Until 1995, the day of the Strategic Missile Forces was celebrated on November 19 as the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery, which was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on November 17, 1964.
At the present stage of its development, the Strategic Missile Forces include three missile armies located in Vladimir, Omsk and Orenburg and including 12 missile divisions of constant readiness.
The missile divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces are armed with six types of missile systems, divided by type of deployment into stationary and mobile. The basis of the stationary grouping is the RK with missiles of the “heavy” (RS-20V “Voevoda”) and “light” (RS-18 “Stillet”), RS-12M2 (“Topol-M”) classes. The mobile-based grouping includes the Topol mobile ground-based missile system (GGRK) with the RS-12M missile, the Topol-M with the RS-12M2 monoblock missile, and the Yars PGRK with the RS-12M2R missile and a multiple warhead in a mobile and stationary deployment options.
The Strategic Missile Forces currently have about 400 launchers with ICBMs. The share of new RCs in the Strategic Missile Forces grouping will constantly increase. It is planned that by 2022 the Strategic Missile Forces will include 100% of new missile forces.
During its history, the Strategic Missile Forces were never used for their intended purpose as a military force, but together with other components of the strategic nuclear forces they were visibly present in solving many military-political problems.
The Strategic Missile Forces contain more than two-thirds of the nuclear carriers of Russia's strategic nuclear forces, capable of solving tasks of hitting targets on enemy territory in a matter of minutes.
Every day, about six thousand people are at combat posts as part of the duty forces.
Since the formation of the Strategic Missile Forces, over five thousand missile launches have been carried out, including about 500 combat training during the operational and combat training of troops.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
FavOne of the greatest battles in history - the Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad - destroyed the Sixth Army of Field Marshal Paulus and turned the Reich's last hopes for victory into dust. Among other things, this operation demonstrated for the first time the growing capabilities of Soviet artillery, which deservedly earned the nickname “God of War.”
Two years later, on October 21, 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR will issue a decree establishing “Artillery Day” on November 19 in honor of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. Another 20 years later, due to the increasing role of missile weapons in the Cold War, the holiday will be renamed “Rocket Forces and Artillery Day” - which it remains to this day.
This holiday is appreciated not only by gunners and operators of Grads, Smerchs and Iskanders. The servants of the new chthonic God of War - the Strategic Missile Forces - also consider him partly theirs; and air defense fighters who “don’t fly themselves and don’t let others fly.”
The funny thing is that the Russian military for the most part is not very aware: the most terrible manifestation of Russian military power for possible foreign “partners” is not the stamina and ferocity of the infantry, not the power of tanks and not the swiftness of aviation - but rather the merciless severity of artillery strikes.
It all started in the distant and terrible era of the Mongol invasion of Rus'. To stop the elusive boyar Evpatiy Kolovrat and his rebels, who were taking revenge on the troops of Khan Batu for the death of his native Ryazan, the army of the Mongol Empire “inflicted many vices on him, and began to beat him with countless vices, and barely killed him.” It is unlikely that siege stone throwers were useful to the Mongols in the field battle against Kolovrat’s army... but Chinese guns could have played a critical role in the death of the brave rebels.
The presence of artillery among the Mongols during Batu’s campaign against Rus' is still not confirmed by sources, although in time it was already possible. Therefore, what the chronicler meant by “vices” - siege weapons (catapults, ballistas) common for those times, machines for throwing arrows, or, indeed, fire bombards of the early period - is no longer clear.
In 1382, Muscovites, defending the city walls from the armies of Khan Tokhtamysh, for the first time in Russian history, massively used cannons that fired at the khan’s troops from the city walls. The capital was eventually taken by deception, but the Russian princes and governors appreciated the power of artillery fire. Another hundred years later, the Cannon Yard was founded in Moscow, where the centralized production of cannons of various types and calibers began.
During the famous stand on the Ugra River, the presence of artillery in the army of Ivan III significantly cooled the ardor of the Horde of Khan Akhmat, who ultimately chose to retreat. The sovereign's son, Vasily III, brought 300 guns, including heavy siege guns, to the walls of Smolensk, and recaptured the city from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Having defeated the Russian army near Orsha, the great Lithuanian hetman Konstantin Ostrozhsky, who did not have even a shadow of the artillery power of Moscow with his advanced army of the Renaissance, only looked at the walls of Smolensk from afar and was forced to leave.
