Formations and military units of special forces (1955-1991). Special Forces of the Armies of the World 5 Separate Special Forces Brigade

The professionalism of the brigade's special forces and their success in combat training have been proven in many major military exercises. All exercises were conducted in an environment as close as possible to a combat one.
The "adversary" of the special forces were missilemen, border guards of the air defense troops. Command posts of armies, corps, airfields were subjected to "attacks" by special forces; naval bases, large communication centers. It was allowed to use any methods and means. Spetsnaz groups worked at all major exercises of the Soviet Army and the Warsaw Pact troops. It was enough 2-3 well-trained special forces groups to sow panic and confusion, completely paralyze the actions of the division.

From 1967 to 1987, the brigade was annually awarded the challenge pennant of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District "The best reconnaissance unit", the Commemorative Jubilee Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District and the rolling Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District.
Teachings is a school for teaching martial skills. The teachings are a "field" academy, where the skills, techniques and methods of special operations are honed.

In 1967, the brigade took part in the exercises "Dnepr-67".
1969 - joint exercises of special forces groups with the Border Troops, the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
1972 - scientist "Efir-72", regional complex TSU.
1975 - exercise "Spring-75".
1976 - special exercises "Vanguard-76".
1981 - exercises "West-81".
1986 - the Dozor-86 operational-strategic exercise.
1987 - front-line command and control units.
1988 - operational-strategic exercises "Autumn-88".
1991 - TSUg front-line KShU.
1999 - TSU with other branches of the military.
2002 - KOTU "Berezina-2002".
2003 - KOU "Clear Sky-2003".
2004 - KOTU "Shield of the Fatherland-2004".
2005 - double-sided KSHU.
2006 - TSU within the framework of the command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus "Shield of the Union-2006", bilateral tactical exercise from the 38th
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2007 - Command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

A Brief History of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade

The first paratroopers appeared here, in the Belarusian outback, back in 1940. It was the 214th Airborne Trooper redeployed from Western Belarus. In March 1941, the brigade was reorganized, on its basis the 4th VDK was formed with a station in Maryina Gorka. Then there was a war, partisans fought with the invaders throughout Belarus. And again the sky was painted with white domes only in 1963.
On the basis of the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR No. 140547 of July 19, 1962, the 5th separate brigade of special purpose began to form in the city of Maryina Gorka. Her birthday was January 1, 1963.

The backbone was made up of officers who arrived from the one-year courses of the Military-Diplomatic Academy and the district's intelligence units. Soldiers and sergeants who had served at least two years in the special forces also came here. A total of 137 people, including participants in the Great Patriotic War and local conflicts.

The new formation also faced new and unusual tasks. Nuclear attack weapons appeared in the arsenal of the potential enemy. The USSR Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Soviet Army developed and implemented the idea of ​​creating mobile and effective sabotage and reconnaissance forces. All created brigades were directly subordinate to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. In the event of a military conflict, the formations were to strike at enemy strategic targets, conduct reconnaissance, deploy a partisan movement on enemy territory, and disorganize command and control and the work of its rear.

The solution of such large-scale tasks required intense combat training. Already in May, the personnel began to master parachute jumps with fall stabilization up to five seconds and jumps from An-2, An-12, Li-2 aircraft. Within a few months, the unit was prepared for combat operations in any conditions. The servicemen showed high proficiency at the first check.

On November 19, 1964, the chief of staff of the BVO, Lieutenant General N. Ogarkov, later Marshal of the Soviet Union, presented the brigade commander, Colonel I. Kovalevsky, with the Battle Banner.
By 1965, the 5th Special Forces Brigade had become a strong combat-ready organism. In subsequent years, it increased its power, improved its organizational and staff structure. In May 1968, a special mining company was introduced into its staff. For eight years (1975-1982) the brigade had an "excellent" mark in all tests and exercises.
1978 became especially memorable for the special forces soldiers. 22 squads, 14 groups, 3 companies, 2 detachments at the end of the year received an "excellent" mark. And in the same 1978, the compound received a new name - 5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade. The title "separate" was a recognition of the high skill of the soldiers and officers of the formation.
The history of the brigade is, first of all, people, their characters, their fates. Everyone has their own baggage of soul, knowledge and intellect. The names of all are kept by our grateful memory. The museum of the unit contains materials that tell about the amazing people-creators devoted to the interests of the service. Bit by bit collected and created! the material base for the training of reconnaissance soldiers, new facilities were built, the combat capability of the unit was strengthened. The main thing that has united people from the first days of the foundation of our brigade is hard work, humanity, decency, justice, concern for a common cause, a desire to fulfill the tasks in the best possible way.

