810th Separate Guards Marine Brigade

Soviet period

Revival of the Marine Corps

In 1963, the leadership of the USSR Armed Forces revises its attitude to the Navy . According to the leadership's plan, formations were required that could be deployed on ships and solve combat missions on land in various regions of the world. In essence, it was proposed to recreate such a kind of troops as the Marine Corps , which was completely disbanded in 1956. The last military unit of the Marine Corps in the Black Sea Fleet was the 393rd Separate Marine Corps Battalion, stationed in Sevastopol and disbanded in 1955 ^[3] .

According to the directive of the Ministry of Defense of June 7, 1963 No. org / 3/50340, the 336th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Belarusian Military District was reorganized into the 336th Separate Guards Marine Regiment with the transfer to the Baltic Fleet (336- 1st OPF BF) with a deployment in the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Region of the RSFSR .

The 336th regiment became the first military unit in the revived marine corps of the USSR Navy ^[4] .

Establishment of the 810th Separate Marine Corps Brigade

In 1966, on the basis of the 1st Marine Corps Battalion of the indicated 336th Regiment, as well as the personnel of the 135th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 295th Motor Rifle Division of the Transcaucasian Military District , the 309th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet (309th BSF) with a deployment in the city of Sevastopol, USSR . Colonel I. I. I. was appointed commander of the battalion.

For the sea transfer of personnel and military equipment of the 309th battalion in July of that year, the 197th brigade of landing ships was formed with a deployment in the area of ​​Lake Donuzlav ^[5] .

Also in July 1966, the 61st Motor Rifle Regiment was transferred from the 131st Motor Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District to the Northern Fleet with the reorganization into the 61st Separate Guards Regiment of the Northern Fleet Marine Corps (61st infantry division of the Northern Fleet ) with a deployment of n .P. Satellite of the Murmansk region of the RSFSR.

On December 15, 1967, on the basis of the 309th naval infantry division, the 1st marine corps battalion of the 336th naval infantry division and the company of amphibious tanks of the 61st naval infantry division, the 810th separate marine regiment of the Black Sea Fleet (810th naval infantry division of the Black Sea Fleet) was formed. This date has been adopted for the part day.

To prepare officers and sergeants for the 810th regiment and special forces of the KChF on June 1, 1971, in the Cossack Bay , the 299th Marine Corps Training Center was formed, which received the unofficial name of Saturn.

In connection with the decision of the leadership of the USSR Armed Forces to increase the number of units of the marine corps, by November 20, 1979, the 810th separate regiment of the marine corps was finally reorganized into the 810th separate brigade of the marine corps. Lieutenant Colonel V. Rublev was appointed commander of the compound ^[3]

The organizational structure of the 810th brigade at the time of creation was the same as in the 61st brigade of the Northern Fleet marine corps and the 336th marine brigade of the Baltic Fleet. The brigades consisted of 3 infantry battalions, 1 artillery battalion, 1 anti-tank battalion, 1 anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion and 1 tank battalion. The number of personnel of the brigade was about 2,000 people ^[6] .

The participation of the Black Sea Marines in military exercises and campaigns

In 1967, in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, which ended with the Six Day War , the 309th separate marine corps battalion, the original, was urgently transferred to the Syrian coast as part of the USSR Mediterranean Navy squadron on 2 large landing ships and 2 medium landing ships. the task of which was set to land in ports to support government troops in the event of further advancement of Israeli troops in the Golan Heights . In connection with the cessation of hostilities, a group of landing ships sailed to the coast of Egypt at the strategically important port of Port Said ^[7] .

Since May 1969, in connection with the further escalation of the Arab-Israeli conflict , the leadership of the USSR Armed Forces created a consolidated reinforced battalion of the Marine Corps, whose task was to protect the port of Port Said, which was provided by the Egyptian authorities as one of the points for the deployment of the Mediterranean naval squadron THE USSR. Also, reinforced battalion units were on duty near the oil terminals in the Suez Canal . For the acquisition of the battalion, companies were selected from parts of the marine corps from all four fleets, including the 810th regiment. The personnel of the battalion was variable on the basis of constant rotation. Units seconded from military units changed every 4 months ^[8] .

The very process of using marine units as part of operational squadrons of the USSR Navy off the coast of the far abroad was called military service ^[9] .

In May 1970, units of the 810th regiment took part in maneuvers during the Ocean exercises off the coast of Egypt and Syria.

In the summer of 1971, the 810th regiment participated in the South exercises with the troops of the Black Sea Fleet, the Belarusian and Odessa military districts .

In 1972, the 810th Regiment conducted joint exercises with the Syrian Navy .

In 1977 and 1979, the regiment participated in the exercises “Shore-77” and “Shore-79”.

In July 1981, a separate battalion from the brigade with dowry units under the command of Major V. Rudenko took part in the West-81 exercise on the Baltic Sea. At the same time, another battalion of the brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Abashkin V.N. participated in joint exercises with the Syrian Armed Forces in the Mediterranean Sea.

In 1982, the team took part in the exercises "Shield 82" .

In June 1983, for the first time in the history of the Black Sea Fleet, exercises of the naval landing forces took place, in which the 810th brigade massively deployed parachute assault forces at night, followed by live firing.

In 1988, the brigade participated in the exercises Autumn-88 ^{[10] [11]} .