Let us clarify that the city fell on the third attempt, and the siege of one of the most important Lithuanian fortresses at that time was not an easy task. But the artillery, which was established in the Russian troops by a German specialist - Master Stefan - really played a key role in this campaign.
The gunners brought many victories to Ivan IV “the Terrible”, collapsing the walls of Kazan, as well as the cities of Livonia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, rescuing the sovereign’s soldiers on the fields of Molodi and on the walls of Pskov. During the Time of Troubles, they forced King Sigismund III, instead of a victorious march to Moscow, to spend his entire military budget under the walls of Smolensk. The Russian state of the 16th–17th centuries possessed a huge fleet of artillery of all calibers, and Russian engineers enthusiastically experimented with long-barreled, breech-loading and even rifled artillery.
Pavel Sokolov-Skalia, “The capture of the Livonian fortress Kokkenhausen by Ivan the Terrible”
Alas, all the wealth of the old Russian artillery was lost in the fields of Narva, where the Swedes taught the young sovereign Peter Alekseevich an object lesson in modern European warfare. This lesson has been learned. The new artillery of the nascent Russian Empire was created by Yakov Vilimovich Bruce, a descendant of Scottish kings, a great Russian alchemist and naturalist. Cast from requisitioned monastery bells, the guns of the “sorcerer from the Sukharev Tower” Bruce destroyed the Swedish army of Charles XII near Poltava and ushered in a new era of Russian artillery power - which would say many loud words on the fields of Kunersdorf, Borodin, Crimea and Manchuria.
I note that the bells, of course, were not removed from the bell towers - stored and unused samples were requisitioned. It soon became clear that bell alloy was not very suitable for artillery, and monasteries and temples were abandoned.
In the USSR, artillery was given no less attention, having created a number of advanced models even before the Great Patriotic War, many of which are still fighting today. “Karelian sculptors” B-4 will break through the Mannerheim line, “Katyusha” BM-13 will strike terror into the best divisions of the Third Reich, and the artillery of the reserve of the Supreme High Command will become the very crowbar against which the best strategists of Germany, the heirs of von Clausewitz and von Schlieffen, will not find a way.
Now the missile forces and artillery of the Russian Federation constitute one of the most important branches of the ground forces. Their regiments and brigades are armed with thousands of various artillery pieces and missile systems, which are constantly being replenished with the latest models. From the first “mattresses” and arquebuses to tactical missile systems and heavy MLRS, a long and glorious path has been passed, and the modern descendants of the gunners Voivode Shein, Field Marshal Bruce and Marshal Nedelin are unlikely to disgrace the artillery glory of their ancestors.
At the very beginning of spring, on March 8, 2020, the inhabitants of planet Earth celebrate a wonderful holiday - International Women's Day.In Russia, March 8 is a non-working holiday. In 2020, it falls on Sunday, which is already a “traditional” day off for Russians. Well, what about Monday? We tell you what kind of day it is - a weekend or a working day.
According to the law, if a non-working day in the Russian Federation falls on an official holiday, then the day off is transferred to the next working day.
Accordingly, Sunday March 8, 2020 becomes a public holiday, and the day off is moved to Monday March 9, 2020.
That is, March 9, 2020 in Russia is a day off or a working day:
* March 9, 2020 is a day off.
Also on this day there is another full moon, coinciding with one of the Supermoons of 2020. If we are lucky with the weather (there will be a clear sky), after sunset we will be able to observe a huge beautiful Moon.
In the future, a revision of pensions for length of service awaits working pensioners ( from August 1, 2020), and military pensioners from October 1, 2020.
Strategic Missile Forces Day (Strategic Missile Forces) is a memorable day celebrated in Russia in December and dedicated to the branch of the military, which is the basis of our country's nuclear shield.
