25th Special Purpose Regiment. My impressions of military service in the GRU Spetsnaz! Special Forces EMERCOM of Russia
According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the number of contract servicemen in the Armed Forces should annually increase by 50,000 people. By 2017, the number of servicemen undergoing military service under the contract should be 425 thousand people, and the ratio of soldiers and sergeants from the number of contract servicemen to conscripts should be 60 to 40%, respectively.
Young people should be attracted to military service not only by patriotism and the desire to serve the state interests, but also by social guarantees and prospects that the army is ready to provide them with.
The department of the military commissariat of the Rostov region for Volgodonsk selects for military service under a contract in the following units of the Southern Military District:
25th separate regiment special purpose GRU(military unit 05525)
This military unit established in 2011 to ensure the security of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and subsequently to strengthen security in the region. Stationed in Stavropol.
The main thing that this unit can attract young military personnel to is a good supply of service housing. For the military, a whole microdistrict with all the necessary infrastructure has been built here. The regimental commander immediately hands over the keys to a 2-room apartment to family contract soldiers, especially since far from all of the 4,000 apartments are still occupied. Also, if desired, sub-renting of housing is allowed (compensation is paid), or you can live in a hostel, which is located across the road from the checkpoint of the unit.
Another attractive moment for couples: the leadership of the military unit, when recruiting for civilian positions, gives preference to the wives of military personnel, so it is quite possible to find a job for a spouse.
Perhaps Volgodonsk residents will like the city itself, reminiscent of our greenery and cleanliness, but much more “profitable” for living in terms of prices, for example, for food and utilities (especially since the military has benefits here).
Bachelors will have to live in new modular barracks for 3-4 people in a room. The module itself consists of two living rooms with a shared bathroom, which has a shower and a dryer for clothes and shoes. On the floor there is a lounge where you can watch TV or drink tea.
Combat training begins from the first day of service. Kitchen outfits, cleaning, etc. no - that's civilian personnel.
Required military specialties: scout, scout-sapper, scout-sniper, signalman, driver. Requirements for candidates: 20-30 years old, state of health - category "A", education not lower than secondary (complete) general, no criminal record.
The allowance is transferred to the card of Sberbank (or another bank) and ranges from 38 tr (for privates) to 49 tr. (for sergeants).
Engineer battalion (demining) of the 11th Guards Separate Engineering Brigade
During the warm period of the year (7-8 months), military unit 45767 is deployed in the village of Khankala Chechen Republic, as well as in the village of Troitskaya, Sunzhensky district of the Republic of Ingushetia, where it performs mine clearance operations on the territory of Chechnya and other North Caucasian republics. Demining is usually done technical means, or direct demining is carried out by specialists who have passed special education, and subsequently worked for another six months as interns.
"Winter apartments" - modular barracks in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky. Family members of the armed forces are allowed to sub-rent housing with the subsequent payment of compensation. Meals are free, three meals a day. On the territory of the military camp there is a canteen, a bath and laundry plant, a club, a medical center, and a sports town.
Monetary allowance, including allowances, including for working out tasks in the field and for demining - from 27 to 40 thousand rubles. Plus - once a year financial assistance in the amount of at least one salary.
One year of service here counts as 1.5 years of seniority.
Training Center for the Training of Military Aviation Specialists of the Air Force
Located in the city of Zernograd, Rostov region.
Here, for today, the following are required: a foreman of a company (monetary allowance - from 28 thousand rubles), a deputy platoon commander (from 25 thousand rubles), a technician-instructor of a training airfield (from 25 thousand rubles), a workshop head (from 25 thousand rubles).
There are vacant positions that can be occupied by women: a nurse, a sanitary instructor, a paramedic and a pharmacist (monetary allowance - from 23,000 rubles).
Requirements for candidates: age from 18 to 40 years, education not lower than secondary general, health fitness for military service. It is possible to conclude a contract over the age limit and with minor health restrictions (for some positions).
Living conditions: hostel (barracks), as well as sub-rental housing with compensation. Free three meals a day.
22 separate brigade special GRU appointments
It is deployed in the village of Stepnoy near Aksay, as well as in the city of Bataysk.
