -1, 120 mm SO "Nona - S" - 8, MANPADS "Igla" -9, AGS-17 - 6, VTUR “Fagot” -6, BRM -1k -1.

Total in SMEs on armored personnel carriers: LS-538. BTR - 43, BTR-80k -1, BRM-1k - 1, BMP - 1k - 1, R-145bm -1, ATGM "Metis" -9 "Fagot" - 6, AGS-17 -6, MANPADS "Igla" -9, 120 mm mortar -8.

Tank battalion

It is part of the SME or TP and consists of management, combat and support units. The battalion management structure includes6 command and headquarters. The combat units include three tank companies. Support divisions: VS, WTO, VMO, MedV.

A tank company consists of a company command (7 people), 3 TVs of 10 tanks each (3X3 + 1). Total: LS -151, tanks - 31, BMP -1k -1, BMP-1 -1.

Artillery battalion

ADN - designed to destroy and suppress artillery, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and other fire weapons and manpower of the enemy, launchers, electronic systems, various fortifications, remote mining of terrain and light support. Fire can be conducted from closed firing positions and direct fire. It consists of: control, control platoon, 3 self-propelled artillery batteries, VMO and medical. point.

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Participation in hostilities[ | ]

Period of entry into the active army: December 8, 1942 - April 2, 1943, June 10, 1943 - August 11, 1943, October 24, 1943 - May 12, 1944, June 10, 1944 - May 9, 1945[3].

The brigade's combat path covered during this time was Kalach-on-Don (December 1942), the village of Oblivskaya (December 1942), the village of Sinelnikovo, Pavlograd, Chuguev, a meeting with the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (February-March 1943) , Oryol region Zalegoshchinsky district (July 1943), Gomel region, Rechitsa and Svetlogorsk districts, liberation of the city of Rechitsa (November-December 1943), Gomel region Kalinkovichi and Oktyabrsky districts, liberation of Kalinkovichi (January-February 1944), Mogilev region, Bykhovsky district ( Krasnitsa), Bobruisk region and liberation of Bobruisk (March-June 1944), Minsk region, participation in the liberation of Minsk (July 1944), Nesvizh, Slonim, Brest, (August 1944), Warsaw (Poland), Narew bridgehead (September-November 1944 ) And so on.

On July 14, 1945, on the basis of the order of the NKO of the USSR No. 0013 of June 10, 1945 and the order of the Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany No. 008 of July 5, 1945, the brigade was transformed into the 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Kalinkovichi Twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Regiment

1st Guards Tank Don Order of Lenin Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Division (military unit No. 06680), with the location of the city of Neuruppin[4].

On February 4, 1947, the 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Kalinkovichi Twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Regiment was disbanded[1].

From divisions to brigades and back

In 2009, during the reform of the Russian army, the main ideologists of the reforms informed the military personnel, and all citizens of the country, that the military doctrine had undergone major changes, and that the army needed significant internal restructuring. At the same time, the main threat to Russia was identified, to counter which it was supposedly not necessary to conduct large-scale military operations, but could be limited to solving local combat missions. They say that we should no longer expect major external aggression against Russia, but we should expect attacks by bearded men with grenade launchers and Kalash guns.

Due to the metamorphosis of military doctrine, it was decided to switch to the use of brigades, almost completely abandoning the concept of a division. The main argument in favor of switching to a brigade composition of the army was as follows: a brigade has a smaller staff and, therefore, may be better organized than a division. This was supposed to give the entire Russian army greater mobility and flexibility, which would meet new challenges from a security point of view.

However, after the divisions urgently began to be cut down and shrunk, it became clear that the brigade formation option had its own significant drawbacks. One of these disadvantages can be considered that it was not always possible to achieve full interaction between individual components of the same brigade. If we take into account that the brigade was conceived as a kind of middle line between the regiment and the division, which was supposed to absorb all the best from both sides: the power of the division and the mobility of the regiment, then the result of such an idea was clearly blurred. Numerous exercises in which updated military formations took part showed that the brigades did not absorb divisional power and, at the same time, were unable to accumulate regimental coherence and mobility. It turned out that the brigades were organizationally stuck between the regiment and the division, not realizing all the positive things that they actually wanted from them.