Each person left his mark in strengthening the brigade's combat capability, improving the soldier's life. Each was an example of loyalty to the Motherland and the army. People served with full dedication of strength, knowledge for the sake of educating a worthy replacement for veterans. The brigade has always been one big family - both on holidays and on weekdays and in joy and sorrow. The feeling of elbows, military comradeship never left the scouts of the 5th ObrSpN. The multinational team was surprisingly united in combat skills and mutual assistance. For spetsnaz is a way of life.
With such commanders, officers and warrant officers and our successes in. combat training were significant. In recent years, the team has been successfully solving the assigned tasks. Eleven times she was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District and the pennant "The best reconnaissance unit of the district." The pennant is left in the unit forever. Our scouts took part in many exercises - and everywhere they showed themselves to be real fighters, professionals, coped with any assigned task, did not drop the honor of the army special forces.
In the 1970s-1980s. The Maryinogorsk brigade was a testing ground for Soviet troops. All the latest types of spetsnaz weapons and equipment were tested by the General Staff of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces in quiet Maryina Gorka.
Much has been done in the brigade to develop intelligence. A unique and most elite special forces unit - a special special-purpose company - appeared as part of the 5th special unit. It consisted only of officers and warrant officers, well-trained professionals. The company was intended to perform particularly important tasks in the interests of the GRU. The best of the best were selected. Knowledge of foreign languages ​​was required. The soldiers took a course of light diving training under the naval special forces training program, mountain training, a course for pilots of motor hang-gliders and much more.
In 1989, recognizing the characteristics and professionalism of the unit, the Minister of Defense of the USSR allowed the company to have its own sleeve insignia - a black fox and a badge. This was an extraordinary event for the Soviet Army. The detachment consisted of "Afghans", there were sportsmen - dischargers and masters of sports in military-applied sports.
Until 1991, the special company reached the highest level of training for officers and warrant officers. It corresponded to the level of training of the Vympel special purpose unit of the KGB of the USSR.
But unfortunately, the special forces from Maryina Gorka had to apply their knowledge not only during the exercises. Afghanistan has become a separate unforgettable page in the history of the brigade. Hundreds of reports of officers, warrant officers and soldiers with a request to rule them "across the river" were put on the command table with the beginning of the Afghan war. And many of them continued to serve in the Jalalabad and Lashkargakh special forces brigades operating in Afghanistan.

From March 1985 to May 1988, the 334th separate special-purpose detachment, formed on the basis of the brigade, also fought there. On account of his 250 military exits, in which about 3,000 Mujahideen were destroyed, thousands of weapons were seized.

Victories were won not only by skill, but also by blood. The memory of one hundred and five was immortalized by a stele erected in the unit in 1986. 124 scouts were seriously wounded, the war noted 339 soldiers with minor wounds.
Commander of three orders, Captain Pavel Bekoev, a participant in over a hundred military operations, died, raising the soldiers to attack. He, as always, was in front ... Senior Lieutenant Igor Tupik, twice wounded, surrounded by enemies, summoned fire on himself. Lieutenant Nikolai Kuznetsov, seriously wounded, covered the retreat of his subordinates with fire. The last grenade blew himself up and the spooks who surrounded him.
In 1985, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously, and his name is forever enlisted in the unit's lists.
It was the 334th detachment in 1988 that was given the honor of being the first to leave Afghanistan. Later on, a training detachment was created on its basis.

Our soldiers, warrant officers and officers were faithful to the military comradeship and oath to the end. Homeland. The memory of them should be passed on from generation to generation, and only then can we look into the future with sovereignty and bring up worthy sons of our Motherland. The memory of the war must deny the war, arouse disgust for it.
Remembering is terrifying and painful, but forgetting is impossible. You have to remember forever!

On August 2, 1999, in memory of those who passed through the scorching heat of Afghanistan, in memory of the fallen soldiers of the 334th Special Forces detachment, an updated memorial complex was opened.
In 1990, in the period from January 24 to March 3, by order of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, the 5th Special Forces Special Operations Forces carried out a government task to stabilize the situation in the Armenian SSR with almost its full complement (805 special forces). The brigade was commanded by Colonel V. Borodach.
The beginning of the nineties became difficult for the sons of the brigade. Here is the collapse of the USSR, the transfer of many to serve in Russia and Ukraine. They were in demand and went to other power structures. Some have been abandoned by fate to Transnistria and Tajikistan, Yugoslavia, Angola and Libya. But wherever the fate of the sons of the 5th artillery division of the Special Forces threw, they never dropped the honor of the special forces, at any place in any position they showed themselves worthy, fulfilled their official duty to the end, because a special forces soldier is a strong character, concentrated will and the ability to go to risk, carry out your task to the bitter end. Spetsnaz was born to win.
In spite of everything, the brigade has not disintegrated, it lives and improves. On December 31, 1992, former Soviet special forces officers swore allegiance to White Russia. The 5th ObrSpN became the most elite part of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
The amazing tradition of our brigade should be especially noted. We can safely say that there is no such continuity of generations and such a number of dynasties as in our brigade anywhere else. The brigade has become a small homeland and home for hundreds of people for many years. Fathers conveyed to them loyalty and loyalty to their Fatherland and special forces.
Even today it is not so easy to get into the brigade. The conscripts here are subjected to a tough selection. Only physically strong, hardy people can serve in spetsnaz, capable of overcoming tens of kilometers off-road with full combat gear, spending many hours without sleep and rest, when the main thing is to complete the task. Therefore, sports are held in high esteem in the brigade. There are many dischargers and foremen among the servicemen. But the main thing that distinguishes a spetsnaz soldier is the moral core, the strength of the spirit. And this helps the patriotic and spiritual and moral education, the cultivation of the rich traditions of the brigade.
In 1997, by order of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a non-staff center for patriotic education of youth in the Minsk region was created on the basis of the brigade. In cooperation with local authorities, the district council of veterans, work is systematically carried out on the patriotic education of the unit's personnel. Students of Maryinogorsk secondary schools and educational institutions of the Minsk region.
The way of military service, training in the brigade has a number of features: to shoot, explode, drive, fly, jump - the fighters learn all this. The main direction is reconnaissance and sabotage work. In the brigade, diving is taught, hang-glider crews are trained. The study goes sutra until evening in classrooms, at shooting ranges, and training grounds. The fighters are trained to perform extremely important tasks in a combat situation, when subunits and individual groups must operate deep in the rear, in isolation from the main forces, independently make the most unexpected and daring decisions. Therefore, every warrior must become a professional, flawlessly wield weapons, know subversive business, master hand-to-hand combat techniques, be decisive, self-possessed, and quick-witted. A spetsnaz scout must know and love a parachute, be able to jump from an airplane, a helicopter at any time of the day, in any weather and on any terrain.
This is the peculiarity of the training of Belarusian special forces. In addition, the scouts learn to overcome any obstacles (impenetrable swamps, water obstacles, forests), quietly and unnoticeably walk a route of 50-70 kilometers, suddenly and skillfully capture the specified object, destroy it.

