About the university

The North Caucasus Military Institute of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was formed on the basis of the infantry department of the Novo-Peterhof Military School of the NKVD named after. K.E. Voroshilov, which on May 3, 1938 was transferred to the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz) and received the name “Ordzhonikidze military school border and internal troops of the NKVD named after. CM. Kirov". May 2 is an annual holiday of the university. The first graduation of officers from the school took place on September 18, 1938.

In November 1942 - January 1943, the school's personnel took part in the battles for the city of Ordzhonikidze and the North Caucasus, during which 138 of its students who distinguished themselves were nominated for state awards. During the war years, the school trained more than 5 thousand officers. In 1951-1953, the training of future officers was carried out for 2 years, since 1954 - 3 years. In 1961 - 1973, the university trained officers with average military and average legal education. On February 22, 1968, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In 1974, it was transformed into a higher education institution with a 4-year term of study, and since 1992 it switched to a 5-year term of study.

On July 2, 1999, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, on the basis of an order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the school was transformed into the North Caucasus Military Red Banner Institute.

The personnel of the institute took an active part in special business trips to resolve interethnic conflicts in Fergana, Samarkand, Sukhumi, Tbilisi, Karabakh, twice in Sumgait, Baku and Yerevan, performed and continues to perform service and combat missions as part of the group of internal troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Chechen Republic.

For courage and heroism, 7 students of the university were awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union. Among them: Lieutenant General Stashek N.I., Colonel Leonov D.V., Lieutenant Colonel Karasev V.A., Major Voronkov N.S., Lieutenants Morin F.V. and Spirin V.R., and Major General Fesin I.M. this title was awarded twice. In the post-war period, carrying out responsible service and combat missions, 13 graduates of the institute became Heroes of Russia: Colonel General Labunets M.I., Major Generals Grudnov I.S., Skrypnik N.V. (posthumously), Colonel Lysyuk S.I., Lieutenant Colonels Krestyaninov A.V., and Savchenko A.R. (posthumously), Major Gritsyuk S.A. (posthumously), Major Velichko V.V., Major Zadorozhny I.S., senior lieutenants Varlakov O.E. (posthumously), Ostroukhov E.V., lieutenants Zozulya A.S. (posthumously), Ryndin E.Yu. (posthumously).

Over the 69 years of its existence, the military institute has produced 136 graduates, of which 102 are basic, 26 are external and 8 courses for training junior officers, as well as 18 graduates of advanced training courses for officers. During this period, over 29 thousand officers were trained and released into the troops. During the period of military service, more than 150 graduates of the institute were awarded the highest officer rank - “general”.

The North Caucasus Military Institute of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is one of the oldest military educational institutions of the internal troops and is located in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. The educational and material base of the institute includes classrooms, lecture halls, a military shooting range, an autodrome, a tankodrome, a tactical field, a training facility for classes in engineering and technical support for combat activities and tactical training of internal troops, a sports town, a stadium, a canteen, a clinic, a club, a printing house, a shooting range, large and small combat parade grounds, a training place for mountain training, barracks, a dormitory for senior cadets, consumer service enterprises, a store, a post office, a cafeteria, boiler rooms and warehouses.

The scientific potential of the military institute meets all requirements state accreditation for the military educational institutions higher professional education.

During their studies, future officers of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia take an active part in the work of the military scientific society, conferences, seminars, round tables, get acquainted with the history and cultural values ​​of the city of Vladikavkaz and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, and other republics North Caucasus, meet with scientists, writers, poets, famous in the Caucasus, graduates of the institute holding responsible government positions, representatives of security agencies, military justice, courts, and prosecutors. Creative groups of the Republican Academic Russian Theater named after E.B. perform for the cadets. Vakhtangov, North Ossetian State Academic Theater named after V.S. Thapsaev, the North Ossetian Musical Theater and the State Philharmonic, the state ensemble "Alan", the ensembles "Highlander" and the Terek Cossack Army.

The center for organizing cultural leisure is the institute’s club, where, together with students from the city’s universities, recreational evenings, debates, KVNs, competitions and youth discos are held. The institute operates a university of culture, cadets study in circles for lovers of poetry, art songs, and amateur performances.

In the process of training and education of future officers of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, much attention is paid to physical training and sports. Among the officers and cadets of the institute there are prize-winners of All-Russian competitions, championships of internal troops and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in various types of wrestling, athletics, hand-to-hand combat, officer all-around, athletic gymnastics, handball, mountaineering and other sports. Senior Lecturer of the Department of Physical Training and Sports, Lieutenant Colonel Korenkov V.A. conquered twice highest peak world Everest (8847 m).

The university pays great attention to the education of future officers based on the combat and service traditions of the internal troops and the institute. Since 1954, the Institute has operated a “Museum military glory and history of the institute", which since December 23, 1978 has been transformed into a branch of the Central Museum of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The museum’s exhibitions reveal the history and combat path of the internal troops and the military institute, the contribution of each generation of the university to the formation and development of traditions, and show examples of courageous and decisive actions of personnel when performing service and combat missions in various “hot spots” former USSR, Afghanistan and the Chechen Republic. Over the period of time since its formation, the museum has been visited by more than 100 thousand people.

