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The official date of foundation of the school is February 22, 1919. On this day, an order was issued by the Revolutionary Military Council on the creation of the 1st Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses. Already in April, courses had to be sent to the Eastern Front. On July 25, 1919, the 2nd Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were created, and on October 1, 1920, the 16th Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were formed on their basis. In December 1922, the General Directorate of Higher Educational Institutions decided to disband Muslim courses.

In 1923, on the basis of the disbanded courses, the 6th joint Tatar-Bashkir command school was created. March 16, 1937 it was renamed the Kazan Infantry School. Central Executive Committee of the Tatar ASSR, and in March 1939 - to the Kazan Infantry School. Supreme Soviet of the Tatar ASSR.

By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR dated April 12, 1941, this school was transformed into a tank school and completely switched to training specialists for the armored and mechanized troops of the Red Army.

In November 1943, for the successful development of new technology, the school was awarded the Red Banner of War, and in 1944, for outstanding success in the training of command personnel, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War. During the war years, over 5,000 tank crews were trained within the walls of the school.

At the beginning of 1966, the school was transferred to the highest profile of training tank specialists and received the name of the Kazan Higher Tank Command Red Banner School named after the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Tatar ASSR.

Until 2004, the school was the Kazan branch of the Chelyabinsk Tank Institute, after which, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, it became an independent Kazan Higher Military Command School - Tank University. Since 2007, it has been the only military school in Russia that trains tank officers of a command profile.

Since August 2004, the school has been renamed the Kazan Higher Military Command School.

In order to improve the system of training specialists for the Ground Forces and optimize the network of military educational institutions, on January 1, 2009, on the basis of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 18, 2008 No. 1199-r, the Kazan Higher Artillery Command School was attached to the Kazan VVKU.

In accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 24, 2008 No. 1951-r and Order of the Civil Code of the SV, on February 10, 2009 No. 459 / in / 149, the school acquired the status of a separate structural unit as part of the Federal State Military Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Research Center of the Ground Forces" Combined Arms Academy as a branch.

Among the graduates of the school there are many outstanding military leaders: one of the first Soviet marshals Yegorov, Colonel General Klyuev A. L., Deputy People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, a prominent military leader of the civil war Shorin, Vasily Ivanovich, as well as many military leaders of our time, such as General colonels Klishin, Achalov Vladislav Alekseevich, Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich, Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich, Potapov and many others.

During the years of the school's existence, 42 of its graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, and 10 graduates of recent years were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. More than 300 became generals.

Notes

Links

• Kazan Higher Military Command School. sovinformburo.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

Kazan Higher Tank Command Red Banner School http://www.kvtkku.ru/ unofficial site

Literature

• Khasanov M.Kh. Tatar Encyclopedia. - Institute of the Tatar Encyclopedia, 2006. - S. 133. - 663 p. - ISBN 585247035X

Higher educational institutions of Kazan
State universities ( - medical, - military, - abolished)
Universities
academies
Institutes
higher schools
Branches
Non-state universities (- spiritual)
Universities and academies
Institutes	Institute of Social and Humanitarian Knowledge Kazan Institute of Finance, Economics and Informatics

The history of the school dates back to September 1, 1866 from the Junker School, formed by decree of Alexander II from the Military Department School that existed in Kazan since 1861. On September 1, 1909, it was “Highest Commanded” by Nicholas II to call the school the Kazan Military School.

On February 22, 1919, an order was issued by the Revolutionary Military Council on the creation of the 1st Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses. Already in April, courses had to be sent to the Eastern Front. On July 25, 1919, the 2nd Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were created, and on October 1, 1920, the 16th Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were formed on their basis. In December 1922, due to the reduction in the number of armed forces, it was decided to disband the Muslim courses.
In 1923, on the basis of the disbanded courses, the 6th joint Tatar-Bashkir command school was created. March 16, 1937 it was renamed the Kazan Infantry School. Central Executive Committee of the Tatar ASSR, and in March 1939 - to the Kazan Infantry School. Supreme Soviet of the Tatar ASSR.
By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR dated April 12, 1941, this school was transformed into a tank school and completely switched to training specialists for the armored and mechanized troops of the Red Army.
In November 1943, for the successful development of new technology, the school was awarded the Red Banner of War, and in 1944, for outstanding success in the training of command personnel, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War. During the war years, over 5,000 tank crews were trained within the walls of the school.

From December 1965 to November 1998 - Kazan Higher Tank Command Red Banner School named after the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Tatar ASSR.
From November 1998 to August 2004 - Kazan Red Banner Branch of the Chelyabinsk Tank Institute.
Since August 2004 - Kazan Higher Military Command School.
On August 18, 2008, the Kazan Higher Artillery Command School (Military Institute) named after V.I. Marshal of Artillery M.N. Chistyakov.
In order to improve the system of training specialists for the Ground Forces and optimize the network of military educational institutions, on January 1, 2009, on the basis of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 18, 2008 No. 1199-r, the Kazan Higher Artillery Command School was attached to the Kazan VVKU.

In accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 24, 2008 No. 1951-r and Order of the Civil Code of the SV, on February 10, 2009 No. 459 / in / 149, the school acquired the status of a separate structural unit as part of the Federal State Military Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Research Center of the Ground Forces" Combined Arms Academy as a branch.

Among the graduates of the school there are many outstanding military leaders: one of the first Soviet marshals Egorov, Colonel General Klyuev A. L., Deputy People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, a prominent military leader of the civil war Shorin, Vasily Ivanovich, as well as many military leaders of our time, such as General Colonels Klishin, Achalov Vladislav Alekseevich, Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich, Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich, Potapov and many others.

Over the years of the school's existence, 42 of its graduates have become Heroes of the Soviet Union, and 10 graduates of recent years have been awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. More than 300 have become generals.

Formed on September 1, 1959 on the basis of the Kazan Military Aviation Technical School of Long-Range Aviation as Kazan Artillery-Technical School.

The formation of the educational institution took place in Chelyabinsk: by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 0065 dated November 6, 1940, as a military aviation school for aircraft mechanics. On February 1, 1941, the study of cadets of the first set began. By order of the NKO of the USSR of February 5, 1941. No. 048, the annual holiday of the school was set on February 23, 1941. On April 30, 1947, the school was relocated to the city of Kazan and on October 4, 1947, it was renamed the Kazan Military Aviation Technical School of Long-Range Aviation (military unit 75314). From the day of its foundation until September 1959, 12,742 aviation specialists were trained at the school.

This was the first stage in the long and difficult history of the school, which in 1947 was relocated to Kazan and was transferred from the Air Force to the Strategic Missile Forces.

April 1, 1960 received a new name - Kazan Artillery Technical School.

On July 1, 1963, the school began training cadets under a five-year training program and received the name Kazan Higher Command Engineering School.

From 1959 to 1965 she trained command and engineering personnel for the Rocket Forces.

In 1965, it was placed at the disposal of the Commander of the Rocket Forces and Artillery of the Land Forces of the Soviet Army.

Subsequently,

November 27, 1980 by Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1099 in order to perpetuate the memory of Marshal of Artillery M.N. Chistyakov School was named after him.

On September 1, 1993, the school began training cadets under the program of the Higher Artillery Command and Engineering School and in August 1994 received the name Kazan Higher Artillery Command and Engineering School.

On June 18, 1996, the last, twenty-ninth graduation from the school of missile officers of the Ground Forces took place. In total, more than 6,500 missile officers have been trained over the years.

On August 29, 1998, in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1109, the school was reorganized by joining the Military Artillery University (St. Petersburg) as a branch.

On January 19, 2003, the historical name "Mikhailovsky" was returned to the Military Artillery University.

By order of the Government of the Russian Federation in 2004, on the basis of the Kazan branch of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery University, the Kazan Higher Artillery Command School (Military Institute) named after Marshal of Artillery M.N. Chistyakov was established.

HEADS:

major general Olekseenko Ivan Petrovich	28.09.1956 - 11.08.1960
major general

Story

The official date of foundation of the school is February 22, 1919. On this day, an order was issued by the Revolutionary Military Council on the creation of the 1st Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses. Already in April, courses had to be sent to the Eastern Front. On July 25, 1919, the 2nd Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were created, and on October 1, 1920, the 16th Kazan Muslim Infantry Command Courses were formed on their basis. In December 1922, the General Directorate of Higher Educational Institutions decided to disband Muslim courses.

In 1923, on the basis of the disbanded courses, the 6th joint Tatar-Bashkir command school was created. March 16, 1937 it was renamed the Kazan Infantry School. Central Executive Committee of the Tatar ASSR, and in March 1939 - to the Kazan Infantry School. Supreme Soviet of the Tatar ASSR.

By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR dated April 12, 1941, this school was transformed into a tank school and completely switched to training specialists for the armored and mechanized troops of the Red Army.

In November 1943, for the successful development of new technology, the school was awarded the Red Banner of War, and in 1944, for outstanding success in the training of command personnel, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War. During the war years, over 5,000 tank crews were trained within the walls of the school.

At the beginning of 1966, the school was transferred to the highest profile of training tank specialists and received the name of the Kazan Higher Tank Command Red Banner School named after the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Tatar ASSR.

Until 2004, the school was the Kazan branch of the Chelyabinsk Tank Institute, after which, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, it became an independent Kazan Higher Military Command School - Tank University. Since 2007, it has been the only military school in Russia that trains tank officers of a command profile.

Since August 2004, the school has been renamed the Kazan Higher Military Command School.

In order to improve the system of training specialists for the Ground Forces and optimize the network of military educational institutions, on January 1, 2009, on the basis of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 18, 2008 No. 1199-r, the Kazan Higher Artillery Command School was attached to the Kazan VVKU.

In accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 24, 2008 No. 1951-r and Order of the Civil Code of the SV, on February 10, 2009 No. 459 / in / 149, the school acquired the status of a separate structural unit as part of the Federal State Military Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Research Center of the Ground Forces" Combined Arms Academy as a branch.