During the exercise, the scout groups leave for 10 days across the rugged unknown terrain. Soldiers love field exits, where they have the opportunity to show resourcefulness, endurance, to prove to themselves and their commanders in practice what they are capable of and what they have learned. This increases self-esteem and makes them strive to improve their combat skills.
Young officers and soldiers are trained by true masters of military art. The brigade has all the conditions for training in the art of war. Young people are given the opportunity for the harmonious development of their personality, the acquisition of a civilian profession. The compound has linguaphone classes for learning foreign languages, there is a stadium, a club, simulators, computers ... The barracks are cozy and have a decent life. Sports are held in high esteem. Soldiers and officers are engaged in taekwondo, Russian wrestling. There are teekwondo and rock climbing arresters. Serious educational work is being carried out in the state-legal, patriotic and spiritual-moral directions. Everything is done to ensure that the servicemen are physically and morally strong. They understand their place and role in ensuring the security of the Republic of Belarus. In July 2001, tactical and special training competitions were held for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, where the “partisans” of Maryina Gorka deserved high marks. “With these guys, I would go on reconnaissance,” Lieutenant General Nikolai Kostenko said about a group of commandos from the Hero of Russia brigade. In the fifth brigade, they have kept all the best, and they are increasing their professionalism.

In October 2001, an international seminar-competition in sniper training was held in the 5th ObrSpN. It was attended by representatives of special units of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic and Belarus.
2001 State tests of sights for small arms were carried out in the 5th ObrSpN.
The major exercises of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus "Berezina-2002" proved that the professionalism of spetsnaz intelligence officers is growing and is acquired by intense military labor. The overall assessment of the brigade is “good”.

September 12, 2002 is a historic date in the life of the brigade. Long-awaited, joyful, unforgettable day. On this day, the brigade received the President of the country and its Commander-in-Chief A.G. Lukashenko. I
The head of state solemnly presented the brigade commander with the Combat Banner with Belarusian symbols.
But before this solemn moment came, the head of state visited a military shooting range, where he got acquainted with the peculiarities of the combat training of scouts, their professional skills during special events, and modern weapons.
The President of the Republic of Belarus laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers-internationalists, met with the veterans of the unit.
Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko thanked the personnel and veterans of the brigade for their military work: “Your professional experience is dear, it is needed by today's generation of Belarusian special forces soldiers. It is in the continuity of generations and traditions that the strength of the special forces lies. "
In July 2003, on the basis of the 5th artillery unit of the Special Forces, competitions of the Intelligence Groups of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus were held.
All the prizes were taken by the special forces teams of the brigade. In the summer of 2003, the brigade's scouts took part in the competitions of the special forces reconnaissance groups on the basis of the 2nd Special Forces Brigade of the Leningrad Military District. Careful design of the operation, excellent physical and psychological training of the scouts allowed them to become the fourth.

For high professional skill, courage and perseverance in achieving the targeted goals of the complex operational exercise "Clear Sky-2003", the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Colonel-General LS Maltsev, rewarded the brigade with a pennant and a certificate.

The personnel of the 5th ObrSpN took part in the exercises: "Shield of the Fatherland-2004", in September 2005, a two-way command post, “Shield of the Union-2006”, 2007 - a command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
In the Republic of Belarus, the creation of the Special Operations Forces has become a major political event. The basis of the MTR is the 5th separate special-purpose brigade. Today, the brigade, performing its tasks and engaging in combat training, also bears on its shoulders the burden of testing all new weapons, equipment and special equipment for special forces units. The 5th separate special-purpose brigade is the vanguard of the special operations forces and the main base for the training and education of professionals from other units and structures of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

On August 1, 2007, the 5th brigade was reassigned to the command of the Special Operations Forces.
And today, celebrating its 45th anniversary, the brigade remains faithful to the traditions of courage, heroism, honor and conscience, male friendship, sanctified by heaven and strengthened by battles on earth!

History
5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade Formed in 1962 as an airborne reconnaissance unit, it has a high level of combat training and vast combat experience. It is quartered in Maryina Gorka, Pukhovichi district, Minsk region. She participated in hostilities as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, carried out special events in the Transcaucasus during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The appearance of such military units and formations in the Soviet army is caused by the presence of, as it was customary to call it, our potential enemy in Europe, tactical nuclear weapons. The tasks of the airborne brigades included the destruction of command posts and missile launchers, fuel and ammunition supply bases, the collection of intelligence, sabotage of communications, and in the future, the organization of partisan movement on enemy territory. Spetsnaz was designed to carry out operations in the deep rear in small groups. All brigades were directly subordinate to the main intelligence directorate of the General Staff. Soon a unique unit appeared - a company consisting only of officers and warrant officers, well-trained professionals. The best of the best were selected, who perfectly mastered various styles of martial arts, shooting from all types of small arms, including Western models. Knowledge of foreign languages ​​was a prerequisite. The servicemen also underwent a course of light diving training under the program of naval special forces, mountaineering and piloting a motor hang-glider. The company was intended to carry out particularly important missions in the interests of the GRU General Staff.

