February 23rd is very close. As part of the congratulatory program for future defenders of the Fatherland, we invite teachers to conduct an interesting and very exciting quiz.
Questions for the quiz
1. What is a cap?
2. Who doesn’t have insignia on their shoulder straps?
3. What do the letters in the abbreviation VDV stand for?
4. Do tank crews wear helmets or helmets?
5. What is the name of the room intended for soldiers to live in?
6. What breed of dogs most often serve on the border?
7. In an apartment, this is a room, and on a ship, this is...?
8. Who is higher in rank - captain or major?
9. What does the expression “Take the tongue” mean?
10. If a person flies a helicopter, what is the correct name for his profession?
11. What does a live cartridge consist of?
12. What is the solemn passage of military equipment and troops called?
13. Finish the proverb: “A machine gun and a shovel - …”.
14. What do you press with your finger when firing a pistol?
15. Who is a sniper?
16. What is “more powerful” – a machine gun or an assault rifle?
17. In what order should military units be placed so that their numbers increase: regiment, platoon, battalion, company?
18. At what time on weekdays in the army do the commands sound: “Rise!” and “All clear!”?
19. How many stars does a senior lieutenant have on his shoulder straps?
20. What word does the name “vest” come from?
Answers
1. Sailors' headdress. 2. Among sailors and soldiers. 3. Airborne troops. 4. Helmets. 5. Barracks. 6. Shepherd dogs. 7. Cabin. 8. Major. 9. Capture the enemy. 10. Helicopter pilot. 11. From the shell - cartridge case, powder charge, primer and bullet. 12. Parade. 13. Soldier's friends. 14. On the trigger, not on the hammer. These are different parts. 15. Marksman. 16. Machine gun. 17. Platoon (up to 60 people); company (up to 250); battalion (up to 900); regiment (up to 2700). 18. At 6-00 and at 22-00. 19. Three. 20. Body.
ceremonial review of troops
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Air procession
Defensive technique in fencing, wrestling, boxing
Resort in Hungary; celebrations passage of military or sportsmen.
Peaceful display of military prowess
Showy saber rattling
Festive procession
Cucumber variety resistant to powdery mildew
Ceremonial passage of athletes
Troop parade
Grand review
Celebration on the parade ground
Active defense in fencing
Film by Vadim Abdrashitov “... planets”
Painting by the French painter F. Picabius “Love...”
Resort in Hungary
The march of the army to the people
Demonstration of military power on Red Square
Demonstration by the military of the ability to walk in step along Red Square
The highlight of the military holiday program
Ceremonial procession
Card solitaire
Army March
Ceremonial March
March of the military
Festive march of troops
Procession of uniforms
Military show
. "... Hello"
Military procession
Show with tanks
Military procession
A reason to dress up
The highlight of military holidays
Show where tanks rule
The army showing its power
Review of troops
Festive March
Demonstration parade of troops
Festive procession of military equipment
Demonstration “walk” of troops and equipment along the main square
Holiday military exhibition
Festive military “show off”
. "Soldier Exhibition"
Troop parade on the parade ground
Festive military fashion show
What Bender “commanded”
Festive display of troops
Review of troops on the march
Demonstration passage of troops
Army show-off
Spectacle with the participation of troops
The planets of the solar system line up in one line
Exhibition of military achievements
Ceremonial procession
Ceremonial movement of troops
Ceremonial passage of troops or athletes
Balneological resort in Hungary
M. French festive attire, outfit, clothing, decoration; military a kind of review of the troops before dispersing to the guards. Parade review. A grand entrance, ceremonial or festive. Dress uniform, carriage. Parade, flaunt, show off, show off in splendor and decoration. To be at your post at a military parade. Parade(i)r, well-trained combat riding horse, for parade
Demonstration "walk" of troops and equipment along the main square
Festive military "show off"
What Bender “commanded”
Film by Vadim Abdrashitov "... planets"
Show where tanks rule
Resort in Hungary; celebrations military or sports passage
Painting by the French painter F. Picabius "Love..."
. "soldier exhibition"
Ceremonial passage of troops or athletes
Alternative descriptionsAt the circus: a ceremonial entrance to the arena of all artists
Air procession
Defensive technique in fencing, wrestling, boxing
Resort in Hungary; celebrations passage of military or sportsmen.