A unique military unit that has concluded agreements with a number of universities in the Don capital! Thus, while serving on a contract basis in the 22nd Aksai, servicemen can also receive higher education, for example, in the Don State technical university, Pedagogical Institute Southern federal university, Rostov state university means of communication, actually in the Southern Federal University or even in the Rostov Conservatory named after Rachmaninoff (there are 40 universities in the list).
For the entire period of service, contract servicemen are provided with official housing, including service apartments for family servicemen in the village of Stepnoy and the city of Bataysk, as well as a family hostel.
In addition, military personnel who have entered into a second contract can submit a report on participation in the savings and mortgage system and be provided with permanent housing using mortgage lending.
Sergeant Schools
The department of the military commissariat of the Rostov region for Volgodonsk selects candidates for training in sergeant schools at higher military educational institutions
Sergeant schools are, in fact, "military technical schools" in which the secondary vocational education at the base of the higher military educational institutions. That is, in 2 years 10 months, a young man who has passed the necessary exams and passed a medical examination receives, in addition to combined arms, the necessary professional skills, military specialty and the rank of sergeant. Recall that it is professionally trained sergeants who should replace the abolished institute of ensigns in Russian army.
After graduating, for example, from the sergeant's school at the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Ryazan), you can get both a military specialty "use of airborne units" and a civilian - " Maintenance and repair road transport”, qualification - “technician”. And the sergeant's school at the Military Academy of Communications (St. Petersburg, branch in Krasnodar) trains specialists in information security.
Those wishing to enter the schools of sergeants must serve in the army and be in the reserve, or be called up for military service and serve six months, as well as serve under a contract (except for officers); have an average (full) general education or primary vocational; age - from 19 to 24 years old, contractors - up to 30 years old; have no health restrictions.
Monetary allowance for cadets - from 7200 rubles. up to 15000 rub. Those who have all the grades "excellent" - a monthly allowance of up to 17,000 rubles, "good" and "excellent" - an allowance of up to 7,000 rubles.
Cadets are provided with free meals, uniforms and housing. Family cadets, at the end of their first semester, are allowed to live outside the unit in rented housing (the cost of hiring is compensated in the prescribed manner).
A system of financial incentives for the progress of cadets has been developed: for studying without “triples”, their monetary allowance can be increased by 12 thousand rubles. In addition, they are entitled to two vacation holidays - in winter and summer - and free travel to and from vacation.
After graduating from sergeant schools, former cadets are employed in the military units of the Russian army as junior officers (in accordance with their specialty) with the appropriate allowance - from 30 thousand rubles.
Read more about the conditions for serving under a contract in the Armed Forces Russian Federation, as well as training in sergeant schools, you can find out at the Department of the Military Commissariat of the Rostov Region for Volgodonsk: Gagarina St., 18, office No. 7, from 8.30 to 17.00 daily, except weekends.
ASK-ANSWER
Location
Tasks in progress
Contract term
Accommodations
Seniority
Cash allowance
private, 2 tr. 23591 rub.,
ml. sergeant, 3 tr. 26361 rub.,
sergeant, 4 tr. 28558 rub.,
Art. sergeant, 5 tr. 32364 rub.
Additional payments
In the case of actual participation in hostilities - field money -300 rubles. per day
25 SEPARATE SPECIAL PURPOSE REGIMENT
Location
Military Unit 05525 stationed in Stavropol
Tasks in progress
1. Covering the state border in the south of the Russian Federation.
2. Search and destruction of illegal armed formations.
Contract term
The term of the first contract is 3 years.
Accommodations
Contracted military personnel live in the barracks. A hostel is provided for the accommodation of military personnel under a contract who have passed a probationary period, and for family military personnel it is possible to receive office space.
Contracted military personnel are provided with three meals a day. Meals are provided in the soldiers' canteens, according to the established norms of rations.
Seniority
When passing a contract service, a serviceman is counted in length of service or seniority - 1 year of service for 1 year, when performing an annual jumping program, length of service is counted - 1 year of service for 1.5 years of service.
Cash allowance
private, 2 tr. 23591 rub., ml. sergeant, 3 tr. 26361 rub.,
sergeant, 4 tr. 28558 rub., Art. sergeant, 5 tr. 32364 rub.