Preparation
The main direction of training is reconnaissance and sabotage activities. Scouts are taught to overcome swamps, water obstacles. "Field - Soldier Academy" - soldiers spend about seven months a year at the training ground.
In order to complete the task without loss, away from the main forces, the spetsnaz must be a universal soldier. In his arsenal - the tactics of stealthy movement, knowledge of engineering, mastery of hand-to-hand combat techniques and first aid skills. Distinctive features - skillful management of all types of army transport and the ability to shoot accurately from various types of small arms, including trophy.
There are no mountains in Belarus, but there are many high-rise buildings. Therefore, the basis of training is urban mountaineering. Classes are held not only on the territory of the brigade, they are also organized jointly with colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB. Diving training classes are also held.
Special forces are parachuted from the sky, and in a variety of ways. Landing with high precision day and night, in all weather conditions. For this, new parachutes have entered service here, which allow scouts to jump from any height and at any speed of the aircraft. In addition to parachutes, there are special forces in the arsenal and motor hang-gliders.

Annual holiday of the 12th Specialized brigade of the GRU

On December 5, the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the GRU General Staff celebrates the day of the unit. The history of military unit 25642 and service until the disbanding of the "Asbestos brigade" in the review from the Military Pro.

The history of the creation of the 12th Specialized Brigade

The 12th Special Forces Brigade was created in 1962 by order of the General Staff on July 10th. The first composition of military unit 25642 was formed from soldiers and intelligence officers of the Transcaucasian Military District. Even in Soviet times, the region could not be called calm, so the appearance of special forces in the Caucasus did not surprise anyone. From the first days of its existence, the military formation was preparing to counter the internal and external enemies of the Union.

The day of the 12th OBRSPN was set for December 5th. Two years after the formation of the brigade, the Battle Banner was handed over, which was presented by the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District, General of the Army Andrei Trofimovich Stuchenko. In February 1973, the entire brigade took part in the large-scale exercise "Snow Pass". During the check, the commandos showed good results, having completed all the tasks of the command in very difficult conditions.

The 12th GRU special forces brigade was stationed in Lagodekhi, a city on the border of the Georgian and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republics. The relationship between the two Caucasian peoples has always been very warm, so that the special forces did not have any problems with the passage of service, and they could calmly undergo combat training. Therefore, the brigade was rightly considered one of the most efficient units in the Soviet army.

In 1980, in the 12th Special Forces Special Forces detachment in Lagodekhi, the 173rd separate special forces detachment was introduced on a special staff. Four years later, the unit was transferred to the location of the Turkestan Military District, where the 40th Combined Arms Army was stationed.

It was this military unit that fought in the Afghan war, so the special forces were reinforced with experienced officers and sent to Helmand province. The main task of the fighters was to identify the militant training camps. The withdrawal from the DRA took place in 1988, but the servicemen did not have a chance to rest for long.

The end of the 80s for the Union was characterized by frequent actions of militants in the Caucasus, who demanded the creation of independent states. The 12th GRU special forces brigade was directed to suppress separatist uprisings and restore legal power to the city of Zakatany, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1989, specialists carried out a number of successful operations near the settlements of Kirovakan, Leninakan, Pambak of the Armenian SSR. During the raids, several militant training centers were identified and destroyed.

The collapse of the Soviet Union was also not peaceful for the Caucasus. Therefore, the 12th Specialized Brigade of the GRU had to take part in the solution of the South Ossetian conflict, restore order in Nagorno-Karabakh and a number of other operations.

After the proclamation of Georgia's independence, the 12th GRU special forces brigade moved to Asbest in the Sverdlovsk region. At the beginning of the 90s, it was one of the best army units in the army, so it is not surprising that the government of the Russian Federation made every effort to redeploy the unit to its territory.

The combat path of the 12th special forces brigade in the RF Armed Forces

In most of the videos filmed in Chechnya, the 12th Specialized Brigade is present. The soldiers went to the North Caucasus in 1995 to establish constitutional order there and establish federal power.

The first clashes showed that the army of Ichkeria is much stronger than expected, so it will not be so easy to defeat it. Therefore, the motorized columns were urgently replenished with special forces, who were supposed to provide their protection and conduct reconnaissance in order to avoid being ambushed during the passage of the route.

The 12th Special Forces brigade from Asbest sent the 33rd detachment to the Chechen Republic. During the hostilities, thanks to the efforts of the special forces, a large number of field commanders were eliminated, which significantly undermined the morale of the separatists. And shock and reconnaissance operations made it possible to save the lives of their colleagues from other units, who, thanks to timely identified ambushes, could prepare for battle and repulse, and did not fall into traps.

The 12th Special Forces Special Operations Forces in Chechnya lost several fighters, but the enemies had to pay with the blood of dozens of fighters for each killed special forces soldier. On March 3, 1995, in the Gudermes area, a reconnaissance detachment was preparing a route for the withdrawal of the forces of the North-Western group of federal forces. Several previously prepared ambushes were identified and destroyed, but reinforcements came to the sounds of the battle, and the special forces were in the ring.

Decisive actions made it possible to capture the dominant height, after which Senior Lieutenant Vladislav Aleksandrovich Dolonin, wounded in the leg, lay down on it with a machine gun and covered the withdrawal of his colleagues. Aimed fire not only made it possible to get out of losses, but also thwarted the pursuit. The hero himself died a heroic death and for his exceptional courage and self-sacrifice was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

Since 1999, the 12th separate special purpose brigade took part in military operations in Dagestan. Here, too, it was not possible to avoid the loss of personnel. On February 22, 2000, captain Mikhail Konstantinovich Churkin and junior sergeant Dmitry Alexandrovich Shektayev were killed in the Argun Gorge, covering the retreat of the ambushed group.

With their decisive actions, they were able to shackle the enemy forces and made it possible for the main group to leave without loss. For the feat, both fighters were posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation.