Another undoubted disadvantage of the brigades is that, unlike the same divisions, if they were forced to take part in combat (combat training) operations, then in full force. A situation emerged in which a brigade, consisting of a couple of regiments, several separate battalions, including a logistics battalion (company), was removed from its location to carry out combat missions, leaving this very place virtually empty and completely unprotected. In the divisional version, for conducting active combat operations there was always a special group of military personnel, which was determined to solve military-practical problems of countering the attacking side. This group could be larger or smaller depending on the conditions and scale of hostilities. In any case, the rear remained covered. In the case of a brigade, to strengthen the rear, you need to use either another brigade (and this is nonsense), or somehow isolate separate units from it, which in itself is a contradiction in using the brigade as a single and mobile whole.

An additional headache was (is) added by the fact that a hypothetically probable military confrontation may not always fit into the framework of local counteraction, where it would be appropriate to use a brigade. After all, in the same Far East, one cannot exclude the possibility of a clash between the Russian army and the armies of its neighbors (with all due respect to China, Japan and other states in the region). If, God forbid, such a military clash occurs, then it is hardly worth having the illusion that it will be limited to a certain limited area (very small) territory... In the history of the country there have been a sufficient number of examples of how even the most seemingly insignificant border conflict , resulted in a large-scale military confrontation. And it is precisely in the event of large-scale confrontations that the brigades should hardly be considered effective.

Despite this, all segments of the Russian Armed Forces switched to the brigade system with the exception of the Strategic Missile Forces and the Airborne Forces. At the same time, none of the major military powers decided to make such a large-scale transition to the brigade principle of forming the Armed Forces. In particular, the armies of the USA, Germany, China and other countries use brigades only as additions to existing divisions, which form the basis of the army. Moreover, in the USA, brigades are generally parts of divisions in the vast majority of cases. It turns out that only Russia, among the countries with significant military power, relies exclusively on brigades and takes into account the option of military conflicts only at the level of local skirmishes. Potential adversaries do not discount the scenario of a full-scale war using solid formations.

Numerous military experts, who increasingly began to raise the issue of the inexpediency of an almost 100% transfer of the RF Armed Forces to the brigade version, seem to have been heard by the new leaders of the Ministry of Defense. Despite the fact that not so long ago President Putin announced that the reform was almost completed and that it was time to abandon “shying around” from side to side, information has appeared that in the near future several divisions that were lost could be recreated in Russia at once this status was about 3-4 years ago. In particular, information has appeared that in less than a couple of months, namely at the Victory Parade (May 9, 2013), soldiers of the Taman and Kantemirovskaya divisions will march along Red Square. Namely divisions, since this status will be returned by the famous military formation of the Moscow region, along with the red banners with which the divisions were once awarded for the military exploits of soldiers and officers.

In addition to restoring the Taman and Kantemirovskaya divisions, the Ministry of Defense plans to begin creating several divisions in the Far East at once, which indirectly confirms the concerns shared by military experts regarding the need to cover Russia’s distant borders. It is possible that the division may be revived again in Tajikistan - on the basis of the 201st military base of the Russian Federation. Indeed, in this region, after the withdrawal of the NATO contingent from Afghanistan, another large-scale armed conflict may break out, which, no matter the hour, could spread to the whole of Central Asia.

But if the Ministry of Defense decided to again turn to the divisional option of recruiting the army, then what will happen to the created brigades? There is no clear answer to this question yet, but most likely, brigades will be left as the main combat units where their use is truly more effective than the use of divisions. Regions where brigades may remain in their current form include, for example, the North Caucasus. Using large divisions here to conduct counter-terrorist operations is simply pointless. This district needs mobile groups that could fight gangs with maximum efficiency.

