Hierarchy and number of military formations.
Finally, our Combat Charter comes into force ground forces. You can more or less decide on the hierarchy, although I only got acquainted with two parts.
In general, I am often asked questions like “how many people are in the division”, “how many people are in the brigade”. Well, it's impossible to answer this question. Because I can give an answer, say, about a tank regiment, but they were interested in cavalry in general, and even in the 40th year. The fact is that the very name "squad", "platoon", "company" does not depend on numerical strength, and firstly, on the type of troops, and, secondly, on the tactical tasks that are assigned to the formation of this type.

And so, the smallest formation:
"Squad" (calculation for artillery, Crew for tankers).
The squad is commanded by a sergeant (junior sergeant) armed with an AK74
The motorized rifle squad consists of 9 ... 13 people (in addition to the squad leader: grenade launcher, private with RPG-7, PM; assistant grenade launcher, private with AK74; machine gunner, private with RPK74; senior shooter, corporal with AK74; 3 ... 5 shooters, privates with AK74; BMP driver mechanic and gunner-operator \ BMP machine gunner \ BMP).
The department is named after its type of troops (tank, motorized rifle, engineer-sapper, communications)
Motorized rifle department:
Defense up to 100m,
Advance up to 50m

"Platoon"
Several squads make up a platoon (from 2 to 4).
The platoon is commanded by an officer - lieutenant, Art. lieutenant.
The number of 9 ... 45 people.
The platoon is named after its type of troops (tank, motorized rifle, engineer-sapper, communications)
Motorized rifle platoon:
Defense 400 m along the front, 300 m in depth.
Offensive up to 200 ... 300 meters

"Company" (battery for artillery and squadron for cavalry)
Several platoons make up a company (from 2 to 4). In addition to platoons, a company may include squads that are not part of platoons.
A company is a formation that can perform independent tasks on the battlefield.
The company commander is a captain.
Number from 18 to 200 people ( motorized rifle companies 130…150 people; tank 30 ... 35 people)
The company is named after its type of troops (tank, motorized rifle, engineer-sapper, communications)
Motor rifle company:
Defense 1 ... 1.5 km along the front to 1 km in depth
Offensive: 0.5 ... 1 km

Battalion. (Division for artillery.)
Several companies make up a battalion (from 2 to 4), the battalion also includes platoons that are not part of the company.
The battalion is named after its type of troops (tank, motorized rifle, engineer-sapper, communications). But the battalion includes formations of other types of weapons (For example, in a motorized rifle battalion, in addition to motorized rifle companies, there is a mortar battery, a material support platoon, and a communications platoon.)
The battalion commander is a lieutenant colonel.
The battalion has its own headquarters.
The number of 250 ... 950 people (theoretically, the number of the battalion is possible and less).
Motorized rifle battalion:
Defense 3 ... 5 km along the front and 2 ... 2.5 km in depth
Offensive 1…2 km

Regiment.
The regiment is named after the type of troops, but has units from many branches of the military. Consists of at least 3…4 battalions. (2 ... 3 battalions of the armed forces)
The regimental commander is a colonel.
(For example, in a motorized rifle regiment 2 ... 3 motorized rifle battalions, one tank battalion, one artillery battalion (battalion), one anti-aircraft missile division, reconnaissance company, engineer company, communications company, anti-tank battery, platoon chemical protection, repair company, material support company, orchestra, medical center)
The number of personnel of the regiment is from 900 ... 2000 people.

Brigade.
Intermediate element (so to speak) from the regiment to the division.
The main difference from the regiment is a larger number of both battalions and other units. (Let's say there are two tank battalions in the MTB) A brigade can also consist of 2 regiments.
Brigade Commander - Colonel
Number of 2000…8000 people

Division.
Although it is named after the type of predominant troops, in fact, the predominance can differ by only one regiment (say, in a motorized rifle division by two motorized rifle regiments, in a tank division, on the contrary, by two tank regiments, one motorized rifle)
Division Commander - Major General
Number of staff from 12,000…24,000 people