In the summer of 1997, military unit 25642 in Asbest hosted competitions between special forces groups from the Russian Federation, the USA and Slovakia. The victory was achieved by the Russian team, which once again confirmed the highest level of training of the fighters. At various times, they also took part in joint exercises with colleagues from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

If you watch the training video of military unit 25642, you will be surprised at how extraordinary abilities the commandos have. They are trained to conduct hostilities in any conditions, are trained to use all types of cold and firearms, hand-to-hand combat techniques and the use of the environment for their own purposes.

Many fighters kept the tattoos of the 12th Specialized Brigade in order to remember their service for the rest of their lives. A stylized image of a bat, which is a symbol of special forces, was usually used as drawings. Also, fighters could fill themselves with years of service or the names of settlements in which they had a chance to engage in battle against illegal armed groups.

On August 29, 2009, the 12th Separate Special Forces Brigade in Asbest said goodbye to its Battle Banner and was disbanded. The fighters were distributed among other military units.

How do veterans of the 12th brigade live?

In 2013, the Fund for the Support of Veterans of the 12th Special Forces Brigade was created. The organization has taken on the responsibility of helping the former fighters of the legendary unit. The initiative was put forward by the former brigade commander, Colonel Mikhail Petrovich Masalitin. It is he who heads the fund and takes care of the needs of the special forces and their families. In particular, a monument to the fallen heroes was moved, which at one time stood on the territory of the 12th Special Forces brigade in Asbestos.

During the operations in Chechnya and Dagestan, the commandos lost 29 comrades killed. More than 50 people were wounded of varying severity in the battles for the Motherland. Therefore, the activities of the fund make it possible to collect funds for the purchase of necessary drugs for rehabilitation. No one forgets the annual holiday of the 12th Special Forces Special Forces, so the veterans come together every year to remember the fallen comrades and remember the glorious moments of service in the special forces.

You can buy the flag of the 12th OBRSPN and other paraphernalia with the symbols of the brigade at the Voenpro military department. The store offers a wide selection of the highest quality goods, with the help of which you can congratulate the veterans on the upcoming holiday and make them a pleasant surprise. It is always very important for soldiers to know that they are remembered and are grateful for their hard work, which is often not visible in peacetime.

You can leave feedback about the service in the "Asbestos" special forces brigade or congratulate veterans on the upcoming holiday using the comment form under the article.

The 5th brigade from Maryina Gorka is also an elite unit in the sense that they were trusted in the General Staff to check all the newest weapons and uniforms of the special forces. So the traditions of special forces in Belarus go back to Soviet times. Recently, the 5th separate special forces brigade has already turned 50 years old, with which we are happy to congratulate them!

Specifications

• 5 OBRSPN Maryina Gorka

Flag of the 5th Special Forces Brigade

Spetsnaz is the elite of the military forces. People who are weak in body and spirit are not taken there. Only strong men serve there, ready to cope with adversity in difficult times and help a comrade. And most importantly - who will complete the task.

There are not too many special forces in Belarus, frankly. But the most famous of them is the 5th separate special forces brigade, which is comfortably located in the small town of Maryina Gorka. A piece with a great history. Once glorious, imbued with the spirit of victory, the thirst for struggle, the desire to fulfill their duty to the country, the men bravely fought along with other units of the GRU special forces against the Mujahideen. A lot of enemy lives have accumulated on the account of the fighters. The 5th spetsnaz brigade came out of difficult situations with honor and valor. Its appearance immediately calmed the unstable situation in Armenia, when the rebels were already ready to riot and destabilize the situation.

History and emblem of the GRU Five

The 5th brigade from Maryina Gorka is also an elite unit in the sense that they were trusted in the General Staff to check all the newest weapons and uniforms of the special forces. So the traditions of special forces in Belarus stretch back to Soviet times. Let the history of the brigade drag on for a long time, but honor and praise to the young generation of strong special forces, who remember and honor the glorious deeds of veterans, congratulate them and want to be the same as they are.

In the 5th brigade of Maryina Gorka, a unit was also created, which for a long time had no analogues in the Soviet and Russian units of the GRU special forces - a special special forces company, consisting of warrant officers and senior special forces officials. Without exaggeration, it was a super unit of the highest class and level of training. The special company of the 5th brigade even had its own sleeve insignia - an event exceptional for the Soviet army! Veterans of the operation in Afghanistan served in a special company, there were also specially trained athletes in various applied battles and in hand-to-hand sports.

It is also necessary to tell about the emblem of 5 obrspn. It consists of several elements: a fox, a directional arrow, as well as the constellation Ursa Major and the North Star. What does this mean: the fox is a cunning, small, but nimble and careful predator, ready to strike at any moment, devour the victim, leave the enemy with a nose. The fighters of the 5th brigade of Maryina Gorka are also ready for such tactics. The arrow is a very long-standing symbol of the reconnaissance forces, it denotes the intention and the possibility of deep penetration into the rear and sabotage there, as well as actions at the edge. This is basically how the fighters will act. And the constellation Ursa Major and the bright Polar Star denote accuracy when attacking, when selecting a possible target for strike, the ability to see and feel everything even in difficult conditions.

5 OBRSPN today

In Belarus, they show a genuine interest in the elite special forces unit and constantly shoot videos about it, make reports, write in newspapers. Video 5 obrspn can be found in various social networks and video storages. Be sure to take a look at the exercises and daily life of the fighters.

Fortunately or unfortunately - to whom as - the fighters of 5 brigades in the years of sovereign Belarus have nowhere to apply their fighting skills. While their colleagues from the Russian special forces of the GRU are fighting in Chechnya, Ingushetia, South Ossetia, the special forces of Maryina Gorka are constantly training in exercises. And it may seem to many that courageous and strong guys have lost their fighting skills, have forgotten what it is like to be in constant tension, but this is not so. The high command of the military forces of the Republic of Belarus will confirm that the 5 brigade from Maryina Gorka is the best, most prepared unit of all that is in the Belarusian army. And they confirm this at exercises and in demonstration battles. After all, they know how to do special forces in Belarus - and this is a fact.