The military institute has developed glorious traditions, a highly professional scientific and pedagogical team has been formed, capable of preparing qualified officer personnel for the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, meeting modern requirements.

I have the honor!

Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command
twice Red Banner School named after

90 years of Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command
twice to the Red Banner School
Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko

Remember the fallen
take care of the living.

A person without a past does not exist.
Forgetting the past, -
it's like a person without a homeland.

If someone shoots into the past with a gun,
the past will shoot him out of a cannon.

R. Gamzatov

I have the honor!

Moscow
"MEGAPIRE"
2008

The team of authors expresses deep gratitude and appreciation to all those who assisted in the preparation of this publication, primarily the authors of the book “Wreathed in Glory” Vladimir Nikolaevich Belanov, Vladimir Nikolaevich Belikov, Alexander Aronovich Galperin, Leonid Vladimirovich Ilteev, as well as Maria Degizovna Betoeva, Colonel Vladislav Grigorievich Vecher, Vladimir Nikolaevich Gumenyuk, Nikolai Evgenievich Dontsov, doctor social sciences Nikolai Sergeevich Martynenko, Sergei Vasilyevich Mitusov, Alexander Grigorievich Tkachenko, Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sheludko, the National Association of Reserve Officers of the Armed Forces (MEGAPIR) and personally the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, Doctor of Philosophy Alexander Nikolaevich Kanshin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Vitaly Andreevich Ulyanov.

I have the honor / Author.-comp. A.Yu. Grebennikov, A.P. Kovalev. M.: Publishing house "MEGAPIR", 2008. 419 p. (+ on).
ISBN 978-5-98501-040-4
The book is dedicated to the glorious 90th anniversary of the creation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko, who made an invaluable contribution to the training of high-quality officers for the Armed Forces of our Fatherland.
Based on documents and materials, newspaper and magazine publications, memoirs, memories of veterans and graduates, the story is told about the creation, formation, and development of one of the oldest universities in the system of training officers of the Ground Forces. Over the 75 years of its practical activity, the school has gone through a rich historical events path, but the traditions laid down by its first commanders, teachers and graduates were supported and developed by subsequent generations of command, teaching staff and future officers. Yes, the school no longer exists since 1993, but it lives as long as those who served, worked and studied within its walls live.
The collection is illustrated archival materials, photographic documents and photographs reflecting significant events and everyday life of the university.
The book is addressed to a wide range of readers and, above all, to those who have linked their fate with the life of the Russian Armed Forces or are just on the verge of choosing their life path.

Central Executive Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Resolved:

To present the Revolutionary Red Banner to the Vladikavkaz Infantry School as a sign of calling for his constant readiness to defend the gains of the socialist revolution.

Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR M. Kalinin

Secretary of the USSR Central Executive Committee A. Enukidze

People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs and Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR K. Voroshilov

Moscow

The complex of these beautiful buildings, at the very entrance to Vladikavkaz along the Georgian Military Road, always attracts the attention of citizens and guests of the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania.
A military town, immersed in greenery, where the cadet corps was once located, then the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School, the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School, the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Double Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko, and today preserves the memory of events and people that are directly related to the history of our Motherland.
The building itself is a unique structure; it is still the pinnacle of architecture and has no equal in layout and length.
Here, once upon a time, the words of a military oath of allegiance to the Tsar and the Fatherland, then to the state and people, sounded from tens of thousands of lips. And there was not a single case where this solemn promise was not fulfilled.
Unfortunately, military biography the former cadet corps and general military school has now been interrupted. But I want to believe that time and life will correct this oversight. But, in spite of everything, those who worked, served and studied within these walls do not forget that wonderful time.
Every graduate of a military school, no matter how his life and service unfolded, always remembers with special love and tenderness the years spent within its walls, where character was formed and tempered, and high qualities of a citizen and officer were born and developed.
For more than 40 thousand officers, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. became such a “university of life and service.” Eremenko, which for 75 years has established itself as a true forge of command personnel.
Over the years, it has come a long and glorious way, glorious traditions were born and developed in it. Some left its walls, others came to replace them and, taking up this unique baton, continued and multiplied the glorious traditions of their older comrades.
This book is dedicated to the glorious anniversary - the 90th anniversary of the creation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.
Using living examples, it tells about the past and present of those who served and worked within its walls, its glorious military traditions, generals, officers and cadets who contributed to its history, the participation of its students in the defense of the Fatherland, the performance of service and combat tasks in hot spots of the USSR and Russia.
Its pages tell about the Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, forever included in the lists of the institute’s personnel, outstanding military leaders - graduates of the university, famous athletes, scientists, the creativity of its students, the constant search of the command and scientific and pedagogical staff for ways to increase the efficiency of the educational process.
The command staff, its students and graduates took a direct part in the Civil War and the suppression of counter-revolutionary uprisings on the Don and the North Caucasus (1919 to 1930), fighting in Spain (1936-1939), on Lake Khasan, the Khalkhin Gol River (1939 ), with the White Finns (1940), in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), the defeat of militaristic Japan, in the events in Hungary (1956), Czechoslovakia (1968), in fulfilling international duty in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1979-1989) , providing assistance in training personnel of the Armed Forces in various countries of the world, in unblocking interethnic conflicts in Central Asia, Transcaucasia and the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, eliminating the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, establishing constitutional order in the Chechen Republic and adjacent territories, in maintaining the regime state of emergency in part of the territories of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania and the Republic of Ingushetia.
Over the 75 years of successful practical activity of the school, more than 40 thousand officers were trained here, more than 300 students of the university were awarded the highest officer rank of “general”, 72 graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, including Major Generals I.I. Fesin and P.I. Shurukhin were awarded this title twice, 9 times they were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
Over the years, the school has developed deep, glorious traditions, and a highly professional teaching staff has been formed, capable of successfully solving complex problems in officer training.
For its success in training highly qualified officer personnel, the school was awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner, the Order of the Red Banner, and five Certificates of Honor from the Presidiums of the Supreme Soviets - Russian Federation, North Ossetia, nine Commemorative and Challenge Red Banners, two challenge prizes of the Military Council of the North Ossetia Military District for the “Best Military School of the District”, Commemorative Medals “200th Anniversary of the Voluntary Accession of Ossetia to Russia” and “50th Anniversary of the Autonomy of North Ossetia”.
And today, graduates and students of the famous Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko continues to glorify his native school, covered with glory, with his services to the Fatherland.

