This is the garrison. General provisions for the formation of the Southern District abroad

The creation of an administrative-territorial system in the domestic armed forces began in the 60s of the 19th century. The Russian military districts that appeared for the first time contributed to the rational recruitment and supply of garrisons, units and subunits, and also provided the opportunity for strategic planning of defense doctrine. Depending on the assigned tactical tasks, they could be border, internal, or front-line. Administrative units were most often named after cities, regions, or geographic provinces. In recent history, this tradition has been continued by the military districts of Russia. The list of formations in different eras corresponded to the military-political situation and the territory of the state. By the beginning of the First World War there were twelve of them. The maximum number of districts - thirty-two - was counted at the end of 1945. During the period of the highest military power of the state, in 1983, there were 16 districts and 4 groups of troops in Eastern Europe.

How many military districts are there in Russia

As part of the reorganization of the armed forces in 2010, the number of administrative districts was reduced to four. When creating new structures, the US unified combat commands were taken as a model. New operational-strategic command units were formed on the basis of territorial combined arms formations. In 2014, to organize the defense of Arctic areas, the creation of a northern group began from three districts.

The effectiveness of the introduced innovative combat command and control system should be ensured by Russian military districts formed according to a new principle. The list of military administrative units is as follows:

Western District (USC "West").
Southern District (USC "South").
Central District (USC Center).
Eastern District (USC "Vostok").
OSK "Sever" is in the process of creation.

In peacetime, unified strategic commands with their own areas of responsibility are called districts.

Military formations of a new formation

The newly formed military districts of Russia include:

all garrisons of the Ministry of Defense stationed on their territory;
units of the internal troops, the FSB border service, units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other law enforcement agencies that are operationally subordinate.

The military districts of Russia in their modern form are interspecific groupings of troops under a single command. This management system is recognized as the most effective based on the experience of armed conflicts and counter-terrorism operations of recent decades.

In addition, the military districts of Russia have under their jurisdiction medical and sanatorium-resort institutions, educational and research institutions, specialist training centers and other life support facilities.

Strategic management units and aerospace defense troops are not subordinate to the territorial command.

Joint Strategic Command "West"

During structural changes in the armed forces in 2010, the Western Military District of Russia was the first to be formed. The basis for the creation of a new subject of military-administrative division was the former Moscow and Leningrad combined arms associations. The Baltic Fleet is also subordinate to the strategic command. The headquarters is located in St. Petersburg.

Military garrisons are located within the administrative boundaries of thirty constituent entities of the Northwestern, Central and part of the Volga-Vyatka federal districts. In connection with the formation of the Arctic group of troops, some regions will be reassigned.

The Western group includes two armies, four separate motorized rifle brigades, one tank and three airborne divisions - in total more than two and a half thousand military units. The personnel exceeds 400 thousand people, which is a third of the total number of the Russian army.

The first command of the air forces and air defense is subordinate to a single leadership.

The fleet's ships are stationed at the Baltic and Leningrad (Kronstadt, St. Petersburg and Lomonosov) naval bases. The Navy has eight Marine Corps units at its disposal.

Southern group of troops

The Southern Military District of Russia is organized on the basis of combat and administrative-economic units of the North Caucasus and part of the Volga-Ural military formations. The structure of the formation includes formations of the Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla. The headquarters is located in Rostov-on-Don. The task of the district personnel is, first of all, to defend the southern borders and ensure stability in Transcaucasia.

Military units of two armies, one mountain division are deployed in the territory of 13 regions of the Southern and North Caucasus federal districts, as well as on the Crimean peninsula.

Air defense and air forces are subordinate to the fourth command.

The Black Sea Fleet is mainly based in Sevastopol and Feodosia. The construction of a naval base in Novorossiysk is being completed. The ships of the Caspian Flotilla are based in Astrakhan, Kaspiysk and Makhachkala.

There are two training centers for carrier-based aviation pilots in Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory. The fleet has four large marine units in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Formations of the Southern District abroad

Also under the jurisdiction of the southern strategic command there are bases located outside the Russian Federation:

The 4th base is located in the capital of the South Ossetian Republic - Tskhinvali. The formation was created on the basis of two motorized rifle regiments and one division. Personnel: more than 4 thousand people. The military base was given the title of Guards.
The 102nd base is located in Gyumri (Republic of Armenia). In addition to motorized rifle units, C-300 B complexes and MIG-29 fighters are stationed here. The total number of military personnel is about 4 thousand people.
The 7th military base is located in Gudauta (Republic of Abkhazia).
The Black Sea Fleet has a technical and material support base for ships and vessels in the Syrian port of Tartus.

Formations abroad play the role of important geopolitical instruments.

Unified Central Command

By merging the Volga-Ural and Siberian (up to the territory of Lake Baikal) districts, the Central Military District of Russia was created. The headquarters of the joint command is located in Yekaterinburg.

This district is the largest in the country. Its area is 7 million km 2 - this is 40% of the state's area and 39% of the population. Military units are deployed in the Volga region, Western Siberia and the Urals - in 29 regions of three federal districts. The spaces beyond the Arctic Circle will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Arctic Command. In the center of the country, the operational-tactical units of the ground forces are part of two combined arms armies and several separate formations, including one air assault brigade.

The formation includes the second Air Force and Air Defense Command

On the territory of the district there are strategic aviation bases (in Engels and Irkutsk), as well as a transport aircraft base in Orenburg. Operationally, these units are not subordinate to the district command.

Formations of the Central District in Central Asia

The formation of the central part of Russia includes the 201st double Red Banner base, located in Tajikistan. The main task of the military personnel is to protect the Tajik-Afghan border.