Composition and armament of the brigade for 1989

The actual and conditional names of military units that were part of the brigade for 1989 ^[1] :

• Management brigade - military unit 13140
• 880th Separate Marine Battalion - military unit 99732
• 881st Separate Air Assault Battalion - military unit 70132
• 882th Separate Marine Battalion - military unit 99731
• 885th Separate Battalion of the Marine Corps ( frame ) - n / a
• 888th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion - military unit 63963
• 113th separate tank battalion (frame) - n / a
• 1613th separate self-propelled artillery division - military unit 70124
• 1616th Separate Jet Artillery Division - military unit 70129
• 1619th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery division - n / a
• 1622nd separate anti-tank artillery division - military unit 81276

The following military equipment was in service with the brigade ^[1] :

• BTR-80 - 169 units;
• BTR-60 - 96 units;
• T-55 - 40 units;
• Self -propelled guns 2S1 - 18 units;
• SAU 2S9 - 24 units;
• MLRS "Grad-1" - 18 units.;

Russian Armed Forces

Reform Connection

After the collapse of the USSR, as a result of the division of military units and formations of the Black Sea Fleet , the 810th brigade fell under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation .

On October 1, 1995, the 382nd Separate Marine Corps Battalion (military unit 45765) was formed from the personnel of the 882th Separate Air Assault Battalion of the 810th Brigade, which was relocated to Temryuk in the Krasnodar Territory a month later.

Due to the difficult economic situation and the general reduction of units and formations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation , from May 1, 1998, the 810th military unit was reorganized into the 810th separate regiment of the marine corps.

On December 1, 2008, the reverse reforming of the 810th Separate Marine Corps into the 810th Separate Marine Corps began ^[10] .

In 2014, units of the 810th brigade took part in ensuring security during the annexation of Crimea to Russia .

Combat Brigade

In the period from September 11, 1999 to autumn 2000, the reconnaissance and landing company of the brigade was involved in combat missions during the Second Chechen War . During the fighting, 8 brigade soldiers died ^{[10] [12]} .

Since the fall of 2015, units of the 810th brigade have been participating in the Russian military operation in Syria .

There are no reliable facts (confirmed by the Russian side) regarding the participation of military personnel of the 810th brigade in hostilities. One member of the brigade died during a search and rescue operation ^[13] . Another soldier died while being under guard at the point of delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens ^[14] .

The composition of the brigade at the moment

At the modern historical stage, the compound includes the following military units and subdivisions under brigade management ^[10] :

• Management brigade - military unit 13140
  • reconnaissance and airborne battalion;
  • material support battalion;
  • engineering landing company;
  • flamethrower company;
  • communications company;
  • repair company;
  • rifle company of snipers;
  • anti-tank guided missile battery;
  • company of landing craft ;
  • separate self-propelled artillery division;
• 542nd Separate Airborne Assault Battalion of the Marine Corps;
• 557th Separate Marine Corps Battalion;
• 382nd Separate Marine Corps Battalion ( Temryuk );
• 547th separate anti-aircraft missile artillery division;
• 538th battalion of material support.

Awards and honors of the brigade

In December 1982, the 810th Brigade was given the name "named after the 60th anniversary of the founding of the USSR."

In June 2016, for the contribution of the compound to the Syrian campaign , the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation awarded the Order of Zhukov to the 810th Brigade ^[15] .

By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 01.29.2018 No. 36 of the 810th Brigade, the honorary name “Guards” was awarded.

Awarding of brigade members

For courage and heroism shown during the performance of combat missions during the Second Chechen War were awarded:

• Captain Karpushenko V.V. awarded the title Hero of Russia
• Order of Courage - 24 military personnel;
• Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd degree - 10;
• Medal "For Courage" - 50;
• Suvorov Medal - 55;
• Medal "For Military Valor" - 48;
• Zhukov Medal - 29 people.

Commanders The incomplete list shows the commanders of the compound at all historical stages (390th military commander → 810th military commander → 810th military commander) ^[16] .

• Colonel Sysolyatin Ivan Ivanovich (1966-1971);
• Colonel Zaitsev Lev Mikhailovich (1971-1974);
• Lieutenant Colonel Yakovlev Valentin Alekseevich (1974-1978);
• Colonel Rublev Vladimir Viktorovich (1978-1984);
• Lieutenant Colonel Kovtunenko Anatoly Nikolaevich (1984-1987);
• Colonel Domnenko Anatoly Fedorovich (1987-1989);
• Colonel Kocheshkov Anatoly Nikolaevich (1989-1993);
• Colonel Smolyak Alexander Evgenievich (1993-1998);
• Colonel Roslyakov Oleg Yuryevich (1998-2003);
• Colonel Krayev Dmitry Vladimirovich (2003-2006);
• Colonel Zhivaev Eduard Aleksandrovich (from July 2006 - January 2010)
• Colonel Belyavsky Vladimir Anatolyevich (2010-2014);  
• Guard Colonel Tsokov Oleg Yuryevich (2014—2016);
• Guard Colonel Uskov Dmitry Ivanovich (2016 - present ).

Deputy commander

•   2014—2016 Karpushenko, Vladimir Valerievich Colonel

• Marines
• USSR Marine Corps
• USSR Navy
• 336th Separate Guards Marine Brigade
• 61st Separate Marine Corps

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• Internet resource "Marine Corps of Russia"
• Unified Russian Internet portal of the Marines
• Website of the Regional Public Organization of Marines of St. Petersburg