It turns out that the leadership of the Ministry of Defense is revising its military doctrine, pointing out that local wars are certainly dangerous for Russia, but it is also necessary to insure against more significant external aggression. It is naive to hope that we have no major enemies, just as it is naive to believe that if there are major enemies, they will not provoke Russia into an armed conflict. Reasonable restoration of divisions is a good insurance policy.

Composition[ | ]

When converting to guards:

• Brigade Directorate (Staff No. 010/370)
• 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion (staff number 010/371)
• 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion (staff number 010/371)
• 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalion (staff number 010/371)
• Mortar Battalion (staff number 010/372)
• Artillery Battalion (staff number 010/373)
• Anti-aircraft artillery division (staff number 010/374)
• PTR Company (Staff No. 010/375)
• Company of machine gunners (Staff No. 010/376)
• Reconnaissance Company (Staff No. 010/377)
• Control Company (Staff No. 10/378)
• Technical support company (Staff No. 010/379)
• Medical platoon (Staff No. 010/380)

In 1943 it was transferred to new states:

• Brigade Directorate (Staff No. 010/420)
• 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion (staff number 010/421)
• 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion (State No. 010/421)
• 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalion (staff number 010/421)
• Mortar Battalion (staff number 010/422)
• Artillery Battalion (staff number 010/423)
• PTR Company (Staff No. 010/424)
• Company of machine gunners (Staff No. 010/425)
• Reconnaissance Company (Staff No. 010/426)
• Control Company (Staff No. 010/427)
• Technical support company (Staff No. 010/428)
• Engineering mine company (Staff No. 010/429)
• Automotive Company (Staff No. 010/430)
• Medical platoon (Staff No. 010/431)
• Anti-aircraft machine gun company (staff number 010/451)

Composed of[ | ]

Brigade Command[ | ]

Brigade commanders[ | ]

• Filippov Georgy Nikolaevich (12/18/1942 - 09/1944), guard colonel, from 03/11/1944 guard major general of tank forces[5]
• Gavrilov Ivan Vasilievich (09/18/1944 - 10/1944), guard colonel
• Petrov Nikolai Pavlovich (10.1944 - 06.10.1945), guard colonel

Deputy brigade commander for combat units[ | ]

• Lamov Mikhail Pavlovich (12/18/1942 -), guard major

Military commissars of the brigade, from 10/09/1942 - deputy brigade commander for political affairs[ | ]

• Zemskov Yakov Naumovich (04.1945), guard lieutenant colonel

Brigade chiefs of staff[ | ]

• Petrov Nikolai Pavlovich (12.1942 - 06.1944), guard captain, guard major, guard lieutenant colonel
• Shishemorov Nikolai Ivanovich (06.1944 - 06.10.1945), guard major, guard lieutenant colonel

Distinguished warriors[ | ]

Awards[ | ]

The 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade was one of seven especially distinguished Guards Motorized Rifle Brigades that earned six or more awards and distinctions during the Great Patriotic War[11].

Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation

The Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, VVO of Russia, is a military-administrative unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Designed to protect the eastern part of the country and unites military units stationed within the administrative boundaries of the Far Eastern and part of the Siberian federal districts, as well as the territories of 12 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The district headquarters is located in Khabarovsk. All formations of the armed forces and branches of the armed forces deployed in the district are subordinate to the commander of the Eastern Military District troops, with the exception of the Strategic Missile Forces and the Airborne Forces. In addition, formations of troops of the Russian Guard, the Border Service of the FSB, as well as units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and other ministries and departments performing tasks in the district are under its operational subordination. The commander of the Eastern Military District is Hero of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Zhidko Gennady Valerievich.

Territory of the Eastern Military District

Territory of the Eastern Military District

Regions included in the Eastern Military District:

Republic of Buryatia Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Trans-Baikal Territory Kamchatka Territory Primorsky Territory Khabarovsk Territory Amur Region Magadan Region Sakhalin Region Jewish Autonomous Region Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Structure of the Eastern Military District of Russia

Combined arms armies - 5th Red Banner Combined Arms Army; - 29th Combined Arms Army; - 35th Red Banner Combined Arms Army; - 36th Combined Arms Army.