Joint Strategic Command "East"

As a result of structural changes in Russia, part of the Siberian, Transbaikal and Far Eastern combined arms associations were included. The Pacific Fleet is subordinate to the commander of the new formation. The headquarters is located in Khabarovsk.

Military units are located within the administrative boundaries of eleven constituent entities of two federal districts. The area of responsibility is slightly less than 7 million km 2 . The main striking power of the ground forces consists of 4 armies and separate formations: 9 motorized rifle brigades, a fortified area in the Jewish Autonomous Region, 2 air assault, 3 missile, one rocket and artillery and 3 special purpose brigades. It is possible that some large formations will be transferred to the Northern Group of Forces.

Air defense and air forces are subordinate to the 3rd Command.

Pacific Fleet ships are based in Vladivostok, Fokino and Vilyuchinsk. Fleet aviation is stationed at the dual-use airport Elizovo and at the air bases Nikolaevka, Knevichi and Kamenny Ruchey.

Four units of the aerospace defense forces are not operationally subordinate to the command.

Formations of the Eastern District in the Pacific Region

Preparatory work is underway to restore the former Soviet one in Vietnam to serve the submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The use of the base is planned jointly with the Vietnamese military.

Arctic Defense

At the end of 2014, a new administrative unit was included in the military districts of Russia. For the first time in the history of the state, the Arctic territories received their own military structure. Its basis is the Northern Fleet, which will become the main striking force, as well as several units of the Western District.

The main bases of the fleet are: Severomorsk, Vidyaevo, Gadzhievo, Zapadnaya Litsa, Polyarny. All of them are located in the Murmansk region.

In former times, the Arctic was under the control of four districts and two fleets. The formation under the code name “North” includes all reconstructed and newly deployed bases in the Arctic, including: on Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya.

The intensification of the activities of the armed forces on the northern borders is caused by worsening international disagreements over issues of territorial influence in this region, the need to ensure the security of the increasing cargo flow through the Northern Sea Route, as well as an increase in the production capacity of domestic mining enterprises on the shelf. The area of responsibility of the new group includes not only the Russian Arctic, but also all Arctic territories up to the North Pole inclusive.

To the question what does garrison mean asked by the author European the best answer is "GARRISON - a, m. Military units located in a city, fortress or fortified area. Garrison - relating to a garrison, garrisons."
(Dictionary of foreign words)
“Garrison - m. army assigned to stay in a fortress, city, town;
security, ambush, Western force, serf guards, domestic army, city army, guards.
Internal guard teams not included in the field troops at all.
Garrison, belonging to this type of army, related to the protection of fortresses.
Garniza or garrisonism. collect reproachfully, serving in the garrison. The garnish is pot-bellied! "
(Dahl's Dictionary)

Answer from dewy[guru]
It depends on how to decipher it and from what point you look at it.
So a garrison can be one administrative district
A garrison may belong to a separate combat unit
A garrison may include several military units, etc.

Answer from Alevtina Gerasimova[newbie]
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Answer from I have come to teach you...[guru]
a garrison is a military show-off...

Answer from Tiana[guru]
all military towns are called that

Answer from Sasha Ivanov[guru]
GARNIZON (French garrison),
1) military units, military educational institutions and institutions located permanently or temporarily in a certain locality or area with established borders.
2) Troops defending a strong point (long-term defensive structure, fortress).
GARRISON, -a, m. Military units located in a populated area, fortress or fortified area. || adj. garrison, -aya, -oe. Garrison service.

Answer from Dfgdf dfdfg[expert]
Stronghold military point

Answer from Texas dissident[guru]
I served there, I won’t explain, I’ll say one thing is bad there without a wife and girlfriend, this is a fact, but your fiance will return from the garrison to battle, they guard

Answer from Elitsia Krashtavskaya[master]
Gornizon from fr. arm, equip. troops occupying a fortified point for its protection and defense in times of peace and war, military units, military educational institutions and institutions located permanently or temporarily in a certain locality or area with established borders for its protection and defense in times of peace and war. The garrison, as troops tied to a specific point, is contrasted with field (active) troops, which are intended for maneuver warfare. Military garrisons include settlements with military formations (units) and civilian populations (residing on a permanent basis) under the control of military commandant's offices in the absence of a civil administration.

Answer from Iska Ibragimov[newbie]
Garrison (French garrison from garnir - to supply, arm) - troops occupying a fortified point to protect and defend it in peacetime and war, military units, military educational institutions and institutions located permanently or temporarily in a certain locality or area with established borders for its protection and defense in times of peace and war. The garrison, as troops tied to a specific point, is contrasted with field (active) troops, which are intended for maneuver warfare. Military garrisons include settlements with military formations (units) and civilian populations (residing on a permanent basis) under the control of military commandant's offices in the absence of a civil administration.

A territorial garrison is military units, including those included in local garrisons, located, as a rule, on the territory of one subject of the Russian Federation, and in some cases - on the territory of one administrative-territorial unit or on the territories of several of its administrative-territorial units.

A local garrison is a military unit located in one locality or several nearby localities and in a limited area around them.

The list of territorial garrisons and their boundaries are approved by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the commander of the military district.

The list of local garrisons and their boundaries are approved by the commander of the military district. The boundaries of the local garrison should be well known to all garrison personnel.

2. Garrison and guard services are organized in each garrison.

The garrison service aims to ensure the coordination of the actions of garrison troops during the transfer from peacetime to wartime, the necessary conditions for their daily activities and training, as well as the conduct of garrison activities with the participation of troops.

Paragraphs three to four are no longer valid as of March 25, 2015. - Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 25, 2015 N 161.