Additional payments
Annual financial assistance in the amount of at least one monthly salary (shooter, private 2 tr. 15,000 rubles, squad leader, sergeant 4 tr. 19,500 rubles)
When concluding a contract for a period of three years, a lump-sum allowance is paid in the amount of a monetary salary (shooter, private 2 tr. 15,000 rubles, squad leader, sergeant 4 tr. 19,500 rubles)
Bonus for special conditions of service, when performing the norm of parachute jumps in current year
In the case of actual participation in hostilities - field money -300 rubles. per day.
The history of the 25th guards vtap began on November 22, 1941 in the city of Alatyr, Chuvash ASSR.
The main core of the regiment was the pilots of the Oktyabrsky Aeroclub of Moscow, evacuated to the east,
personnel of the personnel department of the Moscow military district and the 29th reserve aviation regiment.
Since December 1941, the personnel participated in battles, including the defense of Stalingrad and the Melitopol operation.
In May 1942, for the heroism of the personnel, the aviation regiment was renamed the 25th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment,
later in 1943 the honorary title "Moscow".
The regiment took part in the following strategic operations:
Belgorod-Kharkov strategic offensive 1943 / August 3-23 /
Kursk strategic defensive operation
Nizhnedneprovsk strategic offensive operation of 1943
Chernihiv-Poltava strategic offensive operation of 1943
Kirovograd strategic offensive operation 1944 / January 16 /
Korsun-Shevchenkovsky strategic offensive operation of 1944 / January 24-February 17 /
Iasi-Chisinau strategic offensive operation 1944 / August 20 - 29 /
Belgrade offensive strategic operation 1945 / September 28-October 20 /
Budapest offensive strategic operation 1945 / October 29, 44-February 13, 45 /
Vienna offensive strategic operation 1945 / March 16 - April 15 /
Prague offensive strategic operation 1945 / May 6-May 11 /
For courage and bravery shown during the war years, more than 300 officers, sergeants and soldiers of the regiment were awarded orders and medals.
Of these, four became Heroes Soviet Union and 11 were awarded the Orders of Lenin.
During operations, 15,667 sorties were flown.
In 1946, it was renamed the Guards Moscow Airborne Air Regiment and relocated from Zhytomyr to Volchansk, Kharkov Region.
Directive General Staff No. 448720 dated April 24, 1955, the 25th Guards Moscow Military Transport Aviation Regiment was renamed. And in 1959 the regiment was relocated to Melitopol.
December 1963 to October 1967 the regiment provided international assistance to the Arab states, during which 21,000 people were transported. and more than 200 tons of cargo.
In 1967 the regiment took part in the Ladoga and Dnepr exercises.
From July 27 to September 30, 1968, the regiment took part in providing international assistance to the people of Czechoslovakia.
Between 1968 and 1982:
25 vtap took part in the exercises: "Danube - 68", "Uranium - 69", "Dvina -70", "Caucasus - 71", "Vostok - 72", "Strike - 73", "Vostok - 74", " Spring - 75 "," West - 81 "and" Shield 82 ".
December 1979 to February 1987
The regiment took an active part in providing international assistance to the people of the DRA.
Over the years of work in the DRA, the flight and technical staff showed a high vocational training and moral qualities.
After withdrawal limited contingent The USSR Armed Forces from the DRA, the crews of the regiment continued to carry out special flights to the DRA for the transport of food and humanitarian aid under UN programs until 1992.
In the period from 1984 to 1991 -25 vtap took part:
- In the exercises "Shield - 86" and "YUG - 90";
- From May to August 1986 in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant;
- Since December 10, 1988. to May 1989 in the aftermath of the earthquake in Armenia,
- Since 1987 until 1991, carried out special tasks for the transportation of troops to the areas of interethnic conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku, Dushanbe and Ferghana, as well as ensured the transportation of personnel, military equipment, cargo and
family members of military personnel withdrawing troops from the territory of Germany, Hungary and Poland; In 2003, the regiment and the 25th air base were reorganized into the 25th Guards Transport Aviation Brigade.
In just a few years, units and subunits of the Special Forces have experienced an amazing round of development: from a serious reduction and reassignment to the formation of new brigades and even battalions, re-equipment with latest samples weapons and military equipment, means of communication, reconnaissance and surveillance devices. But, even despite the successful actions of "polite people" in the Crimea, the Russian special forces have a lot of serious problems.