Council of Ministers of the USSR

Resolution

“On perpetuating the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union Eremenko A.I.”

In order to perpetuate the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union Eremenko A.I. Council of Ministers of the USSR Union

Decides:

To be named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School and henceforth it will be called the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR A. Kosygin

Business manager
Council of Ministers USSR M. Smirtyukov

Dear veterans and
college graduates,
fighting friends!

On November 16, 2008, we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the creation of our Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.
Our school played a significant role in the history of the Armed Forces. Its graduates took an active part in the Civil War, the fight against bandit and counter-revolutionary elements in the North Caucasus and the Basmachi in Central Asia, with the Phalangists in Spain, repelled the aggression of Japanese militarists on Lake Khasan and the Khalkhin Gol River, in the war with Finland, and on the fronts Great Patriotic War, the defeat of the Kwantung Army, numerous foreign trips as military advisers, in combat operations in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, unblocking interethnic conflicts on the territory of the Soviet Union, in establishing constitutional order in the Chechen Republic, while everywhere showing the courage, heroism and fortitude brought up in them in protecting the interests and independence of our Motherland.
This glorious anniversary will be celebrated not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries, in other countries of the world, where our students and graduates serve with dignity in various positions in the Armed Forces, other law enforcement agencies, are in the reserve, retired and retired.
Our university has something to be proud of. 81 Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, more than 300 generals who held and are holding responsible positions in the public service, in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and other public organizations.
This is a great merit to all those who worked hard and fruitfully, preparing highly qualified officer cadres for our Motherland. In just 75 years of its practical activity, the school has trained more than 40 thousand officers for our Fatherland.
On these solemn anniversary days, sincerely sharing your joy, I wish us all courage, vigor and optimism, health and prosperity, new successes in selfless service for the benefit of Russia!

Sincerely,
graduate of the school in 1977, chairman of the commission
Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for
affairs of veterans, military personnel and their members
families, Chairman of the Board of Directors
National Association of Associations
Reserve officers of the Armed Forces (MEGAPIR)
Reserve Colonel A. Kanshin

The virtues of a military man are: for a soldier - cheerfulness,
for an officer - courage, for a general - courage.

Generalissimo Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov

Preface
Head of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant General V.A. Ulyanova

