2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from [[:ru:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 482: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|the corresponding article]] in русский. (April 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| 2nd Guards Separate Special Purpose Order of Zhukov Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 2-я отдельная бригада специального назначения | |
| File:Sleeve patch of the 2nd Separate Special Purpose Brigade.svg Shoulder sleeve patch | |
| Active | 1962–present |
| Country | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1962–1991) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch | File:Spetsnaz emblem.svg Spetsnaz GRU |
| Type | Special forces |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Promezhitsy, Pskov Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | Guards unit Guards Order of Zhukov Order of Zhukov |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Konstantin Bushuev |
.png){kind=link}
The 2nd Guards Separate Special Purpose Order of Zhukov Brigade[a] is a Spetsnaz GRU brigade of the Russian Armed Forces based in Promezhitsy, Pskov Oblast.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]As part of increases to the GRU's Spetsnaz, on July 19, 1962, General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces Directive No. 140547 was issued, by which the 2nd Spetsnaz Brigade was to be formed in the Leningrad Military District. The creation of the brigade began on September 17, 1962 and ended on March 1, 1963.
Until 2008[3] or 2013, Dmitry Utkin served as lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a unit of special forces of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the 700th Independent Spetsnaz Detachment of the 2nd Independent Brigade.[4][5][6]
The Brigade participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] On July 11, 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the unit the honorific unit status Guards for its actions in Ukraine.[8]
Structure
[edit | edit source]The brigade comprises:[9]
- Headquarters
- Signals Battalion (2x Company)
- Support Company
- 70th Special Purpose Detachment (roughly battalion equivalent)
- 329th Special Purpose Detachment
- 700th Special Purpose Detachment
- Training Battalion (2x Company)
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Из Молькино в Пальмиру: как тренируют российских наемников 31 March 2016. (in Russian)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).