Frame.
Intermediate military formation from division to army.
The corps is a combined arms formation.
The corps was usually created in those cases when the formation of an army was impractical.
After completing the combat mission, the corps was disbanded.
Corps Commander: Lieutenant General
Now there are 7 Corps in Russia (data on commanders could be outdated):
- 57th Army Corps (Ulan-Ude) (Major General Alexander Maslov)
- 68th Army Corps (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) (Lieutenant General Vladimir Varennikov)
- 1st Air Defense Corps (Balashikha, Moscow region) (Lieutenant General Nikolai Dubovikov)
- 23rd Air Defense Corps (Vladivostok, Primorsky Territory) (Major General Viktor Ostashko)
- 21st Air Defense Corps (Severomorsk, Murmansk region) (Lieutenant General Sergey Razygraev)
- 16th operational submarine squadron (Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka region) (Vice Admiral Alexander Neshcheret)
- 7th operational squadron of surface ships (Severomorsk, Murmansk region) (Vice Admiral Gennady Radzevsky)

Army.
In this case, the army as a military formation.
The army is a large military formation for operational purposes. The army includes divisions, regiments, battalions of all types of troops.
An army may also include one or more corps.
Staff rank com. Army - Colonel General.
Armies are usually not formed in peacetime and regiments, divisions and battalions are part of the District.
Now there are 30 armies in Russia:
- 37th air army (strategic purpose) of the Supreme High Command (Moscow).
Lieutenant General Mikhail Oparin
- 61st Air Army (military transport aviation) of the Supreme High Command (Moscow),
Lieutenant General Viktor Denisov

27th Guards Rocket Army (Vladimir),
Lieutenant General Viktor Alekseev
- 31st Rocket Army (Orenburg),
Lieutenant General Anatoly Borzenkov
- 33rd Guards Rocket Army (Omsk)
Lieutenant General Alexander Konarev
- 53rd Rocket Army (Chita).
Lieutenant General Leonid Sinyakovich

3rd separate army rocket and space defense(Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region).
Major General Sergei Kurushkin

2nd Guards Combined Arms Army (Samara).
Major General Alexei Verbitsky
- 5th Combined Arms Army (Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory).
Major General Alexander Stolyarov
- 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (Voronezh).
Lieutenant General Sergei Makarov
- 22nd Guards Combined Arms Army ( Nizhny Novgorod).
Lieutenant General Alexei Merkuriev
- 35th Combined Arms Army (Belogorsk, Amur Region).
Lieutenant General Alexander Kutikov
- 41st combined arms army (Borzya, Chita region).
Lieutenant General Khakim Mirzazyanov
- 41st Combined Arms Army (Novosibirsk).
Major General Vladimir Kovrov
- 58th Combined Arms Army (Vladikavkaz).
Lieutenant General Valery Gerasimov

Group Russian troops in the Caucasus.
Lieutenant General Nikolai Zolotov
- Operational group of Russian troops in Transnistria (Tiraspol).
Major General Boris Sergeev

4th Air Force and Air Defense Army (Rostov-on-Don).
Lieutenant General Alexander Zelin

5th Air Force and Air Defense Army (Yekaterinburg).
Lieutenant General Evgeny Yuriev
- 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army (St. Petersburg).
Lieutenant General Evgeny Torbov
- 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army (Khabarovsk).
Lieutenant General Igor Sadofiev
- 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army (Novosibirsk).
Lieutenant General Nikolai Danilov

16th Air Army (Kubinka, Moscow region).
Lieutenant General Valery Retunsky

1st submarine flotilla (Zaozersk, Murmansk region)
Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev
- 3rd submarine flotilla (Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk region).
Vice Admiral Sergei Simonenko

Kola flotilla of heterogeneous forces (Polyarny, Murmansk region).
Vice Admiral Nikolai Osokin
- Primorsky flotilla of diverse forces (Fokino, Primorsky Krai).
Vice Admiral Yevgeny Litvinenko
- Kamchatka flotilla of diverse forces (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky).
Vice Admiral Yuri Shumanin

Caspian flotilla (Astrakhan).
Rear Admiral Kravchuk Viktor Petrovich (since 2005)

Troops and forces of the North-Eastern Direction of the Pacific Fleet (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky).
Rear Admiral Viktor Chirkov (?)