On November 16, 2008 we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the creation of our school. It so happened that life scattered us to different parts of the world, but we are still faithful and devoted to the officer brotherhood and friendship that we carried through all the years and trials. The personnel are rightfully proud of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Demchenko Georgy Aleksandrovich, who at the cost of his young life fulfilled military duty and forever included in the lists of personnel of the 1st company.
Today I would like to note those of our comrades who have achieved the most significant results in their professional activity: Marshal of Armored Forces P.P. Poluboyarov - chief of tank troops Soviet army, Colonel General S.N. Perevertkin - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief Yu.P. Kovalev and S.N. Suanov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the troops Far East F.M. Kuzmin, Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Western Direction Forces M.N. Tereshchenko, Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces A.I. Sokolov, commanders of the troops: Far Eastern Military District, Hero of Russia V.V. Bulgakov, Siberian Military District G.P. Kasperovich, Carpathian Military District V.V. Skokov, Ural Military District N.K. Silchenko, Head of the Directorate of the Main Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General K.M. Bogdanov, Heroes of the Soviet Union, deputy commanders of military districts, Lieutenant General A.V. Verbitsky, B.N. Dzotsiev, A.I. Sokolova, N. M. Filippenko, Colonel General V. S. Sokolova, I. M. Chistyakova. Military diplomats Lieutenant General A.N. Chernikova, I.D. Yurchenko, Lieutenant General of Heroes of the Soviet Union R.S. Ausheva, V.I. Baranova, P.S. Bilaonova, P.L. Romanenko, D.I. Smirnova, as well as M.T. Batyrova, P.D. Budakovsky, S. Korzon, E. Lazarov, head of the GRU special forces, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General V.V. Kolesnik, world record holder for parachute jumping, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel V.G. Romanyuk, Hero of the Soviet Union, navigator Lieutenant Colonel I.I. Starzhinsky, Lieutenant General S.V. Bozhko, who in difficult conditions of interethnic conflicts in Transcaucasia withdrew the division entrusted to him from Azerbaijan to the city of Vladikavkaz, and others.
Many of our graduates have held and are holding responsible positions in neighboring countries. Thus, Colonel General V.S. Kolesov, M.N. Tereshchenko were deputy ministers of defense and advisers to the President of the Republic of Ukraine, Army General I.Yu. Svida - Chief of the General Staff - Commander of the Troops of the Republic of Ukraine, Lieutenant General of Aviation K.K. Oruzbaev, Major General A.M. Japarov - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Major General V.I. Shatskov is the commander of a direction in the army of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
I would especially like to note those of our graduates who have achieved high results in social activities and currently play an important role in nation-building. This is Hero of Russia V.M. Zavarzin, who led the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for two convocations, Doctor of Philosophy A.N. Kanshin, head of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for veterans, military personnel and members of their families, as well as R.S. Aushev, V.I. Zolotenko, A.A. Petrushin, D.N. Shilo, A.N. Shishkov and others.
Due to the current circumstances, a significant part of our graduates, after completing their service, engaged in entrepreneurial activities and achieved significant results in this area. Among them I would like to mention R.T. Aguzarova, M.V. Vagina, Yu.F. Glushko, V.V. Gorbunova, O.V. Guseva, A.N. Dmitrieva, N.E. Dontsova Yu.F. Zarubina, A.L. Epifanova, A.N. Kanshina, A.L. Karapetova, A.E. Kozaeva, V.P. Kukova, K.Z. Lolaeva, S.R. Muslimova, V.V. Nikitenko, A.V. Stepanenko, A.A. Stukova, K.V. Suslova, A.G. Tkachenko, Yu.Yu. Shapovalova, A.P. Shcherbin, V.A. Yaroshik and others, who provide great practical assistance to their comrades and all those who need it.
The high intelligence and level of general training of our graduates is also evidenced by the fact that over 150 of them became candidates of science, and A.N. Kanshin, V.I. Knyazev, V.A. Kulikov, A.F. Perevoznov, B.A. Pliev, V.A. Rud, P.N. Selivanov, E.V. Starostin, P.V. Tokarev, Yu.N. Trufanov, S.V. Ulyanov, G.Ya. Utkin, T.V. Khutiev, N.V. Tsibulenko, V.I. Shapkin, I.I. Yurpolsky and other doctors of science.
We cannot remain silent about the many thousands of our students who, faithful to the military oath and their duty, through honest work and selfless service, and sometimes at the cost of their lives, contributed and continue to contribute huge contribution to glorify our school, strengthen the foundations of the defense capability of our Fatherland, and protect its sacred borders and interests.
We honor and remember those who are no longer with us, we pay tribute to their blessed memory.
Happy holiday to you, comrades, health, happiness, prosperity and for long years life.
I have the honor

USSR → Russia

Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko ( OrdzhVOKU) - a military educational institution of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which in different years its existence went by different names.

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Pre-war period

On November 16, 1918, in Tula, by order of the All-Russian General Staff, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses for Red Commanders were formed, the task of which was to train junior commanders for the infantry units of the Red Army.

On October 2, 1919, the first graduation of commanders took place, which was attended by the Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee M.I. Kalinin.

On December 31, 1920, the 36th Tula Infantry Course was transformed into the 17th Tula Infantry School of the Red Army command staff.

In May 1924, the 17th Tula Infantry School was relocated to Vladikavkaz and renamed the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School.

The first graduation of junior commanders at the new deployment point took place in August 1925.

In the period from 1919 to 1930, cadets of the infantry school took part in the Civil War and in the suppression of anti-government uprisings in the Don and North Caucasus.

January 1, 1932 by directive of the Main Directorate of Military Educational Institutions of the Red Army Vladikavkaz Red Banner Infantry School was renamed to Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

October 16, 1935 by order for the North Caucasus Military District Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was converted into Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner Military School. With the renaming of the school, in addition to infantry commanders, they also began to train commanders for artillery troops.

March 16, 1937 By order of the NGO of the USSR Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner military school was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School. The school switched to training commanders in three specialties: rifle platoon commander, machine gun platoon commander and mortar platoon commander.

In September 1938, the training program at the school was increased from 1 year to 2 years.

On January 10, 1940, by order of the North Caucasus Military District, Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School was renamed to 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School. The assignment of numbering was due to the fact that 3 infantry schools were created simultaneously in the city of Ordzhonikidze.

By the beginning of the war, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Infantry School took first place in the military district and third place in the Red Army in combat and political training.