When is Strategic Missile Forces Day celebrated - 2017
History of Strategic Missile Forces Day
This memorable day was established on December 17, 1959, when the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) were created as part of the USSR Armed Forces. The first commander-in-chief of the Strategic Missile Forces was the Hero of the Soviet Union, Chief Marshal of Artillery M. I. Nedelin, who made a great contribution to the development of this type of troops, as well as to the development, testing and adoption of nuclear missile weapons.
In 1995, Strategic Missile Forces Day became a professional holiday, according to the decree of the Russian President “On the establishment of Strategic Missile Forces Day and Military Space Forces Day.”
Today, Strategic Missile Forces Day is a memorable day.
What are Strategic Missile Forces
The Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) are the basis of Russia's nuclear shield. The Strategic Missile Forces consist of missile armies and military units, include cosmodromes, testing grounds, research stations and institutes, higher military educational institutions, training centers for junior specialists and technician schools, arsenals, repair plants, central bases and other facilities.
The Strategic Missile Forces are the main component of Russia's strategic nuclear forces and are directly subordinate to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
These are troops of constant combat readiness, designed to nuclear deterrence of possible enemy aggression. The Strategic Missile Forces, independently and as part of strategic nuclear forces, can hit enemy strategic targets with massive, group or single nuclear missile strikes. The Strategic Missile Forces are armed with all Russian ground-based mobile and silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. The headquarters of the Strategic Missile Forces is located in the village of Vlasikha, Moscow region. Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces - Colonel General Sergey Karakaev.
Congratulations on the Day of Strategic Missile Forces
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On guard of Mother Russia,
Stands invisible to everyone
Enormous power, terrible strength,
The threat of enemies is a rocket shield.
You protect our peace,
Simple, brave guys.
Let him bypass
Our eternal rival is NATO.
Today we want to congratulate -
Let it be known to everyone -
We hasten to praise with all our hearts
Day of our brave Strategic Missile Forces!
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To everyone who serves
In the missile forces
Strategic purpose
Today we send good wishes
And holiday greetings.
We wish you never have a chance in life
Press the red button
So that in peace, tranquility and silence
The planet could remain.
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A day for rocket scientists
It turned out very nice,
Because the holiday is yours
From the military - the main one!
Congratulations, friends,
And from everyone who is a civilian,
We wish you
Congratulations early!
And more health to the sea,
And great, great love,
Receive congratulations
Poetic with soul!
In 1964, rocketeers were added to the artillerymen, since these branches of the military have quite a lot in common.
How to mark?
On this day, it is customary for missile and artillery units to congratulate officers and conscripts. Ceremonial rallies, concerts, and meetings are held. If there is a military memorial in the locality where the unit is stationed, flowers are laid at it. In some units, veterans and schoolchildren are invited to the holiday.How to mark
Rocket Forces and Artillery Day can be celebrated in almost any locality in Russia. Surely among the residents of your city and town there are veterans who served in these troops. You can find out about this from the city veterans council or the social protection committee. It may well be that there were battles on the territory of your city or town during the Great Patriotic War. Artillery probably also took part in them. You can write an article about this in a local newspaper, or make a report on radio or television. Even if your city is located far from the battlefields, it is possible that one of your fellow countrymen served in these troops during the Great Patriotic War, in Afghanistan or hot spots. Perhaps it was in the territory where you now live that guns or shells were made. You can make an exhibition about all this in a local history museum or tell schoolchildren during courage lessons. The service of your fellow countrymen in the missile forces and artillery can also become the topic of a local history conference. It is also possible to carry out a historical reconstruction of any battle in which artillery took part. Large military museums usually organize interesting exhibitions on this day.Exhibits of such an exhibition can include not only photographs, newspaper clippings, but also toy models of guns, military vehicles with missile weapons, etc.Of course, Missile Forces and Artillery Day is a professional holiday for those who served in these troops in relatively recent times or are even serving now. But the history of artillery goes back more than one century. So exhibitions, historical reconstructions, conferences, thematic concert programs can relate not only to the Soviet period and the present. You can talk about the history of artillery in your area, about famous military figures who developed guns and shells for them, about the use of artillery in famous battles since the Middle Ages.