County (in war time Front)
The highest military formation.
The front includes several armies, corps, divisions, regiments, battalions of all types of troops. Fronts are never subdivided according to the types of troops
At the head of the front (district) is the commander of the front (district) with the rank of army general
Russia now has 6 military districts, 4 military fleets (data as of May 2007).
-Moscow Military District
Army General Bakin Vladimir Yurievich
- Leningrad Military District
Army General Puzanov Igor Evgenievich
- Volga-Urals Military District
Army General Boldyrev Vladimir Anatolyevich
- North Caucasian Military District
Army General Baranov Alexander Ivanovich
- Siberian Military District
Colonel General POSTNIKOV Alexander Nikolaevich
- Far Eastern Military District
Colonel General Vladimir Bulgakov

Northern Fleet
Admiral Vysotsky Vladimir Sergeevich
- Pacific Fleet
Admiral Fedorov Victor Dmitrievich
- Black Sea Fleet
Admiral Tatarinov Alexander
- Baltic Fleet
Vice Admiral Sidenko Konstantin Semenovich

In addition, there is:
Subdivision.
It's all military units included in the part. Squad, platoon, company, battalion - they are all combined in one word "unit". The word comes from the concept of division, divide. Those. part is divided into divisions.

Part.
The main unit of the Armed Forces. Most often, a unit is understood as a regiment or brigade.
For part characteristic:
- own office work,
- military economy,
- having a bank account,
- postal and telegraphic address,
- the presence of its own official seal,
- Commander's right to give written orders,
- the presence of open (for example, 44 training tank division) and closed (military unit 08728) combined arms numbers.
The presence of the Battle Banner for the part is optional.
In addition to the regiment and brigade, division headquarters, corps headquarters, army headquarters, district headquarters, as well as other military organizations (military department, army hospital, garrison clinic, district food depot, district song and dance ensemble, garrison house of officers, garrison household complex services, central school of junior specialists, military school, military institute, etc.)
In some cases, a Unit may be a unit other than a regiment or brigade. Battalion, Company and even a platoon. Such parts are referred to by the word "separate" before the name.

Compound.
United units: Division. Less often, Brigade.

An association.
Unification is a term that unites a corps, an army, an army group and a front (district).

I'm still working on the text.

In this case, the company is not part of the battalion, but acts as a separate and autonomous formation. In some branches of the military, the term "company" is not used, but replaced by similar military formations. For example, the cavalry is equipped with squadrons of a hundred people each, artillery with batteries, border troops with outposts, aviation with units. Battalion The number of this military unit depends on the type of troops. Often the number of servicemen in this case ranges from 250 to a thousand soldiers. There are battalions of up to a hundred soldiers. Such a formation is completed with 2-4 companies or platoons acting independently. Due to their significant numbers, battalions are used as the main tactical formations. It is commanded by an officer with the rank not lower than lieutenant colonel. The commander is also called "battalion commander".

How many people are in a company, battalion, platoon and so on

The front is already a self-sufficient structure with reserves, warehouses, training units, military schools, and so on. The front commander is in command. This is a lieutenant general or army general. As part of the reorganization of the armed forces in 2010, the number of administrative districts was reduced to 4 (there were 6 military districts, 4 military fleets).

When creating new structures, uniform combat commands USA. On the basis of territorial combined-arms formations, new operational-strategic command subjects were formed. In 2014, to organize the defense of the Arctic areas from the three districts, the creation of the northern group began.
The effectiveness of the implemented innovation system combat control The General Staff should be provided by the military districts of Russia formed according to the new principle.

The structure of the armed forces

The number of personnel of the regiment is from 900 to 2000 people. Brigade. As well as the regiment is the main tactical formation. Actually, the brigade occupies an intermediate position between the regiment and the division.

The structure of the brigade is most often the same as that of the regiment, however, there are much more battalions and other units in the brigade. So in a motorized rifle brigade there are one and a half to two times more motorized rifle and tank battalions than in a regiment. A brigade may also consist of two regiments, plus auxiliary battalions and companies.

On average, there are from 2 to 8 thousand people in a brigade. The brigade commander, as well as in the regiment, is a colonel. Division. The main operational-tactical formation. As well as the regiment is named after the type of troops prevailing in it.

However, the predominance of one or another type of troops is much less than in the regiment.

Company, division, battalion: strength

Each division is subdivided, as a rule, into three batteries, which, in turn, consist of three to four platoons. Number and structure of the division As mentioned above, three or four regiments form an artillery division. The number of personnel in such a unit reaches six thousand people.
As a rule, the command of a division is entrusted to a soldier with the rank of major general, but there have been cases when these units were commanded by colonels and even lieutenant colonels. Two divisions form the largest link in artillery - the corps. The number of military personnel in the artillery corps can reach 12,000 people.