The Great Patriotic War

With the beginning of the war, the school continued training commanders for the Red Army.

In July 1942, due to the difficult situation created at the fronts, a cadet regiment was formed from some of the school’s cadets under the command of the head of the school, Colonel I. D. Lavrentyev. This regiment was sent to the Stalingrad Front as part of the 64th Army. Initially, by mid-July 1942, the cadet regiment was assigned to strengthen the 29th Infantry Division. By the end of August 1942, the cadet regiment, together with the cadet regiment from the Zhitomir Infantry School, was transferred to reinforce the 126th Infantry Division.

Upon the departure of the school's personnel to the front, from the remnants of the officer corps the school was again restored under its previous name. By the end of January 1943, a new set of cadets for training was made.

Due to the approaching front line in August 1942, the school was relocated to the Georgian SSR, to the city of Lagodekhi. At the new location, in early September, 2 anti-tank destroyer battalions were formed from the remaining cadet battalions and sent to the front, to the areas of Tuapse, Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk.

At the end of September, one cadet battalion, along with officers and political workers, was sent to defend the Zagatala passes. Later, this battalion became part of the 103rd separate cadet brigade, which took part in the defense of Novorossiysk in January 1943.

In October 1942, another cadet battalion of the school became part of the 164th cadet brigade. This brigade became part of the 10th Rifle Corps of the 4th Army and took part in hostilities from the end of October to November 1942 on the territory of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In October 1943, the school sent the third cadet battalion to the front, which took part in the fighting for the liberation of Ukraine, as part of the 38th Infantry Division.

On November 18, 1943, in honor of the 25th anniversary of its creation, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for success in training commanders and participation in hostilities.

In total, of the approximately 2,000 cadets of the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School, sent to the front during the war as part of cadet regiments and cadet battalions, about 120 people survived.

Post-war period

In September 1945, the first post-war graduation of lieutenants was carried out at the school.

On December 13, 1972, for numerous merits and contributions to the defense capability of the state, as well as in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the USSR, the school was awarded the Anniversary Honorary Badge of the CPSU Central Committee by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

At this historical stage, the successor to the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School is considered to be the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, created in 2012 outside the structure of the RF Ministry of Defense, on the basis of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School that existed from 2000 to 2011.

The Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on problems of national security and socio-economic living conditions of military personnel, members of their families and veterans held hearings on the topic “On the prospects for the development of Suvorov military schools in the Russian Federation.” We publish excerpts from the speeches given.

The main issue is the reconstruction of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School (SKSVU) in the Ministry of Defense system on the basis of the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps.

In line with state policy

In 1918, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses for Red Commanders were created, which laid the foundation for the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko (OVOCU). In May 1924, the 17th Tula Infantry School (formerly the 36th course) was relocated to Vladikavkaz and became known as the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School. I, a graduate of Ordzhonikidze VOKU, know the history of the city. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was created there, and a unique building was built. All this is evidence of the once correct policy to strengthen the region.

I remember that in our school there were children from all nations of the Soviet Union. We were different. For four years they received higher education, but most importantly, they studied the traditions of the North Caucasus and the peoples of the USSR in general. We were taught to be friends, culture, history. Then, after leaving school, leaving abroad, to other republics, territories, regions, we, having such potential, worked with soldiers, the local population, introduced this culture, developed it. We were actually educators and conductors of correct interethnic policies. Ours and other schools in Vladikavkaz played a huge role in instilling tolerance in our people, forming a sense of friendship, respect for peoples of different nationalities, for people in general.

Officer and Russian Empire, and carried state ideas to the USSR and preserved the integrity of the country. Today we are somehow gradually leaving the North Caucasus, including by reducing military schools. OVOCU, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Military Command Red Banner School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR named after S. M. Kirov (OVVKKU, later the North Caucasus Military Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), and the Ordzhonikidze Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile Command School of Air Defense (OVZRKU) were destroyed.

This year marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. There is a book about OVOKU. She says: during the most difficult period in November 1942, when Manstein was sent for a breakthrough - to release Paulus, all Vladikavkaz schools were sent to the front. The boys were alerted and unloaded at the Chirskaya station. All three schools died in the snow to prevent Manstein’s tank columns from breaking through. We can imagine what kind of training the cadets had and what kind of training our militias had with two weeks of training. The cadets spent months, and sometimes years, preparing for a real war. They were the ones who played vital role V Battle of Stalingrad. It is not for nothing that our school, OVOCU, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle, and many graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.

After the collapse of the USSR, the Vladikavkaz School became the only base for mountain training for officers. Look at our borders. How many mountainous territories we have, starting from the Far East and ending in the north. Mountain training is required everywhere. The kind of base that was in OVOKU no longer exists. There were schools in Almaty, Tbilisi, but the best was in Vladikavkaz. I say this as a former officer of the General Staff of the Ground Forces, who inspected all the combined arms schools. There were eight of them in the Soviet Union, and the best mountain training was in Vladikavkaz.