Everything that has been happening since 2009 in special forces units and subunits has received from the special forces themselves the rather apt name “chaotic throwing” or, even more simply, “chaos”. As they joke in the units and subunits of the Special Forces: “ At first they withered, but now we are trying to bloom in a new way. But everything is somehow unsuccessful».
wild brigades
From the very beginning, announced by the ex-Minister of Defense and the former Chief of the General Staff, the transition to a new look, the special forces brigades underwent a sudden reduction and reorganization. Moreover, units and subunits of the Special Forces, by a strong-willed decision of the leadership of the military department, were reassigned to the intelligence department ground forces, leaving the structure of the GRU of the General Staff. But the department responsible for the special forces remained in the GRU.
In 2009, the 12th (city of Asbest) and 67th (Berdsk) special-purpose brigades were disbanded, and the 24th special forces brigade managed to change several locations in just a year and a half, moving first from near Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk, and then to Berdsk, losing with each movement of military personnel who did not want to continue serving in the new garrisons.
According to some reports, it was planned to disband the youngest brigade - the 10th brigade from the Krasnodar Molkino, created in 2003 to solve special tasks in the North Caucasus. True, the situation in the region forced them to abandon these plans. But still, one of the detachments of the brigade was transferred to the newly formed experimental 100th reconnaissance brigade.
In other units and subunits of special forces, the positions of officers and ensigns were reduced, and the number of conscripts who replaced contract soldiers increased significantly. At one time, unit commanders had a special schedule for the dismissal of contract soldiers, for which they were asked at each meeting.
According to the original plan, approved by the former National Guard, two or three contract servicemen were enough for a group of 12 people - a deputy group commander, a sniper and a signalman. As the soldiers of the special forces themselves say, at first they broke everything, and then they began to build new system, not fully understanding what they want in the end.
In 2009, the so-called national special-purpose battalions appeared in several combined arms brigades. In particular, in the 19th Motorized Rifle Brigade, such a battalion is staffed by servicemen of the Ingush nationality, and in the 18th and 8th brigades - mainly by Chechens.
Even more chaos in the reform of special forces units brought the Olympics in Sochi. To ensure it, the Ministry of Defense began the formation of a special-purpose brigade - the 346th obrSpN and separate regiment- 25th opSpN. According to some reports, the main task of these military units was to protect the Sochi region from possible terrorist raids from the Greater Caucasus Range.
It is noteworthy that until 2012, before the appointment of Sergei Shoigu as Minister of Defense, there was only one special forces regiment in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the 45th Special Forces Special Forces of the Airborne Forces, although formally (despite the name) was not part of the structure of the units and subunits of the GRU special forces. And the 25th regiment stationed in Stavropol became unique military unit. According to some reports, at the stage of formation, his companies were “cut into” areas of responsibility in the mountains. The regiment coped with the task of protecting the Olympics "excellently", however, like other units and subunits of the Special Forces involved.
Since 2013, the special forces, having returned under the wing of the GRU, began, as the servicemen themselves joke, “to multiply rapidly.” Literally in two years, the national battalions of the Special Forces appeared as part of the 4th and 7th military bases. It is noteworthy that these units are recruited mainly from residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, although, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, only those who have passports of citizens of the Russian Federation.
In the reconnaissance battalions of several brigades, in particular the 34th motorized rifle (mountain) battalion, special-purpose companies appeared. After an unsuccessful experiment from the 100th reconnaissance brigade SPN detachment returned to the 10th obrSpN, and in its place was formed reconnaissance battalion with two companies of Special Forces. Until recently, the 33rd reconnaissance brigade (mountain) also existed on the same staff. True, this military unit in again reorganized, but already in the usual motorized rifle brigade.
It should be noted that as part of each combined arms, air assault brigade(regiment) is a company of snipers, also formally a special forces unit. At the same time, in the North Caucasian 8th, 18th, 19th motorized rifle brigades ah, in addition to sniper companies and special forces battalions, there are also groups of snipers - as they say in the North Caucasus Military District, motorized rifle and special forces brigades.