Among the graduates of the school there are many outstanding military leaders: one of the first Soviet marshals Yegorov, Colonel General Klyuev A. L., Deputy People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, a prominent military leader of the civil war Shorin, Vasily Ivanovich, as well as many military leaders of our time, such as General colonels Klishin, Achalov Vladislav Alekseevich, Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich, Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich, Potapov and many others.

During the years of the school's existence, 42 of its graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, and 10 graduates of recent years were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. More than 300 became generals.

Notes

Links

• Kazan Higher Military Command School. sovinformburo.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

Kazan Higher Tank Command Red Banner School http://www.kvtkku.ru/ unofficial site

Literature

• Khasanov M.Kh. Tatar Encyclopedia. - Institute of the Tatar Encyclopedia, 2006. - S. 133. - 663 p. - ISBN 585247035X

Higher educational institutions of Kazan
State universities ( - medical, - military, - abolished)
Universities
academies
Institutes
higher schools
Branches
Non-state universities (- spiritual)
Universities and academies
Institutes	Institute of Social and Humanitarian Knowledge Kazan Institute of Finance, Economics and Informatics

The Kazan Higher Military Command School (Tank University) is the only educational institution in the Russian Federation that trains tankmen-officers of a command profile. Until 2008, it was the Higher Tank School, but after the accession of the Kazan Higher Artillery School, the profile of the institution expanded.

Creation

In 1866, Emperor Alexander II ordered the organization of an infantry school in Kazan to train cadets. In a short time, the educational institution among its kind has become one of the best in Russia, giving the country such prominent military leaders as A. I. Egorov (marshal), A. L. Klyuev (colonel general), V. N. Shorin (hero of the Civil War ) and others.

With the advent of Soviet power, on February 22, 1919, the opening of the First Command Muslim Infantry Courses for national armed formations took place on its base. This day subsequently became the official date of the formation of the Kazan Tank School.

Early years

With the end of the Civil War, there was no longer a need for quick (superficial) training of command personnel. The army needed officers with fundamental theoretical and practical training.

In 1922, the courses were disbanded, and a year later, at the request of the Tatar republican government, the Sixth Command Tatar-Bashkir School was created. In the 1930s, the institution was renamed and reorganized more than once. However, his profile remained the same - the training of command personnel for infantry units.

tank school

This period is characterized by the emergence and rapid improvement of new types of weapons (especially tanks and armored vehicles), whose use required a revision of the traditional tactics of military operations, based on the massive use of cavalry as the main strike force. The outbreak of World War II showed the strategic importance of tanks on the battlefield, the use of which allowed Germany to defeat the superbly equipped army of the French Republic in a few months.

The Soviet high command, which had previously underestimated the capabilities of armored vehicles, urgently increased the development and production of tanks. However, there were not enough commanders to manage crews and mechanized units. Specialized educational institutions were urgently opened all over the country. And so, on April 12, 1941, the Kazan Infantry School was transformed into a tank school.

The specificity of the institution was the training of specialists capable of fighting on equipment supplied by Western allies under Lend-Lease. Before the end of hostilities, 5,000 crews were trained within its walls. The merits of the team did not go unnoticed: in 1944 the tank school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War. However, after the war, the size of the army was reduced, and the educational institution was closed in 1947 due to uselessness.

Under the heading of secrecy

As it turned out later, the school was not formed from scratch. Back in 1926, near Kazan, in the so-called Kargopol military town, a joint Soviet-German tank school was created. As you know, having lost the First World War, Germany undertook not to develop armored vehicles. To circumvent the Versailles Treaty, a secret agreement was concluded with the government of the USSR. The Soviet command, in turn, wanted to learn from the experience of their German colleagues, who had more advanced technologies and knowledge in this area.

The school had its own range, shooting range and field for practicing driving skills. For training, 10 tanks of various models were delivered from Germany:

• 5 lungs;
• 2 medium;
• 3 heavy.

The cadets studied the tactics of using armored vehicles, types of weapons and ammunition, the construction and maintenance of tanks. In the 1930s, the school received the latest Soviet tanks. With the coming to power of Hitler, the contract with the Germans was terminated, and the base and the experience gained served as an excellent tool for organizing a tank school.

On guard of the world

The Cold War that engulfed the two superpowers in the 1950s and 1960s did not allow us to relax. At any moment the world could slide into a new, even more destructive war. Armored vehicles became more complex, and the tactics of warfare required deep technical knowledge and organizational qualities from the commander. In this regard, in 1966, the work of the tank school in Kazan was resumed. In order to improve the quality of education, the institution is switching to a higher form of education, and the same Kargopol town, which had the necessary infrastructure and a spacious training ground, becomes the location of the educational institution.

In the difficult times of the 1990s, the Higher Tank Command School not only retained its status, but also improved the educational process. The curriculum was transferred to a five-year form of training, and motorized rifle was added to the tank direction. In 2008, the structure of the institution included the Kazan Artillery School. Thus, the former tank school today is a multidisciplinary educational institution as part of the RF Ministry of Defense.