It is gratifying to see on social networks that young people want and are striving to get into the 5th secondary school of Maryina Gorka. True, of course, not everyone will be taken there - that's why she and the elite! - but the best and most promising, those who want to serve for the benefit of the Belarusian army and the Belarusian people, will definitely be included in the 5th separate special forces brigade. And it is also nice to see that the girls are waiting for their soldiers from the service, for the sake of meeting them they move to live and work in Maryina Gorka. It is commendable. And it says that the very best young people of Belarus are serving there, and even their companions are the best, the most devoted to the spirit of family and duty.

It is boldly worth noting that at 5 obrspn they preserve the continuity of the spirit, old-timers are always ready to come to the rescue of the young, help them, cheer them up and temper them. On August 2, old and young generations of special forces, veterans gather, congratulate each other on their day, on the day of the airborne troops. And on this day we see that the traditions of the special forces in Belarus are still not forgotten.

Conclusion

If you have forgotten what a real man, a patriot of his country, strong, courageous and courageous should look like - come to Maryina Gorka, look at the veterans of the 5th special forces brigade. All of them are people of exceptional training and exceptional character, as if made of steel. They cannot be interrupted or pierced by anything.

5 ObrSpN GRU General Staff of the Moscow Region, Maryina Gorka

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From the history of the 5th ObrSpN GRU GSh MO

Teachings
The professionalism of the brigade's special forces and their success in combat training have been proven in many major military exercises. All exercises were conducted in an environment as close as possible to a combat one.
The "adversary" of the special forces were missilemen, border guards of the air defense troops. Command posts of armies, corps, airfields were subjected to "attacks" by special forces; naval bases, large communication centers. It was allowed to use any methods and means. Spetsnaz groups worked at all major exercises of the Soviet Army and the Warsaw Pact troops. It was enough 2-3 well-trained special forces groups to sow panic and confusion, completely paralyze the actions of the division.

From 1967 to 1987, the brigade was annually awarded the challenge pennant of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District "The best reconnaissance unit", the Commemorative Jubilee Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District and the rolling Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District.
Teachings is a school for teaching martial skills. The teachings are a "field" academy, where the skills, techniques and methods of special operations are honed.

In 1967, the brigade took part in the exercises "Dnepr-67".
1969 - joint exercises of special forces groups with the Border Troops, the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
1972 - scientist "Efir-72", regional complex TSU.
1975 - exercise "Spring-75".
1976 - special exercises "Vanguard-76".
1981 - exercises "West-81".
1986 - Dozor-86 operational-strategic exercise.
1987 - front-line command and control units.
1988 - operational-strategic exercises "Autumn-88".
1991 - TSUg front-line KShU.
1999 - TSU with other branches of the military.
2002 - KOTU "Berezina-2002".
2003 - KOU "Clear Sky-2003".
2004 - KOTU "Shield of the Fatherland-2004".
2005 - double-sided KSHU.
2006 - TSU within the framework of the command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus "Shield of the Union-2006", bilateral tactical exercise from the 38th
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2007 - Command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

A Brief History of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade

The first paratroopers appeared here, in the Belarusian outback, back in 1940. It was the 214th Airborne Trooper redeployed from Western Belarus. In March 1941, the brigade was reorganized, on its basis the 4th VDK was formed with a station in Maryina Gorka. Then there was a war, partisans fought with the invaders throughout Belarus. And again the sky was painted with white domes only in 1963.
On the basis of the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR No. 140547 of July 19, 1962, the 5th separate brigade of special purpose began to form in the city of Maryina Gorka. Her birthday was January 1, 1963.

The backbone was made up of officers who arrived from the one-year courses of the Military-Diplomatic Academy and the district's intelligence units. Soldiers and sergeants who had served at least two years in the special forces also came here. A total of 137 people, including participants in the Great Patriotic War and local conflicts.

The new formation also faced new and unusual tasks. Nuclear attack weapons appeared in the arsenal of the potential enemy. The USSR Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Soviet Army developed and implemented the idea of ​​creating mobile and effective sabotage and reconnaissance forces. All created brigades were directly subordinate to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. In the event of a military conflict, the formations were to strike at enemy strategic targets, conduct reconnaissance, deploy a partisan movement on enemy territory, and disorganize command and control and the work of its rear.

The solution of such large-scale tasks required intense combat training. Already in May, the personnel began to master parachute jumps with fall stabilization up to five seconds and jumps from An-2, An-12, Li-2 aircraft. Within a few months, the unit was prepared for combat operations in any conditions. The servicemen showed high proficiency at the first check.

On November 19, 1964, the chief of staff of the BVO, Lieutenant General N. Ogarkov, later Marshal of the Soviet Union, presented the brigade commander, Colonel I. Kovalevsky, with the Battle Banner.
By 1965, the 5th Special Forces Brigade had become a strong combat-ready organism. In subsequent years, it increased its power, improved its organizational and staff structure. In May 1968, a special mining company was introduced into its staff. The brigade for eight years (1975-1982) had an "excellent" mark at all tests and exercises.
1978 became especially memorable for the special forces soldiers. 22 squads, 14 groups, 3 companies, 2 detachments at the end of the year received an "excellent" mark. And in the same 1978, the compound received a new name - 5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade. The title "separate" was a recognition of the high skill of the soldiers and officers of the formation.
The history of the brigade is, first of all, people, their characters, their fates. Everyone has their own baggage of soul, knowledge and intellect. The names of all are kept by our grateful memory. The museum of the unit contains materials that tell about the amazing people-creators devoted to the interests of the service. Bit by bit collected and created! the material base for the training of reconnaissance soldiers, new facilities were built, the combat capability of the unit was strengthened. The main thing that has united people from the first days of the foundation of our brigade is hard work, humanity, decency, justice, concern for a common cause, a desire to fulfill the tasks in the best possible way.