Peaceful display of military prowess
Showy saber rattling
Festive procession
Cucumber variety resistant to powdery mildew
Ceremonial passage of athletes
Troop parade
Grand review
Celebration on the parade ground
Troop review
Active defense in fencing
Film by Vadim Abdrashitov “... planets”
Painting by the French painter F. Picabius “Love...”
Resort in Hungary
The march of the army to the people
Demonstration of military power on Red Square
Demonstration by the military of the ability to walk in step along Red Square
The highlight of the military holiday program
Ceremonial procession
Card solitaire
Army March
Ceremonial March
March of the military
Festive march of troops
Procession of uniforms
Military show
. "... Hello"
Military procession
Show with tanks
Military procession
A reason to dress up
The highlight of military holidays
Show where tanks rule
The army showing its power
Review of troops
Festive March
Demonstration parade of troops
Festive procession of military equipment
Demonstration “walk” of troops and equipment along the main square
Holiday military exhibition
Festive military “show off”
. "Soldier Exhibition"
Troop parade on the parade ground
Festive military fashion show
What Bender “commanded”
Festive display of troops
Review of troops on the march
Demonstration passage of troops
Army show-off
Spectacle with the participation of troops
The planets of the solar system line up in one line
Exhibition of military achievements
Ceremonial procession
Ceremonial movement of troops
Balneological resort in Hungary
M. French festive attire, outfit, clothing, decoration; military a kind of review of the troops before dispersing to the guards. Parade review. A grand entrance, ceremonial or festive. Dress uniform, carriage. Parade, flaunt, show off, show off in splendor and decoration. To be at your post at a military parade. Parade(i)r, well-trained combat riding horse, for parade
Demonstration "walk" of troops and equipment along the main square
Festive military "show off"
What Bender “commanded”
Film by Vadim Abdrashitov "... planets"
Show where tanks rule
Resort in Hungary; celebrations military or sports passage
Painting by the French painter F. Picabius "Love..."
. "soldier exhibition"
There was no drill training at the school as a separate discipline for students. However, we worked intensively on it in preparation for the military parades organized in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.
(A parade is a ceremonial passage of troops or military equipment. It is usually held on official holidays, celebrations of state and military significance, as well as after the completion of major military exercises.
Parades were held in the armies of Ancient Egypt, Persia, Rome and other states.
In the Russian army, parades became widespread since the end of the 18th century.
In the USSR, military parades were held twice a year (except for the period of the Great Patriotic War) - May 1 (Workers' Day) and November 7 (Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution). Military parades took place not only in the capital of the USSR, the hero city of Moscow. They were held without fail in hero cities, the capitals of union republics, cities where the headquarters of military districts, the headquarters of the USSR Navy fleets, the headquarters of large military formations or a large number of military universities were located.
The school exhibited four company boxes of officer students and three boxes of cadets for the parade. The graduating classes and the first year of cadets did not go to the parade. Each box consisted of 100 people (10x10). At first, the course, more than 160 people, was lined up in one line according to their height. The head of the course formed lines of 10 main people, and several people were allocated to the reserve, as well as to the boxes of other courses where there were not enough students for a full box. In each rank, the right flanks were allocated. It was believed that they had a special burden and responsibility. They are the eldest in the line. Everyone else should be equal to them. They went to training with a special bandage to make it easier for the authorities, if necessary, to determine which line was breaking the formation.
Preparations for the parade were carried out at odd times for a month. At first, we were assembled at 8 o’clock in the morning at the school’s parade ground or in other suitable places. We coordinated in a line of 10 people. We marched to the beat of the drum. The main thing is to keep the leg higher and strictly align with the right flank. I remembered the drill training we went through in secondary school. Then a parade was arranged in front of the school command in a group of boxes, led by the head of the course. After each passage by the school command, comments were made. They were transmitted to us over the loudspeaker. Those who did well were released. Those lagging behind were further chased away. But, be that as it may, at 9 o’clock in the morning we had to be in class. In order to arrive on time for training at 8 am, I had to get up at 5:30 am.
Two weeks before the parade, training for the parade as part of the entire Minsk garrison was carried out on the parade ground of the military town of Uruchye under the command of the headquarters of the Belarusian Military District (BVO).
(The military town of Uruchye is located in Minsk on the 8th km of the Minsk-Moscow highway. It was founded presumably in the 1920s. At first it consisted of one street. Until 1991, 90% of the population were officers of the armed forces of the USSR, later the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, however, after the abolition of the ZVG (closed military camp) status in 1998, the population became predominantly civilian).