11th Air Force and Air Defense Army

Pacific Fleet

March 28, 2020, the district stage of the Suvorov Onslaught competition among the best motorized rifle crews of the Eastern Military District was completed at the Borzya Novaya training ground in the Trans-Baikal Territory. Based on the results of the relay race with obstacles and shooting, the team representing the combined arms unit stationed in Buryatia became the best among the motorized rifle units. The second place was taken by servicemen of the motorized rifle unit of the Primorsky Territory. The third group was completed by motorized rifles from Transbaikalia. Major General Valery Sharagov presented the awards to the winners in a solemn ceremony.

On August 25, 2020, a major exercise was held in the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory and Jewish Autonomy, involving about 5 thousand military personnel and 1 thousand pieces of equipment. During the active phase of the exercise, units at different training sites operated in a single tactical environment. The maneuvers were defensive in nature with rapid counterattacks.

August 11, 2020 The first two companies were created as part of the control brigades, armed with mobile cellular repeaters. The units include 10 off-road vehicles with equipment that can establish stable cellular communications within a radius of up to 30-40 km from the mobile tower, connecting to the signal of the main federal operators. Units stationed in Khabarovsk and Novosibirsk received new equipment.

On July 11, 2020, a large-scale tactical exercise with a separate motorized rifle brigade of the Eastern Military District was completed at two training grounds on Sakhalin Island, 3 thousand military personnel took part in it, about 700 units of weapons and military equipment were involved. At the near line of defense, fire missions were carried out by crews of T-80 tanks. Air support was provided by Mi-8amtsh army aviation helicopters.

On June 24, 2020, the live-fire stage concluded a large-scale tactical exercise with units of the motorized rifle formation of the Eastern Military District stationed on Sakhalin Island, with the participation of about 1 thousand military personnel, about 300 units of military and special equipment. One of the features of this exercise was the use of tactical techniques based on the experience of conducting modern armed conflicts.

December 1, 2010 In accordance with the decree of the President of Russia “On the military-administrative division of the Russian Federation,” the Eastern Military District was formed. It was formed on the basis of the Far Eastern Military District and part of the troops of the Siberian Military District. It also included the Pacific Fleet and the 3rd Air Force and Air Defense Command.

Notes[ | ]

1. ↑ 12
   V.I. Feskov, 2013, Table 5.2.4 “Guards mechanized and motorized rifle regiments created in 1945-1946,” p. 207, 210.
2. Feskov, 2003, Appendix 4.3. "1. Guards and motorized rifle and mechanized brigades transformed into them,” p. 217.
3. VI. Directorates of Guards Motorized Rifle Brigades // List No. 7 of Directorates of brigades of all types of troops that were part of the active army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. - M.: Ministry of Defense, 1956. - P. 65. - 131 p.
4. V. I. Feskov, 2013, Table 5.1.1 “Tank divisions of the period 1945-1957,” p. 199-200.
5. Feskov, 2003, Appendix 4.9. "7. Commanders of motorized rifle brigades and guards brigades transformed from them,” p. 251.
6. Heroes of the Soviet Union, 1987.
7. Heroes of the Soviet Union, 1988.
8. Knights of the Order of Glory of three degrees, 2000.
9. ↑ 123
   Part II. 1945-1966, 1967, p. 85, 172, 189.
10. Part I. 1920-1944, 1967, p. 378.
11. Military encyclopedia volume 3, 1995, p. 534.