Despite the return of units and subunits of the Special Forces to the structure of the Main intelligence agency, a paradoxical situation arose with their subordination. For example, Special Forces brigades are subordinate to the GRU, and various battalions and companies are simultaneously subordinate to brigade commanders, chiefs of intelligence of the army and the district, and in some cases, to the chief of staff and personally to the commander of the district. At the same time, the GRU is responsible for their training, and also, under certain conditions, for combat use.
Whatever the warrior, then Rambo
In fact, in two years, a kind of special forces took place in the Russian Armed Forces, when special forces units appeared even in motorized rifle and tank brigades. It is clear that the need not only for trained intelligence officers, but also for signalmen, special miners, etc. has increased many times over. We must not forget about the snipers, who must complete special courses, until recently held only in the suburbs.
One of the attempts to solve the problem of training specialists was to expand the capabilities of specialized training centers for reconnaissance and Special Forces soldiers in each district. For example, in the North Caucasus District, the Daryal center specializes in mountain training, and a similar military unit in the Central Military District - on actions in winter conditions, in particular in wooded and hilly areas.
But as special forces officers admit, the main problem is the small proportion of contract servicemen, especially in the newly formed sniper companies, as well as companies and battalions of the Special Forces. Often, there are two or three contractors for several dozen conscripts. Not much better with personnel in the brigades of the Special Forces, although there the commanders from the beginning of the creation of a new look made every effort to preserve the backbone of the established military teams.
It is worth noting that despite the widespread belief that all Special Forces brigades were contract brigades before the new look, the percentage of recruits in Special Forces units was quite large. Only the North Caucasian 10th and 22nd Special Forces units could boast of a high proportion of professionals. Although in August 2008 urgently transferred to South Ossetia The 108th detachment of the Special Forces of the 22nd brigade had to be reinforced with consolidated reconnaissance groups of contract servicemen from other parts of this detachment of Special Forces.
Until recently, of the four companies and individual platoons in the detachments of the special forces of the brigades, only one company was fully contracted, not counting individual military personnel, in particular, armored personnel carrier drivers, signalmen, miners, etc. All other units consisted of conscripts. It is clear that they tried not to attract conscripts to carry out combat missions, therefore, for the task of the brigades, it was difficult to put up one Special Forces detachment from three special forces companies, a special weapons company and individual platoons.
True, by now a decision has been made to “not spread a thin layer” of contract servicemen over the entire brigade (battalion), but to form a so-called contract detachment or company.
One of the most acute problems is the training of special forces snipers. Even in the sniper companies of the combined arms brigades, several Austrian Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-04 rifles are currently in the state. they train for several months at courses in the Moscow region, where they not only master Steyr, but also undergo special tactical training, topography, camouflage, etc.
So far, only officers and contract servicemen are being sent to the courses, since the conscript will most likely be transferred to the reserve upon completion of the courses. Classes are quite difficult, they require candidates not only physical endurance, but also high level intellect. Alas, it is not always possible to pick up such a contingent. Often, military personnel return to their units expelled. It is noteworthy that the snipers of one of the motorized rifle brigades received certificates of completion of the courses, but according to the results of the training, complex and expensive Austrian rifles were not trusted to them.
Soldiers of unconventional warfare
Not only the structure and composition of the units and subunits of the Special Forces, but also the tasks, have undergone changes. Despite the fact that the documents regulating the combat use of special forces remain classified as "Secret" and even "Top Secret", it can be learned from open sources that one of the main tasks of the units and subunits of the Special Forces is to maintain the so-called special intelligence. It's about not only about observation, but also about conducting ambushes, raids and searches deep behind enemy lines. At present, these tasks have been supplemented by work in zones of local conflicts.
If you look at the American charter FM 3-18 Special Forces Operations, adopted in May 2014, you will find that the so-called special intelligence is not on the short list of the American Green Berets, whose the main task, as indicated in chapter 3 of the field manual, the conduct of unconventional warfare, literally - unconventional hostilities. The second most important task is the training of foreign specialists, and the third is counterinsurgency.
The experience of counterterrorist operations in the North Caucasus has proved that it is time for spetsnaz units to move from special intelligence to work in a much broader spectrum. According to some reports, the new combat regulations of the Special Forces units have new sections that regulate the assigned tasks.
