15. samostatná brigáda speciálního určení [1962-1995]

According to the directive of the general staff of the 5.2.1962 № 140104, TurkVO, was created 15. a separate brigade of a special purpose with a dislocation in town Čirčik, Uzbek SSR.

The day of the founding of the unit - 1.1.1963


In the fall of 1962 began to mold and to command the brigade temporary deputy brigade commander, the commander of the hinterland areas of the services of the colonel In. Also. Chodčenko. Most of the officers came from the 105. Ferganské airborne division. Soon the brigade joined the people of the reconnaissance battalion headed by the battalion commander, major In. And. Kočetovem. First brigade was located in three places: the recon platoon was placed in the regiment of civil defense of the circuit, radiooddíl in an abandoned town across the road, staff of the brigade - in a separate building. In 1967 they were all of the units concentrated in one place.


The first years the members of the brigade were conducting skydiving on the base 105. airborne division in Ferganě, in the other years were carried out the next jumps on the polygon Čirčik. They used 2 aircraft An-8. Two machines of this type are also used during the occupation of the airport in Pilsen in the year 1968.

From the beginning to the brigade to deal with in addition to combat training also with extraordinary situations.

- the earthquake in Tashkent 1966

- an epidemic of cholera in the Astrakhan region 1970

- smallpox epidemic in Aralsku 1971

Afghanistan:

154. ooSpN 15. the brigade performed a mostly secret mission with the task to attack on the amin's palace in Kabul in 1979.

In 1985, the staff of the brigade relocated to Afghanistan, to the city Džalalabad (province Nakgahar).

Separate sections of the brigade have been stationed in Jalalabad (154.), Baraki (668.), Asadabadě (334.) and in Ghazni (177.).

For courage and military valor of the brigade and its units received Flags MO of the USSR, honorary badges of the soviet republics and the government of Afghanistan.

During the afghan war was more than four thousand soldiers and officers of the brigade blessed with orders and medals, and four - (In. Kolesnik, In. Kuznetsov, Ju. Miroljubov, In. Turčin) became Heroes of the Soviet union.

15.February 1989 the last troops of the brigade withdrew from Afghanistan, to the places of permanent dislocation - Čirčik, UzSSR. Further, in the same year 1989 moved its headquarters brigade to Azadbaše in Čirčiku.

In the late 80's. - in the early 90's. years the soldiers of the brigade have fulfilled special tasks in the "hot spots" of the Soviet union.

In January 1990, she was 15. brigade of special purpose transferred under the operational control of the KGB of the USSR.

In 1994, the brigade was transferred to the troops of the Ministry of defence of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan:

15. brigade of special purpose was reformed to separate airborne assault brigade in February 1996. The number of military units 64411. Then became brigade part 2. army corps mobile force of the Ministry of defense of Uzbekistan. In the framework of the 2. AKMS was 15. odšbr in February 1999, the main tactical objective was to cover the state border of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the district of Angren Almalyk in Taškentské area. In February 1999, the brigade moved from Azatbaša to Čirčiku.


Commanders:



1963-1967 - colonel Nikolai Ivanovich Lucev

1968-1975 - colonel Robert Pavlovich Mosolov

1975-1977 - colonel Vasily Vasilyevich Kolesnik

1977-1980 - colonel Aleksandr Alekseyevich Ovčarov

1980-1984 - colonel And. M. Stekolnikov

1984-1986 - colonel Vladimir Matvejevič Babuškin

1986-1990 - colonel Yuri Timofejevich Ancient

1990-1994 - colonel Vladimir Vasilyevich Kvačkov

1994 - colonel Sergey To. Zolotarev


Heroes of the Soviet union:

- Lieutenant Nikolai Anatolyevich Kuznetsov, 1962-1985, posthumously

- Vladimir Anatolyevich Turčin, granted in 1985

- Sergeant Yuri Nikolayevich Mirolubov, granted in 1988

- Colonel Vasily Vasilyevich Kolesnik, granted in 1980


15. brigade of special purpose lost 482 people in Afghanistan (154. section - 169 of the people, 177. section - 159, 668 section - 50 men, 334. section - 104 persons).

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