Concluding the historical part, I note: if we had achieved the legal status of the Suvorov School, owned by the Ministry of Defense, we would not only have passed on glorious traditions to the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, but also strengthened our state. It is necessary to take into account the political situation and significance of the region, as well as the role of officer training. I propose to revive the history and traditions of OVOKU on the basis of the current cadet corps. Another option: let the corps remain the cadet (Suvorov) school of the Ministry of Education, but at the same time - the legal successor of both the Imperial Cadet Corps and the Higher Combined Arms Command School of the USSR Armed Forces.

Alexander Kanshin,
Chairman of the Public Chamber Commission on National Security Issues and Socio-Economic Living Conditions of Military Personnel, Members of Their Families and Veterans

The Ministry of Defense does not withdraw itself

We are very sensitive to what we have. We are talking about pre-university educational institutions of the Suvorov School system, the Nakhimov School, and cadet corps. The same applies to higher military educational institutions. The Ministry of Defense is now reviving traditions and military-patriotic education. It’s no secret that one of the first decisions of the Minister of Defense was the return of Suvorov students and cadets to parades in 2013. Such events were held in all cities where pre-university educational institutions are located.

The next step is that by order of the Minister of Defense, the Suvorov and Nakhimov schools and cadet corps are subordinated to the corresponding commanders-in-chief, that is, the chiefs in whose interests the training will subsequently take place. Basically, all IEDs are sent to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. Ulyanovsk School - to the commander of the Airborne Forces. St. Petersburg Cadet Corps - Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Bulgakov. Maritime pre-university educational institutions, primarily St. Petersburg Nakhimovskoe, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

Next, we made the departmental system of pre-university education more open and understandable. Currently, we are finishing the enrollment of minors in pre-university educational institutions. Over 1,700 people were selected. Competition for pre-university educational institutions this year is significantly higher than last year. This is also facilitated by the fact that the Minister of Defense has expanded the categories of citizens for admission to departmental educational institutions. The privilege to enroll only children of military personnel and civilian personnel, orphans, and children without parental care has been lifted. From the current admissions campaign all minor citizens apply.

A decision was made to restore the military component of training. From September 1, we plan to introduce the subject “Fundamentals of Military Service,” including drill and fire training. In grades 10–11 – military regional studies. In the summer, at least two weeks, and in some educational institutions even three weeks, trips to specialized military educational institutions are planned for Suvorov, Nakhimov, and cadets. There they will be able to get acquainted with the life of cadets and gain basic knowledge about their chosen military specialties.

This year, about 90 percent of graduates of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense decided to enter universities of the Ministry of Defense. The rest preferred the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

On the merits of the issue.

In 2010–2011, the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. However, I repeat, each school is unique for us, so we support any such institution even when it is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. We still don't lose touch.

Until 2011, the SKSVU was maintained in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Defense and the government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. The powers to manage the educational institution were divided. Later, the parliament of the republic adopted a resolution on the transfer of IEDs to the region. Corresponding appeals have been sent to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the head of the republic. Further: the legislation of the Russian Federation did not allow maintaining an institution on co-financing terms. Two new articles were introduced into the budget code (38.1 and 60). In order to solve this problem, the military department reported the situation to the president of the country and proposed either amending the budget code to return to co-financing, or looking for new ways to co-found cadet-type educational institutions.

Only state interests

It is necessary to move from the language of financial to state-political. The basic position is one that is offered to society in many public speaking Supreme Commander. When we set about recreating this historical military educational institution, the situation in the North Caucasus was better. However, money and response government agencies there was little.

Now the situation is not ideal, but there is much more understanding at different levels. We are talking about preserving the continuity and military intelligentsia that are characteristic of the Russian and generally Greater Caucasus in the composition historical Russia. The departure of military schools from the region and their abolition is political myopia.

Last fall, I spoke at a large international forum in Bulgaria dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the victory in Russian-Turkish War 1877–1878. I talked about the battles of two Vladikavkaz front line regiments on Shipka. This aroused great interest. Thus, we have a glorious military past. The fact that there is no Suvorov School, the universities of the Moscow Region, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Border Guards have been liquidated is a mistake.

The approach to solving this issue should not be through numbers. If there is state will, it does not matter whether there are 600 or 800 students on staff (the question was raised of how many cadets the school should have). You don’t have to ask for two or three years to fix the problem. Some decisions are made quickly, as on a battlefield, if it suits political expediency.

With my personal conversations in 1998 with the president and chairman of the government, the filling of the newly opened VCA with everything necessary began. We weren't interested in money back then. We carried these things on ourselves in the hope that we would later transfer it to the Ministry of Defense. Now completely opposite information is being voiced.

So, there was a presidential order on the re-establishment of the school, a detailed government decree of March 2, 2000, a directive General Staff RF Armed Forces dated August 18, 1999, order of the Minister of Defense dated April 11, 2000. License No. 1342 dated April 2, 2010 was received, valid until April 3, 2015, in accordance with which the SKSVU must operate in the system of the Ministry of Defense.

In 2008, we managed, using primarily political arguments, to defend the school. Former Defense Minister Serdyukov assured that there would be no liquidation. However, later, in 2011, all authorities were ignored. Decision were not even brought to the level of verbal agreement. This is an elementary, textbook procedure in the state. Military-political aspects were forgotten. Property and inventory turned out to be more important.