The essence of military reforms in Russia is Serdyukov’s plan

— Reduction in the number of officers and restructuring of the officer corps

— Creation of a personnel non-commissioned officer corps

— Centralization of the officer training system

— Reorganization and reduction of central military authorities, including the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff

— Elimination of framed formations of the Ground Forces and transformation of all formations into forces of constant readiness

— Reorganization of the reserve system and the training system for reservists

— Reduction in the number of units and formations of the Armed Forces and military bases

— Transfer of the Ground Forces to a brigade basis with the abolition of the divisional, corps and army units

— Reorganization of the Airborne Forces also with the abolition of the divisional structure

Downsizing and reduction of officers

In accordance with statements made by Serdyukov, it is planned to accelerate the reduction in the size of the Russian Armed Forces to 1 million military personnel by 2012, and not by 2020, as previously planned (the current number is 1.13 million people). At the same time, the number of officers in the Armed Forces will be 150 thousand people, which means a radical reduction in the officer corps - according to Serdyukov, there are now 355 thousand officer positions in the Armed Forces.

At the same time, the actual reductions in officers will be smaller - out of 355 thousand officer positions now, 40 thousand are vacant and will be abolished by the end of this year. In addition, 26.7 thousand officers have reached the age limit for military service and are subject to dismissal anyway, and in 2009 another 9.1 thousand officers will reach the age limit. There are also 7.5 thousand officers currently serving in the army, called up for two years after graduating from civilian universities - they will also be dismissed at the end of their service, and in the future such specialists will not be called up. “Thus, there remain about 117.5 thousand officers who must be dismissed within three years,” Serdyukov said. To a large extent, the issue of their release will be resolved during the implementation of another reform, announced by Serdyukov back in early 2008. transfer of a number of officer positions to civilian ones (medics, lawyers, etc.).

The reductions will also affect the central military administration. Serdyukov said that 10,523 people currently serve in the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense and another 11,290 people belong to the military management bodies of the Ministry - a total of almost 22 thousand people. After the renovation, only 8,500 people in total will remain serving in all these structures, including 3,500 in the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense. It is within the framework of these measures that, since the beginning of 2008, the reorganization of the General Staff has been taking place with a reduction in the number of its departments and services by 50 percent, to be completed which is expected by March 1, 2009.

Regarding the reduction of officer positions, Serdyukov said that “from the point of view of positions, our army today resembles an egg, inflated in the middle. There are more colonels and lieutenant colonels than junior officers. In three years, we will build a pyramid where everything will be clearly structured and verified.” Accordingly, the number of lieutenants and senior lieutenants in the Armed Forces will increase from 50 thousand to 60 thousand.

An important element of the reforms is the creation of a professional non-commissioned officer corps, which was practically absent in the Soviet Army. A powerful sergeant/non-commissioned officer corps, in theory, should become the main foundation for the individual training of soldiers and military discipline. In any case, the creation of such a non-commissioned officer corps, even under the most favorable circumstances, will require not three or four, but no less than 10-15 years. This “time lag” potentially creates a threat to the announced reformist measures and threatens to “sag” the controllability of troops, as well as the emergence of problems with recruitment in a number of military branches, where the proportion of officers is especially large in positions related to the direct control of military equipment (submarine fleet, air defense and etc.).

Constant Readiness Forces

The most interesting aspect of the announced military reforms is associated with the abandonment of the divisional-regimental structure of the Russian Ground Forces and the transition to a brigade organization. “Today we have a four-tier command system: military district, army, division, regiment. We are moving to a three-echelon structure: military district, operational command, brigade. That is, the divisional-regimental link drops out and brigades appear,” said Anatoly Serdyukov. According to the Minister of Defense, the transition to a new military command structure will eliminate the “multi-tier” and increase the efficiency of troop command and control. Serdyukov said that within three years it is planned to reduce the number of military units and formations of the Ground Forces by more than an order of magnitude - from 1890 to 172.

At the same time, all units of incomplete strength (cadres) will be disbanded and only units of constant combat readiness will remain in the army (President Dmitry Medvedev also announced this a little earlier).

