Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School
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Бакинское высшее общевойсковое командное училище | |
 The banner of the academy | |
| Type | military academy |
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| Active | 1939–1991 |
| Location | Baku, USSR |
| Language | Russian |
The Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School (BVOKU) was one of the military academies of the USSR. In the years it existed, it trained military personnel in a number of specializations. It was located in Baku in the Azerbaijan SSR.
History
On November 29, 1939, the school was founded by order of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR.[1] Colonel Vasily Sytnikov was appointed the first head of the school.
In 1950, a two-year training period was introduced. In 1951, the school rankes 6th place among the infantry schools in the country.
On November 28, 1966, by order of the Supreme Soviet , the school was given the honorific of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.[2]
In October 1970, the school, opened a military parade of the Baku garrison in honor of the 50th anniversary of Soviet Azerbaijan. In 1991, the school was disbanded. In 1992, it was replaced by the Azerbaijan Higher Military School.
Heads of the School
The following have led the BVOKU since 1939:[3]
- November 29, 1939 - July 12, 1942 - Colonel Vasily Sytnikov
- July 13, 1942 - August 30, 1942 - Colonel GV Shelkov-Yezov
- August 30, 1942 - October 1942 - Timofey Bilyuga
- 1942-1947 - Major General Vladimir Molchanov,
- 1947-1950 - Major General Yuri Smirnov
- 1950-1953 - Major General Georgy Preobrazhensky
- 1953-1956 - Major General Leonid Gredinarenko
- 1957-1960 - Major General Hajibaba Zeynalov
- 1960-1965 - Major General Vasily Fedotov
- 1965-1970 - Major General Konstantin Sevastyanov
- 1970-1977 - Major General Fedor Alexandrov,
- 1977-1987 - Lieutenant General Valeh Barshatly
- 1987-1990 - Major General Alexander Lobanov
- 1990-1991 - Major General Victor Koshevoy
Notable Alummi
- Safar Abiyev - Former Defense Minister of Azerbaijan
- Seyran Ohanyan - Former Defense Minister of Armenia
- Nikolai Petruk - Ukrainian General
- Ziya Bunyadov - Azerbaijani Historian
- Zakir Hasanov - Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
Gallery
The Honor Guard of the Academy during a parade in 1966.
During a parade in 1960.
The release of lieutenants 1968
The head quarters of the school.
Major General Alexander Lobanov who commanded the school from 1987 to 1990.
See also
References
- ↑ "Училище в годы ВОВ (1 часть) - История БВОКУ - Каталог статей - Четвертый батальон БВОКУ". kombat-bvoku.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "Кузница офицерских кадров – Военно-исторический журнал МО РФ".
- ↑ "Училище – Четвертый батальон БВОКУ".