The school has disappeared. Today it is necessary to create a precedent: in order to correct the erroneous decisions of the Serdyukov era, it is necessary to cancel the completely inexplicable - the liquidation of SKSVU.

While traditions are not forgotten, there is aspiration, a spirit, it is important to focus on restoring a unique educational institution. The Public Chamber, which has special authority among a huge number of organizations, must resolve this issue.

Now we are working hard on a unified story. The diversity of teenage educational institutions triggers the opposite process. Wrong to take away Suvorov schools. The competition between law enforcement agencies creates an image that is by no means all-Russian. In each of them it is proven that their federal department is the most excellent, that without them the country would simply disappear. This is absurd.

Decisions made

Based on the results of the meeting and public hearings that took place on the territory of the republic, as well as taking into account the social and political significance of this educational institution in the training of military personnel from among the youth of the republics of the North Caucasus, the commission will write a letter to the Minister of Defense with a request to consider the possibility of restoring the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School military school in its previous status - under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. The Commission of the Public Chamber is creating a working group headed by the first deputy chairman of the commission, Vladimir Lagkuev, which will monitor the situation related to the restoration of SVUU in Vladikavkaz.

Help "VPK"

On September 26, 1901, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps (1901–1917) was created by a personal decree of Emperor Nicholas II.

1919 – The Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was restored in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia.

On March 4, 1920, he retreated in marching order to Georgia, from where he was transferred to the Crimea. In the Russian army in Crimea, from the remnants of it and the Poltava Cadet Corps, the Crimean Cadet Corps was created, located in Oreanda, and then evacuated to Yugoslavia.

In August 1947, the school was relocated by three railway trains to the capital of North Ossetia - the city of Dzaudzhikau (since 1954 - Ordzhonikidze, since 1990 - Vladikavkaz) and became known as the North Caucasian SVU.

1948 – first issue of SKSVU.

1948–1958 – Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School (Suvorov officers and cadets).

1958–1965 – Caucasian Red Banner IED (Suvorov military personnel only).

1965–1968 – Ordzhonikidze IED.

1968–1988 - on the basis of the Suvorov and combined arms schools, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko (OVOCU) was created and graduates officers.

2000 - opening of a new SKSVU (2000–2011), restored on the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 2000 with the active support of the President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Alexander Dzasokhov.

April 2, 2010 - SKSVU received license No. 1342, according to which the school must operate in the Ministry of Defense system until April 3, 2015.

2011 – SKSVU was closed, the property was transferred to the Ministry of Education of the Republic in 2012.

2012 – opening of the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps outside the Russian Defense Ministry system.

ORDZHONIKIDZEVSKOYE

Higher combined arms command twice Red Banner School

named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko

R was born in the fire of civil war and foreign military intervention.

November 16, 1918By order of the All-Russian Main Headquarters L 212, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses for Red Commanders were created in the city of Tula, which marked the beginning of the OVOKU.

On October 2, 1919, the Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, M.I., attended the graduation of the Red Commanders Course. Kalinin.

On December 31, 1920, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses, which had extensive combat experience and good practice for the training of command personnel for the Red Army were transformed into the 17th Tula Infantry School of Command Staff of the Red Army.

In May 1924, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR, the 17th Tula Infantry School was relocated to Vladikavkaz and became known as the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School.

In August 1925, the next graduation of commanders was already in Vladikavkaz.

In August 1928, school cadets met with the outstanding Soviet writer A.M. Gorky.

From 1919 to 1930, school cadets participate in civil war and the suppression of counter-revolutionary uprisings in the Don and North Caucasus.

September 15, 1930 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School for active participation in the civil war, the elimination of counter-revolutionary gangs in the mountains of the North Caucasus and good preparation command staff for the Red Army was awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner by the Central Executive Committee of the USSR. The school began to be called Red Banner.

In 1931, by Resolution of the Central Committee of the USSR, the 17th Vladikavkaz Red Banner Infantry Scale was awarded the Honorary Revolutionary Banner of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the USSR for military and revolutionary services to the socialist Motherland.

By directive of the GUVUZ RKKA dated January 1, 1932, the Vladikavkaz Red Banner Infantry School was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

According to the order of the North Caucasus Military District troops dated October 16, 1935, the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was transformed into the Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner Military School. Infantry and artillery commanders were trained there.

By order of the NPO dated March 16, 1937, the Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner Military School was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School. It began to train commanders of rifle, machine gun and mortar platoons.

In September 1938, the school switched to a 2-year training program.

By order of the Commander of the North Caucasus Military District dated January 10, 1940, the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School was renamed the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

In May 1941, the school took 1st place in the North Caucasian Military District and 3rd place in the Red Army in combat and political training.

During the Great Patriotic War, in July 1942, the school, by order of the Supreme High Command, left for the Stalingrad Front, where the school cadet regiment as part of the 64th Army heroically fought with German fascist invaders.