There are two aspects to highlight here. Firstly, the transformation of all units and formations of the Ground Forces into permanent readiness forces represents a very radical step towards increasing the peacetime combat readiness of the army and a rejection of the hitherto unchanged structure of the Soviet Army, which is basically formations subject to full deployment only upon mobilization. Thus, the army ceases to be mobilization at its core. The Soviet Army of the eighties had four categories of tank and motorized rifle divisions, depending on the degree of their manpower in peacetime. Moreover, out of approximately 200 existing divisions, only about 50 divisions belonged to the so-called “A” category, that is, they were already 100 percent staffed and were ready for immediate entry into hostilities. The remaining approximately 150 divisions required partial or full staffing with reserves called up for mobilization and a sufficiently long time for deployment according to wartime requirements. This mixture of units of constant readiness and those subject to mobilization has remained in Russia to the present day.

In accordance with military reform plans, by 2012 all units of the Russian army will be fully staffed and thereby become permanently ready forces. This is also reflected in the transition to a contract acquisition system. Thus, the combat potential and speed of response of the Russian Army in peacetime should increase sharply, which will allow troops to be deployed as quickly as possible in any conflict - including like the recent Georgian one. At the same time, the achieved quantitative increase in permanent readiness forces should compensate for the overall slight reduction in the number of Ground Forces. The disbandment of a number of understaffed formations, which in peacetime consist only of officers but no enlisted men, will also make it possible to reduce the number of officers, mainly senior officers.

The need for a large reserve, based on the natural geographical conditions of Russia as a huge continental country with long borders, will not disappear anywhere. However, it is clear that now and in the foreseeable future there is no threat of an unexpected large-scale land invasion of Russian territory. Any adversary, even potentially capable of carrying out such an invasion (USA and NATO, China), will require a long period of mobilization, deployment and concentration of its ground forces on the borders of Russia. This makes the so-called “threat period” before any land war inevitably long and allows Russia to significantly reduce the requirements for its reserve components. Russia will have considerable time to mobilize all its forces, which will enable it to abandon the costly maintenance of staffed formations of the Ground Forces in peacetime. As can be judged, the main reserve component of the Ground Forces, according to the reform plan, will be the already existing storage bases for weapons and military equipment (BHVT), which are essentially warehouses in which divisional or brigade sets of military equipment are stored. In the event of general mobilization, additional brigades and divisions will be deployed from such armored personnel carriers. Please note that in 2007-2008. In Russia, a whole series of exercises took place on the deployment of formations based on BKhVT - apparently, during these exercises, the future model of updated mobilization structures was worked out.

From regiments and divisions to brigades

The second significant step is the brigade transformation itself. Russia has until now maintained the structure of the Soviet Army. This structure was fundamentally formed during the post-war reorganization of 1945-1946, and took its final form during the reforms of Georgy Zhukov in 1956-1957. and has remained essentially unchanged since then. The main formation of the Ground Forces were tank and motorized rifle divisions of four regiments (usually three tank and one motorized rifle regiments in a tank division, one tank and three motorized rifle regiments in a motorized rifle division). Three or four divisions, as a rule, make up a combined arms army, subordinate to the command of a military district; some armies have now been demoted in status to army corps. In the nineties, separate motorized rifle brigades also appeared in the Ground Forces, which arose mainly as a result of the reduction of divisions for economic reasons. At the same time, in recent years, a number of brigades of a new organization have been formed in the North Caucasus (including the 33rd and 34th mountain motorized rifle). Apparently, the experiment with the latter was considered quite successful.

A brigade is considered a tactical formation, “intermediate” between a division and a regiment - although the actual existing brigades of the Russian Army are close in composition to individual regiments. Apparently, the promising organization of the Russian brigade involves strengthening some of its support and combat support assets, which are currently at the divisional level. Such brigades should theoretically have greater flexibility in use and greater combat power, and also be capable of operating in an independent tactical direction. Moreover, all new brigades will be motorized rifle brigades only.