In ZVG Uruchye, located a kilometer from the school, we were brought by trucks and buses at 16:00. The same passages were made by company units as part of the Minsk garrison. The school boxes were headed by the head of the school, Lieutenant General Filatov N.G., and each box was headed by the head of the course. After each passage, the BVO command, responsible for preparing the parade, made comments on each box. We stood most of the time. Having nothing else to do, many played “balda”. One names the city, the second must name the new name of the city, starting with the final letter of the previous city. Anyone who can’t find the appropriate name is a “bastard.” There are passionate debates here about whether such a city does not exist or whether such a city has already been named. Others tell various fables. You become an involuntary listener. When people get too rowdy, the head of the course calls for order: “Stop talking!” This torment lasts at least one and a half to two hours.
On the eve of the holiday, a general night rehearsal for the military parade is organized on the Central Square of Minsk. In the evening, at the appointed time, we arrive at the school. We are put on trucks or buses and taken to Minsk. On the occasion of the cool evening air in early spring or late autumn, some people warm up with alcohol. I remember Valery Balakar got so “warm” that he was insane, especially for the reason that his wife had left the day before. He cried into my vest the entire time we were driving to Minsk. And I'm extremely tired of it. I, as the senior rank, had to carefully cover him so that his superiors would not notice him.
Having landed on Internatsionalnaya Street, we ran into the gateways and hurried to empty our bladders. I don’t remember if there were any toilets there. Yes, and it is difficult to provide them for several hundred people. Then we lined up, followed to the Central Square, crossed by Lenin Avenue, and lined up at the designated place. The school's boxes looked at the House of Trade Unions. To our right, on the very avenue, stood a company box of officers from the BVO headquarters. The remaining military units of the Minsk garrison, consisting of privates and sergeants, were lined up to our left. A kind of square was formed from Engels Street to the House of Trade Unions. Inside this square, opposite the government rostrum, the orchestra lined up. In accordance with the unwritten military procedures, when each commander (the head of the school, the senior commander of the military units lined up for the parade, the parade commander) gives a temporary (for some reason called “corporal”) gap of up to 20-30 minutes, then we went to starting point an hour or more before the start of the event. Then there was a long, meaningless standing.
Finally, the parade commander arrives at the appointed time. He is the first deputy commander of the BVO. To meet him, the senior of the commanders of the lined up military units, this is a representative of the box of officers of the BVO headquarters, gives the commands: “ALIGNMENT”, “Attention”, “Alignment to the right”. We all line up in ranks, freeze, and turn our heads in the right direction. There is a report on the formation of troops and their readiness for the parade. After the report, the parade commander, who is in an open limousine, gives the command “FREE.”
Then there is a rather long wait for the chief hosting the parade. This is the commander of the BVI. During our time they were: Colonel General S.S. Maryakhin (07.1964 - 09.1967) and Colonel General I.M. Tretyak (09.1967 - 06.1976). I met the latter at the Balkhash training ground 20 years later, at the Zaslon 87 exercise. In 1987, after the famous flight and landing of Rust on Red Square, Army General Ivan Moiseevich Tretyak was appointed M.S. Gorbachev. Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces.
To meet the host of the parade, the parade commander gives the same commands: “ALIGNMENT”, “Attention”, “Alignment to the right”. All the commanders leading the boxes with subordinate troops again put their hand to their headdress, we stand at attention, and the orchestra plays “Counter March”. The parade commander, placing his hand on his headdress, drives up to the host of the parade and reports to him: “Comrade Colonel General. The troops of the Minsk garrison are lined up for the parade to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. The commander of the parade is Lieutenant General Ivanov.”
The host of the parade, having accepted the report, goes around the troops and greets each military unit separately. We respond with one voice: “We wish you good health, Comrade Colonel General.” Since this was done quite energetically, it was sometimes impossible to make out individual words. When he greeted other units, the response was “WOOF-WOOF! BOW-WOW". After this, the commander congratulated us on the holiday. Since this time he congratulated us energetically, it was impossible to make out what they were congratulating us on. In response to the congratulations, we shouted three times, protractedly, with rolls, at the top of our voices, “HURRAY!” After passing around the troops, the host of the parade went to the podium, the orchestra played “Glory”, and all the parade participants again shouted “HURRAY!” Finally the command “FREE” was given. The orchestra played the “Listen up everyone” signal.