However, such an expansion of functions does not always find understanding not only among the special forces themselves, but also - more importantly - among the military command and control bodies responsible for planning combat use units and subunits of the Special Forces, who traditionally believe that their main task is to conduct reconnaissance, as well as to protect headquarters, mobile command posts and command staff.
Although the annexation of Crimea to Russia last year once again proved that special forces are not only intelligence behind enemy lines, but also a tool for solving complex military and political tasks. The special forces were not abandoned for the purpose of reconnaissance, but blockaded military units, acted against hostile elements, organized local self-defense forces - in fact, they waged the same unconventional warfare prescribed in American charters. But, despite the tasks declared in the new Russian documents, the combat training program in most units and subunits of the Special Forces is still focused mainly on reconnaissance.
It is worth noting that in the US Army, the "green berets" are grouped into special forces assigned to certain regions. the globe. In particular, the 1st Special Forces Group based in Fort Lewis operates in the Pacific region, the 10th is focused on Europe, the Balkans, etc.
Depending on the military specialty, the training of an American commando takes from one year (engineer, heavy weapons specialist) to two years (medic). The structure of not only groups, but the entire command of special operations is optimized for unconventional warfare.
The question is, is such special forces expedient in the Russian army? What non-traditional fighting can lead a special-purpose company as part of a reconnaissance battalion, actually performing the task of pre-existing reconnaissance and airborne companies, or a sniper company of a combined arms or even an airborne assault brigade, moreover, staffed mainly by military conscripts?
It must be admitted that the vast majority of the newly formed units and subunits of the Special Forces are more likely not special forces, but some kind of military intelligence agency with increased capabilities. But the success of the “polite people” in Crimea led the leadership of the Ministry of Defense to a paradoxical conclusion: instead of structuring a chaotic mass of various companies, battalions, regiments and brigades of special forces and clearly allocating tasks and areas of responsibility between them, special forces continue.
True, judging by the latest decisions of the military department, in particular, the reorganization of the 45th reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces into a separate reconnaissance brigade, as well as changes in the organizational and staffing structures of the units and subdivisions of the Special Forces, most likely, the quantity is still beginning to turn into quality.
Return status
In less than six years of cuts and reorganization, units and subunits of the Special Forces have grown, even becoming part of the combined arms brigades. True, the special forces have so far created a large number of difficulties: there is no established structure, there are no trained specialists.
« There are never too many special forces. This is a handy tool for complex work.”, - such a phrase can summarize the opinion of many servicemen about what is happening now in special forces units and subunits.
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that in the course of a few years, despite all the difficulties, the Russian Armed Forces have created well-prepared special forces units capable of solving even such complex tasks as non-traditional military operations, which was proved by the events in the Crimea. The conclusion suggests itself: the special forces must be the elite. And by definition, there can't be too many. So let military intelligence remain intelligence, without any "specials". It will not diminish her authority.
(HF PP 21822)
Being in service:
As part of the active army:
As part of associations:
From November 22, 1942 to December 31, 1942 - as part of the 8th Air Army Stalingrad Front.
From December 31, 1942 to October 20, 1943 - as part of the 8th Air Army of the Southern Front.
From October 20, 1943 to May 12, 1944 - as part of the 8th Air Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
From May 12, 1944 to June 1944 - as part of the Reserve Headquarters of the Supreme High Command.
From June 1944 to July 14, 1944 - as part of the Air Force of the Kyiv Military District.
From July 14, 1944 to September 7, 1944 - as part of the 6th Air Army of the 1st Belorussian Front.
From September 7, 1944 to October 29, 1944 - as part of the Air Force of the Kyiv Military District.
As part of the division:
From November 22, 1942 to March 18, 1943 - as part of the 272nd Night Bomber Aviation Division.
From March 18, 143 to October 29, 1944 - as part of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division.
Regiment Command:
Guard Major Mikhail Gavrilovich Khoroshikh - from November 22, 1942 to February 1943.
Guard Major (lieutenant colonel) Kalashnikov Anatoly Zakharovich - from February 1943 to March 1944. Appointed to the post of commander of the 100th separate corrective reconnaissance aviation regiment.