Instead of existing divisions and combined arms armies (and army corps), it is proposed to unite promising brigades as part of operational commands. The composition of these new formations (apparently at the corps level) is still unclear, but as one can judge, they will include sets of combat and logistics support units at the current divisional and army levels, and most importantly, will correspond to the concept of “jointness” that is now popular in the West "), that is, to unite under its control all types and types of forces and means in its area of ​​​​responsibility, including aviation, air defense, missile units, etc.

Perhaps the most controversial part of this reorganization is the planned complete abandonment of the divisional link. This, on the one hand, increases the independence of brigades, but on the other hand, it can create difficulties for massing forces and assets on the battlefield. In general, the elimination of the divisional level and a complete transition to a brigade basis look like measures that orient the army to participate primarily in local conflicts of limited scale, without the need to conduct large-scale conventional military operations against a strong enemy with decisive and far-reaching operational-strategic goals. Apparently, in some way the final approval of this reorganization was influenced by the experience of the recent war with Georgia. During the fighting in South Ossetia, Russia directly involved five regimental tactical groups (that is, reinforced motorized rifle regiments) from the 19th (North Ossetia) and 42nd (Chechnya) motorized rifle divisions, and this group was not controlled by the headquarters of these divisions and not even by the headquarters of the 58th Army, but directly by the headquarters of the North Caucasus Military District through a specially created group. “Three-echelon structure: military district, operational command, brigade” looks like in some way a formalization of this scheme.

As for the approximate composition of the future Russian army, it can be assumed based on published data on the planned deliveries of sets of military equipment under the State Armament Program for 2007-2015. It was reported that during this period the Russian Army should receive 22 battalions of new tanks and 23 battalions of modernized tanks, as well as new and upgraded equipment for more than 170 motorized rifle battalions. Taking into account the small amount of new military equipment received before 2007, this gives a figure of approximately 230-240 tank and motorized rifle battalions with new and modernized equipment - which, with a staff of four battalions per brigade, will make it possible to staff up to approximately 60 “heavy” line brigades constant readiness. Now in the Russian Army there are about 100 tank and motorized rifle regiments and brigades. Thus, the inevitability of a nominal reduction is obvious, but it should be remembered that not all current regiments and brigades are parts of permanent readiness.

It became known that each tank or motorized rifle division would, as a rule, be reorganized into two brigades. Already in October 2008, such a reorganization of the 2nd Taman Guards Motorized Rifle Division began near Moscow.

Not only the Ground Forces

The reform announced by Anatoly Serdyukov will also affect other branches of the Russian Armed Forces. Thus, in the Air Force the number of units will be reduced from 340 to 180, and in the Navy - from 240 units to 123 it will be reduced by almost half - from 240 to 123 units. In the Strategic Missile Forces, instead of 12 missile divisions, there will be only eight (which, however, is expected in connection with the planned reductions of strategic nuclear weapons), and in the Space Forces, instead of seven, there will be six.

It is reported that the Air Force plans to abandon the reduced two-squadron aviation regiments introduced in 1998 (24 combat aircraft per regiment). All aviation regiments will be disbanded. The new Air Force organization envisages an air base as its main structural unit, each of which will host three combat aviation squadrons (that is, the equivalent of a Soviet-era aviation regiment). Currently, such an Air Force structure exists in Belarus.

At the same time, Serdyukov said that, contrary to recent trends, he does not see the need to create independent rapid reaction forces. “We proceed from the fact that the Armed Forces already have such units - these are the Airborne Forces,” said Serdyukov. “Another thing is that such units will be strengthened: in each military district there will be an airborne brigade to solve urgent problems and act in unpredictable situations "

The current four airborne divisions of the two-regiment structure will be reorganized into airborne brigades, the total number of which will be at least seven or eight. Thus, the composition of the Russian airmobile forces will be somewhat strengthened compared to the existing ones, which emphasizes the general focus of Serdyukov’s military reforms on the creation of a professional army of constant combat readiness.