Each person left his mark in strengthening the brigade's combat capability, improving the soldier's life. Each was an example of loyalty to the Motherland and the army. People served with full dedication of strength, knowledge for the sake of educating a worthy replacement for veterans. The brigade has always been one big family - both on holidays and on weekdays and in joy and sorrow. The feeling of elbows, military comradeship never left the scouts of the 5th ObrSpN. The multinational team was surprisingly united in combat skills and mutual assistance. For spetsnaz is a way of life.
With such commanders, officers and warrant officers and our successes in. combat training were significant. In recent years, the team has been successfully solving the assigned tasks. Eleven times she was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the Belarusian Red Banner Military District and the pennant "The best reconnaissance unit of the district." The pennant is left in the unit forever. Our scouts took part in many exercises - and everywhere they showed themselves to be real fighters, professionals, coped with any assigned task, did not drop the honor of the army special forces.
In the 1970s-1980s. The Maryinogorsk brigade was a testing ground for Soviet troops. All the latest types of spetsnaz weapons and equipment were tested by the General Staff of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces in quiet Maryina Gorka.
Much has been done in the brigade to develop intelligence. A unique and most elite special forces unit - a special special-purpose company - appeared as part of the 5th special unit. It consisted only of officers and warrant officers, well-trained professionals. The company was intended to perform particularly important tasks in the interests of the GRU. The best of the best were selected. Knowledge of foreign languages ​​was required. The soldiers took a course of light diving training under the naval special forces training program, mountain training, a course for pilots of motor hang-gliders and much more.
In 1989, recognizing the characteristics and professionalism of the unit, the Minister of Defense of the USSR allowed the company to have its own sleeve insignia - a black fox and a badge. This was an extraordinary event for the Soviet Army. The detachment consisted of "Afghans", there were sportsmen - dischargers and masters of sports in military-applied sports.
Until 1991, the special company reached the highest level of training for officers and warrant officers. It corresponded to the level of training of the Vympel special purpose unit of the KGB of the USSR.
But unfortunately, the special forces from Maryina Gorka had to apply their knowledge not only during the exercises. Afghanistan has become a separate unforgettable page in the history of the brigade. Hundreds of reports of officers, warrant officers and soldiers with a request to rule them "across the river" were put on the command table with the beginning of the Afghan war. And many of them continued to serve in the Jalalabad and Lashkargakh special forces brigades operating in Afghanistan.

From March 1985 to May 1988, the 334th separate special-purpose detachment, formed on the basis of the brigade, also fought there. On account of his 250 military exits, in which about 3,000 Mujahideen were destroyed, thousands of weapons were seized.

Victories were won not only by skill, but also by blood. The memory of one hundred and five was immortalized by a stele erected in the unit in 1986. 124 scouts were seriously wounded, the war noted 339 soldiers with minor wounds.
Commander of three orders, Captain Pavel Bekoev, a participant in over a hundred military operations, died, raising the soldiers to attack. He, as always, was in front ... Senior Lieutenant Igor Tupik, twice wounded, surrounded by enemies, summoned fire on himself. Lieutenant Nikolai Kuznetsov, seriously wounded, covered the retreat of his subordinates with fire. The last grenade blew himself up and the spooks who surrounded him.
In 1985, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously, and his name is forever enlisted in the unit's lists.
It was the 334th detachment in 1988 that was given the honor of being the first to leave Afghanistan. Later on, a training detachment was created on its basis.

Our soldiers, warrant officers and officers were faithful to the military comradeship and oath to the end. Homeland. The memory of them should be passed on from generation to generation, and only then can we look into the future with sovereignty and bring up worthy sons of our Motherland. The memory of the war must deny the war, arouse disgust for it.
Remembering is terrifying and painful, but forgetting is impossible. You have to remember forever!

