Odessa Military Academy

Odessa Military Academy
(Ukrainian): Військова академія, Oдеса
A formation of the school in the 2016 Chișinău Independence Day Parade.
Motto Честь, Мужність і Професіоналізм (Honor, Courage and Professionalism)
Type military academy
Established June 30, 2011 (June 30, 2011)
Founder Government of Ukraine
Affiliation Armed Forces of Ukraine
Academic affiliation
 Odessa National Polytechnic University
Commandant Major General Oleh Viktorovych Hulyak
Address 10 Fontanskaya Road, Odessa, Ukraine
Language Ukrainian, Russian
Colors     
Website http://www.vaodesa.mil.gov.ua

The Odessa Military Academy is a modern higher military institution of the inter-services Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest military academies in the former Russian Empire, having been active for more than a century. has deep historical traditions and more than a century of history. The academy conducts language training for servicemen and employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, advanced training of military personnel and scientific and pedagogical workers, and the preparation of students in the training of reserve officers.

Origins

Creation

The academy was founded as the Odessa Infantry School in 1865, by order of the Minister of War. It was then intended to be a preparatory school that trains infantrymen to serve as a military officer rank. The building of the school was designed by the Russian architect Vasily F. Maas. The military academy was succeeded by the Cadet Corps, which was created on April 16, 1899, by direct the order of Nicholas II, according to the order of the creating the school. The idea for creating the cadet corps came from the commander of the Odessa Military District, Count Alexander Ivanovich Musin-Pushkin, who in the mid-1890s recognized the need for the establishment of a special military educational institution in the city of Odessa.[1]

Reorganization

A cadet of the school in Paris.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the school remained largely inactive until the military academy was reestablished on June 30, 2011 on the basis of the Military Institute of the Odessa National Polytechnic University in accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine signed on March 23, 2011.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Історія академії". vaodesa.mil.gov.ua. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Про реорганізацію Військового ін... | від 23.03.2011 № 286". zakon2.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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