No matter how controversial certain aspects of the announced measures may seem to one or another observer, it should be recognized that, perhaps for the first time in the entire post-Soviet period, Russia has developed and adopted a truly integral and comprehensive plan for radical reform of the country’s Armed Forces, and there is political and administrative will and economic resources for implementing this plan.

The full article was published in English in the latest issue of the Moscow Defense Brief magazine.

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Eyewitness impressions

They most often end up in Buinaksk, military unit 63354, from training units; from recruiting stations - much less often. According to some, military unit 63354, if not the best, is very good: they would like to serve there again. Normal relations between colleagues, adequate management (the leadership of military unit 63354 is located in the urban area). There are no “statutes” here. Living conditions are good everywhere: cabins for 3 people, TV, refrigerator, shower, washing machine. You can do your own laundry and not put things in the general wash. In the canteens, everything often changes: sometimes the food is very good, sometimes it’s bad; The canteen in the unit in Buinaksk is recognized as the best. They get many different outfits. On guard or “on the heights” - they stand at posts with weapons, guard “objects” and approaches to the unit. In company-specific squads, they guard property, monitor the routine and the absence of “strangers” in the location of military unit 63354. On patrols, they guard the town at night. There are no dining orders.

Stadium. Botlikh

Conscripts don’t go anywhere on their own! Only trips to the training ground. Drills take place less often than shooting at the range and exercises. Military unit 63354 provides the opportunity to both master military equipment and have plenty of shooting, which distinguishes it from many others. Military unit 63354 has special forces and anti-terrorism units. They are most often involved in training, but they do not go on guard duty. In the special forces there are only contract soldiers. Rumors about the dangers are traditionally exaggerated. But in the North Caucasus region, a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime or high-alert regimes (“A” and “B”) are often declared. Military personnel have to carry out combat missions, and military unit 63354, as a combat unit, is involved in the first place. When transferring to the reserve, take a certificate from military unit 63354 stating that you served in a “hot spot”.

In general, this is a resort area. But due to climate change, humidity, stress and intense physical activity, newcomers to military unit 63354 get sick often. The hospital is located in Buinaksk. The food and treatment in the hospital is good. However, the soldier will have to hand over his phone during his stay in the hospital.

Parade Ground

Salaries in military unit 63354 are above average. The salary is completely transferred to the cards. Some ATMs are only Sberbank. This is what is recommended for reasons of safety of money in the account. Near the checkpoint in the city there are 3 - 4 shops where they sell almost everything, from sweets to toothbrushes. Cons: There is theft. The water is bad, highly chlorinated, so they only drink it in the dining room 3 times a day. Injuries are possible at the training ground. Gerey-Avlak: The KMB take place there. The local barracks are the newest in military unit 63354. Cabins for 6 - 8 people, each with a washbasin, shower, toilet and dryer. The cockpits are not closed: it is not allowed. There is a good “chip” (as at other deployments of military unit 63354), prices are low. Having gotten used to it, the guys buy “diet supplements” in the form of shawarma and even hot dogs. Botlikh: One of the best military towns in Russia. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief visited here several times and kept the construction under control (2005 - 2008). Beautiful stadium, beautiful club. Everything is paved, the paths are paved with tiles. The fighters live in cubicles of three: there are 3 beds in a room, each has its own bedside table and closet. For 2 cabins there is a common washbasin, bathroom and shower; but there is not always hot water here.

Botlikh

The families of officers and contract soldiers of military unit 63354 do not want to move from here, even to Buinaksk. But it’s harder for conscripts here than in the city: there are fewer people, more outfits. There are also trips to the outpost (not far from the unit) and trips to the training grounds. There is theft, but not massive. There is no hazing - there are “isolated cases of clarification of relationships in a male team.” There is a tent camp at the Dalny training ground near military unit 63354. Some people like it here best: it’s quieter and away from the authorities. The food from the field kitchen is praised. The biggest problem is dirt: after the landfill you have to wash it half the night, and in the morning it’s back to the landfill. But the soldiers are very happy that they can shoot from various weapons and master the technology.