After the school's personnel left for the front, it did not cease to exist. By order of the Commander of the North Caucasus Military District, on the basis of the remaining part of the officer corps, the school was again restored and formed under the old name and with the same staff. By the end of January, new cadets were recruited, and the school began training commanders for the active army.

In August 1942, the school was relocated to Georgia in Lagodekhi. Here, at the beginning of September, 2 anti-tank destroyer battalions were created from two cadet battalions and sent to the front, in areas of Tuapse, Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk.

At the end of September, the 1st cadet battalion, together with its commanders and political workers, was sent to defend the Zagatala passes. Later he became part of the 103rd separate cadet brigade, which in January 1943 fought heavy battles against German troops near Novorossiysk.

In October 1942, one cadet battalion of the school was merged into the 164th cadet brigade. This brigade, consisting of the 10th Rifle Corps, 4th Army, at the end of October and November 1942, heroically fought against the Nazi invaders in North Ossetia.

In October 1943, the school again sent a cadet battalion to the front, which took part in fierce battles west of Kyiv and in the Korsun-Shevchenko battle as part of the 38th Infantry Division.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of its founding, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was awarded the Military Order of the Red Banner on November 18, 1943 for outstanding success in officer training and direct participation in battles for the Motherland.

From the beginning of its existence until the end of the Great Patriotic War, the school graduated thousands of well-trained, dedicated Communist Party, commanders for the Red Army. And when the situation at the front became particularly difficult, the school sent over 5 thousand cadets and over 2000 political officers to the front. fighters.

Graduates of the school skillfully, steadfastly and heroically fought against the Nazi invaders, defending the honor, freedom and independence of their beloved socialist Motherland. Many students of the school became major military leaders during the harsh years of the war. Among them are Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Armored Forces P.P. POLUBOYAROV, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General S.N. PEREVERTKIN, Colonel General V.D. SOZINOV, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General I.M. CHISTYAKOV, Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant General of Tank Forces V.I. BARANOV, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General P.L. RAMANENKO, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General D.I. SMIRNOV, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General of Tank Forces N.M. FILIPENKO, Major General B.N.ABASHKIN, Major General V.T.ARSHINTSEV, Major General B.I.VASILENKO, twice Hero of the Soviet Union K.K.FESIN, Major General P.N.CHEKMAZOV and others.

In September 1945, the first post-war graduation of young officers took place.

On September 4, 1947, by order of the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was renamed the North Caucasus Red Banner Infantry School.

In September 1948, by order of the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the North Caucasian Red Banner Infantry School was reorganized into the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School. Suvorovites trained there and officers were trained at the same time.

In August 1958, the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School was reorganized into the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School. This year the school was visited by Marshals of the Soviet Union R.Ya. Malinovsky, A.A. Grechko, Army General I.M. Popov.

In August 1964, by order of the Deputy Minister of Defense, the school was awarded the Challenge Red Banner and a sculptural bust of A.V. for academic success. Suvorov.

In 1967, on the basis of the Suvorov Military School, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko was opened.

The school began training highly qualified officers with secondary military and higher specialized education.

On October 20, 1967, for services to the defense of the Soviet Motherland and high performance in combat and political training in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, the school was awarded the Honorary Banner of the CPSU Central Committee, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

In June 1968, the 21st (and last) graduation of Suvorov soldiers was made.

July 23, 1970 produced first graduation of officers higher education Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School.

On January 13, 1971, by resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the school was given the honorary name Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.

On December 13, 1972, for high performance in combat and political training, successes achieved in socialist competition, and in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the USSR, the school was awarded the Anniversary Honorary Badge of the CPSU Central Committee by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

On September 17, 1974, the school, as one of the oldest schools on the territory of North Ossetia, for its great military-patriotic work was awarded the Anniversary Commemorative Red Banner of the regional committee of the CPSU, the Presidium of the Supreme Council and the SO ASSR Ministers of the SO ASSR in honor of the accession of Ossetia to Russia.

On September 24, 1976, in connection with the transformation of the school into a higher school and the change in the name of the school, a Battle Banner with the name “Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko” was awarded.

From 1977 to 1978, the school was awarded the challenge banner of the regional committee of the Komsomol of the SO ASSR for its great military-patriotic work.

In 1978 and 1983, the Military Council of the District awarded the school the Challenge Prize of the Military Council of the North Caucasus Military District for the “Best Military School of the District” and a commemorative diploma.

On November 16, 1978, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the school, for outstanding achievements in the training of officers, he was awarded a Certificate of Honor from the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the SO ASSR.

November 15, 1983 - the second Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the SO ASSR in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the school.

On July 4, 1985, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, he was forever included in the lists of the first company of the school Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant G.A. Demchenko .

On November 16, 1988, the school for the last time, before disbanding, solemnly celebrated the 70th anniversary of its creation.

More seventy graduates of our school became generals, 31 students of the school were awarded for military feats in the fight against the Nazi invaders during the harsh years of the Great Patriotic War and other military services to the Motherland high rank Hero of the Soviet Union.

Nowadays, graduates of the famous Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. with their services to the Fatherland, they continue to glorify their native school, covered in glory.