On August 2, 1999, in memory of those who passed through the scorching heat of Afghanistan, in memory of the fallen soldiers of the 334th Special Forces detachment, an updated memorial complex was opened.
In 1990, in the period from January 24 to March 3, by order of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, the 5th Special Forces Special Operations Forces carried out a government task to stabilize the situation in the Armenian SSR with almost its full complement (805 special forces). The brigade was commanded by Colonel V. Borodach.
The beginning of the nineties became difficult for the sons of the brigade. Here is the collapse of the USSR, the transfer of many to serve in Russia and Ukraine. They were in demand and went to other power structures. Some have been abandoned by fate to Transnistria and Tajikistan, Yugoslavia, Angola and Libya. But wherever the fate of the sons of the 5th artillery division of the Special Forces threw, they never dropped the honor of the special forces, at any place in any position they showed themselves worthy, fulfilled their official duty to the end, because a special forces soldier is a strong character, concentrated will and the ability to go to risk, carry out your task to the bitter end. Spetsnaz was born to win.
In spite of everything, the brigade has not disintegrated, it lives and improves. On December 31, 1992, former Soviet special forces officers swore allegiance to White Russia. The 5th ObrSpN became the most elite part of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
The amazing tradition of our brigade should be especially noted. We can safely say that there is no such continuity of generations and such a number of dynasties as in our brigade anywhere else. The brigade has become a small homeland and home for hundreds of people for many years. Fathers conveyed to them loyalty and loyalty to their Fatherland and special forces.
Even today it is not so easy to get into the brigade. The conscripts here are subjected to a tough selection. Only physically strong, hardy people can serve in spetsnaz, capable of overcoming tens of kilometers off-road with full combat gear, spending many hours without sleep and rest, when the main thing is to complete the task. Therefore, sports are held in high esteem in the brigade. There are many dischargers and foremen among the servicemen. But the main thing that distinguishes a spetsnaz soldier is the moral core, the strength of the spirit. And this helps the patriotic and spiritual and moral education, the cultivation of the rich traditions of the brigade.
In 1997, by order of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a non-staff center for patriotic education of youth in the Minsk region was created on the basis of the brigade. In cooperation with local authorities, the district council of veterans, work is systematically carried out on the patriotic education of the unit's personnel. Students of Maryinogorsk secondary schools and educational institutions of the Minsk region.
The way of military service, training in the brigade has a number of features: to shoot, explode, drive, fly, jump - the fighters learn all this. The main direction is reconnaissance and sabotage work. In the brigade, diving is taught, hang-glider crews are trained. The study goes sutra until evening in classrooms, at shooting ranges, and training grounds. The fighters are trained to perform extremely important tasks in a combat situation, when subunits and individual groups must operate deep in the rear, in isolation from the main forces, independently make the most unexpected and daring decisions. Therefore, every warrior must become a professional, flawlessly wield weapons, know subversive business, master hand-to-hand combat techniques, be decisive, self-possessed, and quick-witted. A spetsnaz scout must know and love a parachute, be able to jump from an airplane, a helicopter at any time of the day, in any weather and on any terrain.
This is the peculiarity of the training of Belarusian special forces. In addition, the scouts learn to overcome any obstacles (impenetrable swamps, water obstacles, forests), quietly and unnoticeably walk a route of 50-70 kilometers, suddenly and skillfully capture the specified object, destroy it.

During the exercise, the scout groups leave for 10 days across the rugged unknown terrain. Soldiers love field exits, where they have the opportunity to show resourcefulness, endurance, to prove to themselves and their commanders in practice what they are capable of and what they have learned. This increases self-esteem and makes them strive to improve their combat skills.
Young officers and soldiers are trained by true masters of military art. The brigade has all the conditions for training in the art of war. Young people are given the opportunity for the harmonious development of their personality, the acquisition of a civilian profession. The compound has linguaphone classes for learning foreign languages, there is a stadium, a club, simulators, computers ... The barracks are cozy and have a decent life. Sports are held in high esteem. Soldiers and officers are engaged in taekwondo, Russian wrestling. There are teekwondo and rock climbing arresters. Serious educational work is being carried out in the state-legal, patriotic and spiritual-moral directions. Everything is done to ensure that the servicemen are physically and morally strong. They understand their place and role in ensuring the security of the Republic of Belarus. In July 2001, tactical and special training competitions were held for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, where the “partisans” of Maryina Gorka deserved high marks. “With these guys, I would go on reconnaissance,” Lieutenant General Nikolai Kostenko said about a group of commandos from the Hero of Russia brigade. In the fifth brigade, they have kept all the best, and they are increasing their professionalism.

In October 2001, an international seminar-competition in sniper training was held in the 5th ObrSpN. It was attended by representatives of special units of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic and Belarus.
2001 State tests of sights for small arms were carried out in the 5th ObrSpN.
The major exercises of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus "Berezina-2002" proved that the professionalism of spetsnaz intelligence officers is growing and is acquired by intense military labor. The overall assessment of the brigade is “good”.

September 12, 2002 is a historic date in the life of the brigade. Long-awaited, joyful, unforgettable day. On this day, the brigade received the President of the country and its Commander-in-Chief A.G. Lukashenko. I
The head of state solemnly presented the brigade commander with the Combat Banner with Belarusian symbols.
But before this solemn moment came, the head of state visited a military shooting range, where he got acquainted with the peculiarities of the combat training of scouts, their professional skills during special events, and modern weapons.
The President of the Republic of Belarus laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers-internationalists, met with the veterans of the unit.
Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko thanked the personnel and veterans of the brigade for their military work: “Your professional experience is dear, it is needed by today's generation of Belarusian special forces soldiers. It is in the continuity of generations and traditions that the strength of the special forces lies. "
In July 2003, on the basis of the 5th artillery unit of the Special Forces, competitions of the Intelligence Groups of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus were held.
All the prizes were taken by the special forces teams of the brigade. In the summer of 2003, the brigade's scouts took part in the competitions of the special forces reconnaissance groups on the basis of the 2nd Special Forces Brigade of the Leningrad Military District. Careful design of the operation, excellent physical and psychological training of the scouts allowed them to become the fourth.

For high professional skill, courage and perseverance in achieving the targeted goals of the complex operational exercise "Clear Sky-2003", the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Colonel-General LS Maltsev, rewarded the brigade with a pennant and a certificate.

The personnel of the 5th ObrSpN took part in the exercises: "Shield of the Fatherland-2004", in September 2005, a two-way command post, “Shield of the Union-2006”, 2007 - the command post of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
In the Republic of Belarus, the creation of the Special Operations Forces has become a major political event. The basis of the MTR is the 5th separate special-purpose brigade. Today, the brigade, performing its tasks and engaging in combat training, also bears on its shoulders the burden of testing all new weapons, equipment and special equipment for special forces units. The 5th separate special-purpose brigade is the vanguard of the special operations forces and the main base for the training and education of professionals from other units and structures of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

On August 1, 2007, the 5th brigade was reassigned to the command of the Special Operations Forces.
And today, celebrating its 45th anniversary, the brigade remains faithful to the traditions of courage, heroism, honor and conscience, male friendship, sanctified by heaven and strengthened by battles on earth!