Having perched himself on the podium, the host of the parade, after the signal was executed, imitated a speech, starting it with the word “Comrades!” There was then silence for the scheduled speaking time. At the end he said “HURRAY!” The parade participants answered him with three “HURRAYS.” The orchestra played hymns. First, the anthem of the Soviet Union was performed, and then of the Belarusian SSR. Everyone takes a position at attention, and the commanders put their hand to their headgear. At the end of the anthem, the commanders lower their hands, and we assumed the “at ease” position.
Before the ceremonial march, the parade commander gave the commands: “At attention”, “To the ceremonial march, in company, at one linear distance, the first company straight ahead, the rest straight ahead”, “On the ple-cho”, “Lead to the right, step - MARCH” . All these commands are given at certain intervals so that the parade participants have time to complete everything necessary. All commands were duplicated by our commanders.
At the command “For the solemn march,” the commanders of the company boxes leave the formation and stand in front of the formation of their boxes. Banner bearers and assistants of the school and other military units also come forward and stand at a set distance. The drummers stand 15-20 steps ahead of the head unit. Linemen, appointed to mark the line of passage of troops in a ceremonial march, running (in a formation step), take places at a distance of 15-20 steps from one another.
At the command of the commanders of the military units “On the shoulder,” the bannermen raise the battle flags, insert the lower end of the flagpole into the cup of the sling and hold the pole with their hands.
Having given all the commands, the parade commander moves in his car 30 steps ahead of the commander of the head company box and ahead of the drummers. Before reaching one or two linemen from the host of the parade, he puts his hand to the headdress and turns his head in his direction. Having passed the host of the parade, he gets out of the car and stands at the podium.
On the command “March”, the lead unit begins to move in formation steps to the beat of drums. When the lead unit is at a distance of four or five lines from the host of the parade, the orchestra begins to play a march, the drummers walking in front fall silent. The rest of the units, including us, turning to the right, reach the place where the lead unit stood, at the command of our course commander, we turn to the left, level off, and at the command “Straight” we follow the unit in front at a marching pace. Before one or two linemen reach the parade host, the head of the course, next in front of our box, puts his hand to his headdress, turns his head towards the parade host and at the same time gives an unspecified command “ONE”. On this command, everyone, except those on the right flank, turns their head towards the host of the parade.
When the last line of our box passes the host of the parade, the same course commander gives the unspecified command “TWO”, lowers his hand from his headdress, and everyone in the ranks simultaneously turns their head straight. We began to walk at a walking pace. The head of the school and the commanders of other units, having passed the host of the parade, leave the ranks and stand five steps to the right of the parade commander, and, as it were, receive the parade of their units.
That's the whole parade. We trained for a month to cover these fifty to seventy meters. But for us the training did not end there.
After passing by the parade host, we went down along Lenin Avenue, reached Yanka Kupala Street, then along Internatsionalnaya and Engels Street, having traveled around the world, we returned to our starting positions. The host of the parade, together with his assistants, the parade commander and formation commanders, analyzed the passage of troops, formulated appropriate comments and instructions. Finally, these comments reached us.
It was necessary to make a second approach, taking into account the comments, according to a simplified scheme, starting with the command of the parade commander: “ATMIL”, “To the ceremonial march, in company, at one linear distance, the first company straight ahead, the rest straight ahead”, “On the front” CHO”, “Lead to the right, step - MARCH”. We made a second pass. Usually the follow-up message was that we had passed through normally and that we could return home.
We reached the waiting cars located on International Street. Here the system was dissolved. It was around 3 o'clock in the morning. Those who lived in the school hotels at the 9th kilometer returned home by car. Those who lived in the city acted according to the option - “whoever can.” Most got home on foot or by taxi. Sometimes, on this occasion, I took my father’s Zaporozhets and returned home in it. True, I didn’t gain much from this. I had to take my friends, the same Zhora Mezhentsev, home, put the car in the garage and run about two kilometers from the garage to the house. Since classes for tomorrow, or rather, no one had canceled classes for today, we had to be at the school by 8:30. This is how we were tempered in the Suvorov style - “hard in training, easy in battle.”
On May 1st or November 7th everything was repeated, as if at a dress rehearsal. But it was already during the day and everything took place without any conventions, with a real speech and the presence on the podium of the leadership of the party and government of the Byelorussian SSR, headed in those years by Pyotr Mironovich Masherov.