The commander of such a unit is often a lieutenant general.

Military ranks of the Russian Federation

Unit, unit, formation, ... What is it?) In literature, military documents, in mass propaganda, in conversations, in official documents on military issues, the terms are constantly encountered - formation, regiment, unit, military unit, company, battalion, army, etc. For military people, everything here is clear, simple and unambiguous. They immediately understand what is at stake, how many soldiers these names hide under themselves, what this or that formation can do on the battlefield.

For civilians, all these names mean little. Very often they get confused in these terms. Moreover, if in civilian structures “department” often means a large part of a company, plant, then in the army “department” is the smallest formation of several people.

The number of military units in the Russian Federation

Very often in feature films and literary works on military subjects, terms such as company, battalion, regiment are used. The number of formations is not indicated by the author. Military people, of course, are aware of this issue, as well as many others related to the army. This article is addressed to those who are far from the army, but still want to navigate the military hierarchy and know what a squad, company, battalion, division is. The number, structure and tasks of these formations are described in the article. Smallest Formation A subdivision, or branch, is the smallest unit in the hierarchy of the Armed Forces of the Soviet, and later Russian, army. This formation is homogeneous in composition, that is, it consists of either infantrymen or cavalrymen, etc. When performing combat missions, the unit acts as a single unit.

Hierarchy of military formations

Smaller Units A platoon is made up of several squads and varies in strength from 9 to 50 men. As a rule, the platoon commander is a soldier with the rank of lieutenant. The smallest permanent unit in the army is the branch.

The number of military personnel in it ranges from three to sixteen people. In most cases, a soldier with the rank of sergeant or senior sergeant is appointed as the squad leader. The number of artillery regiment It is time to consider in more detail what an artillery regiment is, the number of personnel of this unit and some other parameters.

An artillery regiment is a structural unit of such a type of troops as artillery. It usually comes in as component in an artillery division, consisting of three or four divisions.

Most soldiers are in companies of construction battalions. There their number reaches 250 people. In motorized rifle units, it varies from 60 to 101 servicemen. Slightly fewer personnel in the landing troops. Here the number of army men does not exceed 80 people.

But the least soldiers are in tank companies. There are only 31 to 41 military personnel there. In general, depending on the type of troops and on a particular state, the number of military personnel in a company can vary from 18 to 280 people. In addition, in some military branches there is no such unit as a company, but at the same time there are analogues.

Attention

For cavalry, this is a squadron, which includes about a hundred people, for artillery - a battery, for border troops - an outpost, for aviation - a link. The company consists of command personnel and several platoons. Also, a company may include special squads that are not part of platoons.

However, an attentive reader can now quite simply and with minor errors imagine the naval and aviation hierarchy. As far as the author knows: in aviation - a flight, a squadron, a regiment, a division, a corps, an air army. In the fleet - a ship (crew), division, brigade, division, flotilla, fleet.

However, this is all inaccurate, experts in aviation and the navy will correct me. Literature. 1. Combat Charter of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the USSR (Division - brigade - regiment). Military publishing house of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Moscow. 1985 2. Regulations on the passage of military service by officers of the Soviet Army and Navy. Order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 200-67.3. Reference book of an officer of the Soviet Army and Navy. Moscow. Military publishing house 1970.4. Reference book of an officer of the Soviet army and Navy on legislation. Moscow. Military publishing house 1976.5.
This will be my first blog post. Not at all a full-fledged article in terms of the number of words and information, but a very important note, which is read in one breath, and is almost more useful than many of my articles. So, what is a squad, platoon, company and other concepts known to us from books and films from the screen? And how many people do they contain? What is a platoon, company, battalion and so on Contents

• 1 What is a platoon, company, battalion and so on
• 2 How many people do they include?
• 3 What other similar tactical terms exist?
• 4 Outcome

• branch
• Platoon
• Battalion
• brigade
• Division
• Frame
• Army
• Front (district)

These are all tactical units in the branches and types of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Armed Forces (AF) of the state- government-supplied defensive and militant organizations used in the interests of the state. In some countries, in the structure sun paramilitary organizations are included.