Guard Major Tsuranov Semyon Yakovlevich - from March 1944 to October 29, 1944. Appointed to the post of commander of the 25th Guards "Moscow" assault aviation regiment.
Honorary titles:
Acknowledgments are made to:
Heroes of the Soviet Union:
THE LIST IS UPDATING.
Awarded with orders of the USSR:
THE LIST WILL BE SPECIFIED
Armament:
Dislocation:
UNDER CONFIGURATION.
Sources of information:
Registration number 0320593 issued for the work: 25th Guards "Moscow" Night Bomber Aviation Regiment.
(HF PP 21822)
(brief historical background)
By order of NPO No. 374 dated November 22, 1942, the 709th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was renamed the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment.
Being in service:
As part of the active army:
From November 22, 1942 to May 12, 1944. (538 days) List No. 12.
From July 14, 1944 to September 7, 1944. (56 days). List No. 12
As part of associations:
From November 22, 1942 to December 31, 1942 - as part of the 8th Air Army of the Stalingrad Front.
From December 31, 1942 to October 20, 1943 - as part of the 8th Air Army of the Southern Front.
From October 20, 1943 to May 12, 1944 - as part of the 8th Air Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
From May 12, 1944 to June 1944 - as part of the Reserve Headquarters of the Supreme High Command.
From June 1944 to July 14, 1944 - as part of the Air Force of the Kyiv Military District.
From July 14, 1944 to September 7, 1944 - as part of the 6th Air Army of the 1st Belorussian Front.
From September 7, 1944 to October 29, 1944 - as part of the Air Force of the Kyiv Military District.
As part of the division:
From November 22, 1942 to March 18, 1943 - as part of the 272nd Night Bomber Aviation Division.
From March 18, 143 to October 29, 1944 - as part of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division.
Regiment Command:
Guard Major Mikhail Gavrilovich Khoroshikh - from November 22, 1942 to February 1943.
Guards major (lieutenant colonel) Kalashnikov Anatoly Zakharovich - from February 1943 to March 1944. Appointed to the post of commander of the 100th separate corrective reconnaissance aviation regiment.
Guard Major Tsuranov Semyon Yakovlevich - from March 1944 to October 29, 1944. Appointed to the post of commander of the 25th Guards "Moscow" assault aviation regiment.
Participation in operations and battles:
Battle of Stalingrad - from November 22, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
Air blockade of Stalingrad - from November 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
Kotelnikovskaya operation - from December 12, 1942 to December 30, 1942.
Rostov operation - from January 1, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
Voroshilovgrad operation - from January 29, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
Miusskaya operation - from July 17, 1943 to August 2, 1943.
Donbass operation - from August 13, 1943 to September 22, 1943.
Battle for the Dnieper - from August 13, 1943 to December 1943.
Melitopol operation - from September 26, 1943 to November 5, 1943.
Liberation Right-Bank Ukraine- from December 24, 1943 to April 17, 1944.
Nikopol-Krivoy Rog operation - from January 30, 1944 to February 29, 1944.
Crimean operation - from April 8, 1944 to May 12, 1944.
Lublin-Brest operation - from July 18, 1944 to August 2, 1944.
Honorary titles:
By order of NPO No. 207 dated May 4, 1943, the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name "Moscow".
Acknowledgments are made to:
By order of the Supreme High Command No. 71 of February 8, 1944 for breaking through the German defenses in their bridgehead south of the city Nikopol.
By order of the Supreme High Command No. 107 of April 13, 1944 for the capture of the city and port of Evpatoria.
By order of the Supreme High Command No. 111 of May 10, 1944 for the liberation of the city of Sevastopol.
Heroes of the Soviet Union:
November 1, 1943. Shibanov Victor I. Guard Lieutenant. The flight commander of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Golden Star №1248.
April 13, 1944. Konstantinov Vladimir Fyodorovich Guard Senior Lieutenant. The navigator of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 1306.
April 13, 1944. Ogloblin Ivan Vasilievich Guard Senior Lieutenant. The flight commander of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 1307.
April 13, 1944. Tomashevsky Ivan Gerasimovich Guard Senior Lieutenant. The navigator of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 1308.