We were somehow lucky; I don’t remember that there was rain or snow during the dress rehearsal or parade. The only bad luck was that on December 30, 1968, the 50th anniversary of the BSSR was celebrated. On the occasion of this significant anniversary there was a military parade. What I remember from this parade is that it was attended by Marshal of the Soviet Union, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR Ivan Ignatievich Yakubovsky. Then I somehow didn’t think about the reason for his presence at the parade. Today, with the help of the Internet, I discovered this reason. The biography of the marshal speaks eloquently about this.
(Ivan Ignatievich Yakubovsky was born on January 7, 1912 in the village of Zaitsevo, now Goretsk district, Mogilev region (Belarus) into a peasant family. Belarusian.
In the Red Army since 1932. In 1932-1934 he was a cadet at the United Belarusian Military School.
From December 1935 to December 1937 - commander of a tank platoon of the 16th tank brigade of the Belarusian Military District.
Participated in military operations in Western Belarus in 1939.
Participant of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941. In July-September 1941 - commander of a tank regiment. In January-March 1942 - deputy commander of a tank brigade. From March 1942 to June 1944 - commander of the separate 91st Tank Brigade on the 1st Ukrainian Front.
Units under his command fought on the Western, Southern, Southwestern, Stalingrad, Don, Bryansk, Central, Voronezh and 1st Ukrainian fronts.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 10, 1944, for skillful leadership of military formations and personal courage and heroism shown, Colonel Ivan Ignatievich Yakubovsky was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated September 23, 1944, Colonel Ivan Ignatievich Yakubovsky was awarded the second Gold Star medal for skillful leadership of military formations and personal courage and heroism.
Of course, participating in parades, as shown above, is not an easy matter. But in general, they left a feeling of pride and satisfaction - they trusted you and you were able to do it.
319. The troops march solemnly in formations and in the sequence specified in the order of the garrison commander.
To march through the ceremonial march, the parade commander gives the commands: “At attention”, “To the ceremonial march, by company (battalion by battalion), one linear (two linear) distance, the first company (battalion) straight ahead, the rest to the right”, “On the ple-CHO” ", "Lead to the right, step - MARCH."
320. At the command “To the solemn march,” unit commanders break ranks and stand in front of the front of their units, and commanders of military units (subunits) and their deputies stand in front of the commanders of the leading units (military units) at established distances. The flag bearers and assistant also come forward and stand at a set distance.
The appointed drummers come out and stand 15-20 steps ahead of the commander of the lead formation (military unit).
Linemen, appointed to mark the line of passage of troops in a ceremonial march, run (formerly step) take their places along this line at a distance of 15-20 steps from one another.
At the command of the commander of the military unit "On the shoulder" military personnel armed with carbines take them in the “shoulder” position (machine guns in the “chest” position are taken with the left hand by the fore-end and the receiver lining); The bannermen raise the battle banners, insert the lower end of the Battle Banner pole into the cup of the sling and hold the pole with their hands. The orchestra and drummers are getting ready to play.
321. Having given commands for the ceremonial march, the parade commander moves 30 steps in front of the drummers in front of the commander of the lead formation (military unit). Before one or two linemen reach the host of the parade, he puts his hand to his headdress and turns his head in his direction; Having passed the parade host, he gets out of the car and stands to the right and somewhat behind the parade host.
322. At the command of the parade commander "MARCH" The lead unit, following the commander and drummers, begins to move in a formation step to the beat of snare drums. The remaining units reach the place where the lead unit stood, at the command of their commanders they turn to the left (walk in with their shoulders), level off, gain the established distances, and at the command "DIRECTLY" follow the unit in front.
The right flankers in the units follow along the line designated by the linemen, one step behind them.
323. When a formation passes through a solemn march in front of the middle of the front, the unit in front of the leading military unit is followed by the commander of the formation, followed three steps away by his deputies (in one line), two steps behind the deputies - the flag bearer with the Battle Banner of the formation and assistants, four steps away behind the Battle Banner are military units (subunits) of the formation, one after another at established distances.
324. When the lead unit approaches the host of the parade to a distance of four to five linemen, the combined orchestra begins to perform a march; the drummers walking at the head of the column stop beating the drums and continue moving in the indicated direction.
325. Before one or two linemen reach the host of the parade, the commanders of formations, military units and subunits put their hand to their headdress and turn their heads towards the host of the parade; everyone in the formation, except those on the right flank, simultaneously turns their heads in the same direction. When the last rank of the passing unit passes the host of the parade, the commanders lower their hand from their headgear and turn their heads straight; everyone in the ranks turns their head straight at the same time.
The flag bearers and assistants do not turn their heads towards the host of the parade when passing through the ceremonial march.