Aircraft types

WOS are usually divided into different kinds; usually they are the army (ground forces), aviation (air force) and navy ( Navy / naval forces). A number of countries organize part of their Armed Forces as separate corps - Marines(USA), etc. The Coast Guard may also be part of the Armed Forces (although in many countries it is part of the police, or is a civilian agency). The French structure, copied by many countries, includes three traditional look, and, as a fourth, the Gendarmerie.

The term consolidated forces is often used, meaning military units made up of two or more branches of the Armed Forces.

Organizational hierarchy of the Armed Forces

The minimum unit of an aircraft is a unit. The unit usually acts as a single unit, and is homogeneous in composition (for example, only infantry, only cavalry, etc.). In turn, divisions can be divided into smaller units.

In the Soviet and Russian armies, the main unit is the battalion, or company. They represent tactical level .

Larger units of the Russian Armed Forces are called, depending on the size, parts, formations and associations (English formations). An example of formations are brigades, divisions, wings, etc. They form strategic level , in a number of countries, for example, in Russia, there is operational level , the main operational unit was the division.

In different states (and even in different types aircraft of one State) the same unit name may be used in different meanings, for example, squadron (English squadron). It can be used in the navy as a designation for a formation of several ships; can be used in aviation as the name of a unit (squadron); in a number of armies, including the American and Red Army - the name of the cavalry unit corresponding to the battalion; in the armies of the British Commonwealth, a squadron often denotes a tank company.

Command (English command) are units, units and formations that together form a single whole, and are under the command of one officer. This is usually a high-level organizational unit responsible directly to the government or national headquarters. In a number of countries, commands are united by type of armed forces, for example, the Command of the Ground Forces.

In the Russian Army, the term "command" roughly corresponds to the term "association".

Hierarchy of modern armies

Symbol	Army unit name (divisions; connections)	Number of soldiers	Number of subordinate units	Army unit command (divisions; connections)
XXXXXXX	region or theater of war	300 000 +	2+ fronts	marshal or commander in chief
XXXXXX	front, district	200 000 +	2+ army groups	army general, marshal
XXXXX	army group	100 000 +	2+ armies	army general, marshal
XXXX	army	50 000 - 60 000+	2+ buildings	general, colonel general
XXX	frame	30 000 - 50 000	2-4 divisions	lieutenant general
XX	division	10 000 - 20 000	2-4 brigades	major general
X	brigade	3000-5000	2+ regiments	colonel, major general
III	regiment	2000-3000	2-3 battalions	lieutenant colonel, colonel
II	battalion, division	300-1000	2-6 mouth	major, lieutenant colonel
I	company, battery, squadron	70-250	2-8 platoons	senior lieutenant or captain
	platoon, squad	25-60	3-4 branches	second lieutenant, lieutenant or first lieutenant
?	department, crew, calculation	8-16	2 groups, links	junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant
?	unit, group, team	4-8	0	corporal, junior sergeant

Steps in this ladder can be skipped: for example, in NATO forces there is usually a battalion-brigade organization (in Russia such an organization is also used, it is an alternative to the battalion-regiment-division division). At the same time, units of higher levels can exist only in large armed forces.

An army, an army group, a region, and a theater of operations are the largest formations, which can vary greatly in size and composition. At the division level, support forces are usually added (field artillery, medical service, logistics service, etc.), which may not be at the level of regiments (English regiments) and battalions. In the US, a regiment with support units is called a regimental combat team, in England and other countries it is called a combat team.

In some countries, traditional names may be used, creating confusion. So, British and Canadian tank battalions are divided into squadrons (companies, English companies) and troops, English. troops (corresponding to platoons, English platoons), while in the American cavalry the squadron does not correspond to a company, but to a battalion, and is divided into troops (troops, corresponding to companies) and platoons.

The fronts of the Red Army during World War II corresponded, according to this classification, to army groups.