March 19, 1943. Boev Alexander Kharitonovich. Guard Senior Sgt. Pilot of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (cavalier of the Order of the Red Banner). Killed in a sortie on a Po-2 plane to the Donetsk-Amvrosievka area. He was buried in the northern corner of the Selmash park in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Posthumously awarded the Order Patriotic War I degree.
June 29, 1943. Kokhanovsky Alexander Ivanovich. Guard Lieutenant. Flight commander of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (cavalier of the orders of the Red Banner of War and the Red Star). During a training flight on a Po-2 aircraft, in the beams of searchlights, he fell into a tailspin and died. He was buried in the cemetery of the city of Zimovniki, Rostov Region.
November 21, 1943. Bushuev Dmitry Alekseevich. Guard Senior Lieutenant. Deputy squadron commander of the 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (cavalier of the orders of the Red Banner of Battle, Alexander Nevsky and the Red Star). He did not return from a sortie on a Po-2 aircraft.
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Awarded with orders of the USSR:
Dudnik Stepan Romanovich. Guard Lieutenant. Deputy Squadron Leader. Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
Ogloblin Ivan Vasilievich Guards Ensign. Pilot. Order of the Red Banner.
Boev Alexander Kharitonovich. Guard Senior Sgt. Pilot. Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class. Posthumously.
Kokhanovsky Alexander Ivanovich. Guard Lieutenant. Pilot. Order of the Red Banner.
Bushuev Dmitry Alekseevich. Guards junior lieutenant. Wing Commander. Order of Alexander Nevsky.
Konstantinov Vladimir Fyodorovich Guards junior lieutenant. Flight navigator. Order of Alexander Nevsky.
Tomashevsky Ivan Gerasimovich Guard Senior Lieutenant. Shooter-bombardier. Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
Kalashnikov Anatoly Zakharovich. Guard Major. Regiment commander. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Markashansky Nikolay Yakovlevich. Guard Lieutenant. Flight navigator. Order of the Red Banner.
Asharov Georgy Kirillovich. Guards junior lieutenant. Crew steward. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Pavlenko Nikolay Stepanovich. Guard Senior Lieutenant. Wing Commander. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Voronkov Pavel Khristoforovich. Guard Senior Sgt. Pilot. Order of the Red Banner.
Baliashvili Ivan Nikolaevich Guards junior lieutenant. Wing Commander. Order of the Red Banner.
Ryakhovsky Vasily Vasilievich. Guard Lieutenant. Deputy Squadron Leader. Order of the Red Banner.
Konstantinov Vladimir Fyodorovich Guard Lieutenant. Flight navigator. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Khalipsky Alexander Vasilievich. Guards junior lieutenant. Wing Commander. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Shibanov Victor I. Guard Lieutenant. Wing Commander. The order of Lenin.
Kalashnikov Anatoly Zakharovich. Guard Lieutenant Colonel. Regiment commander. Order of the Red Banner of War(2)
Ostromogilsky Nuta Aronovich. Guard Major. Deputy regimental commander for political affairs. Order of the Patriotic War II degree.
Dudnik Stepan Romanovich. Guard Senior Lieutenant. Squadron leader. Order of the Red Banner.
Konstantinov Vladimir Fyodorovich Guard Senior Lieutenant. Flight navigator. The order of Lenin.
Ogloblin Ivan Vasilievich Guard Senior Lieutenant. Wing Commander. The order of Lenin.
Tomashevsky Ivan Gerasimovich Guard Senior Lieutenant. Flight navigator. The order of Lenin.
Kalashnikov Anatoly Zakharovich. Guard Lieutenant Colonel. Regiment commander. Order of Alexander Nevsky.
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On October 29, 1944, the 25th Guards "Moskovsky" night bomber aviation regiment was transformed into the 25th Guards "Moskovsky" assault aviation regiment.
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http://www.allaces.ru
http://www.warheroes.ru
http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru
Combat composition of the Soviet Army.
"All Fighter Aviation Regiments of Stalin". Vladimir Anokhin. Mikhail Bykov. Yauza-press. 2014.
"Commanders". Kuchkovo field. 2006.
"Comcors" (vol. 2). Kuchkovo field. 2006.
"Division Commanders" (vol. 2). Kuchkovo field. 2014.
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