Add-ons

1. The names of the listed units may vary depending on the type of troops. For example:

a). In the Soviet Army (and, accordingly, in the Russian one), a squad may be called a crew. Functionally corresponds to the crew of one combat vehicle;
b). AT rocket troops and artillery, air defense forces, a squad can be called a calculation. Functionally corresponds to the calculation that serves one gun or combat vehicle; in). In the missile and artillery forces, the air defense forces, a company is called a battery, and a battalion is called a division; G). In cavalry, a battalion was called a squadron. At present, in the armies of the Anglo-Saxon countries (Britain, USA) there are so-called. armored cavalry troops in which such a name is retained; e). In cavalry, a company was called a half-squadron. At present, in the armies of the Anglo-Saxon countries (Britain, USA) there are so-called. armored cavalry troops in which such a title or "trups" is retained; e). Other names also exist in the Russian Cossack troops;

1. The specified number refers to the infantry (motorized infantry, motorized rifle) troops. In other branches of the military, the number of units with the same names may be significantly smaller. For example, an infantry regiment consists of 3-4 thousand people, an artillery regiment - of 1 thousand.
2. Any military unit in the army has not one, but two states - peacetime and wartime. In the wartime staff, new positions are added in existing units, new units and new units. The missing military personnel are called up for general mobilization in wartime. In the Soviet (and Russian) Army, there are:

a). Deployed wartime staff; b). Reduced staff; in). Staffed units (in which the staff consists only of officers at the level of platoon commanders or company commanders and above);

In the modern Russian Army, about 85% of military units have a reduced staff, the remaining 15% are the so-called. "parts of constant readiness", which are deployed in full state. In peacetime, the Armed Forces in Russia are divided into military districts, each of which is headed by the commander of the district troops with the rank of colonel general. In wartime, fronts are deployed on the basis of military districts.

1. In all modern armies, a "triple" (sometimes "quaternary") composition has been adopted. This means that an infantry regiment consists of three infantry battalions (“three-battalions”). In addition to them, it includes smaller support units - for example, a mortar battery, a repair company, etc. In turn, each infantry battalion of the regiment consists of three infantry companies, and smaller auxiliary units - for example, a communications platoon.
2. Hierarchy, therefore, may not go directly, for example, a mortar battery in an infantry regiment is not part of any battalion (division). Accordingly, they can stand out separate battalions, each of which is independent military unit, or even separate companies. Also, each regiment can be part of a division, either (at a higher level) immediately subordinate to the command of a corps (“regiment of corps subordination”), or, at an even higher level, a regiment can report directly to the command of a military district (“regiment of district subordination”);
3. In an infantry regiment, the main units - infantry battalions - report directly to the regiment commander. All auxiliary units are already subordinate to his deputies. The same system is repeated at all levels. For example, for an artillery regiment of district subordination, the chief will not be the commander of the troops of the district, but the chief of artillery of the district. The communications platoon of an infantry battalion reports not to the battalion commander, but to his first deputy - the chief of staff.
4. Brigades are a separate unit. According to their position, the brigades stand between the regiment (the regiment commander is a colonel) and the division (the division commander is a major general). In most armies of the world, there is an intermediate rank between the ranks of colonel and major general. "Brigadier General" corresponding to the brigade commander. Traditionally, there is no such title in Russia. In the modern Russian Army, the Soviet division military district-corps-division-regiment-battalion, as a rule, is replaced by an abbreviated military district - brigade - battalion.

The transition to a "new image of the armed forces" is currently underway. Russian Federation corresponding to the corps-brigade-battalion structure. This transition leads to a reduction in the number of officers, which presents certain difficulties for the Ministry of Defense, the need to provide housing or housing certificates for retired officers. As well as the redistribution of personnel and weapons of the disbanded units.

different levels

In the Russian Army, the units indicated in this article are divided into divisions(squad - battalion), parts(separate battalion - regiment), connections(brigade, division) and associations(corps, army, front). Accordingly, they distinguish, the lowest, tactical the level at which the basic unit is the division, operational level (army-front), the largest - strategic(group of fronts).

Detailed description

branch

In the Soviet and Russian armies, a branch is the smallest military formation with a full-time commander. The squad is commanded by a junior sergeant or sergeant. Usually in a motorized rifle department there are 9-13 people. In the departments of other branches of the armed forces, the number of personnel of the department is from 3 to 15 people. In some military branches, the branch is called differently. In artillery - crew, in tank troops - crew. In some other armies, a squad is not the smallest formation. For example, in the US Army, the smallest formation is a group, and a squad consists of two groups. But in general, in most armies, a squad is the smallest formation. Typically, a squad is part of a platoon, but may also exist outside of a platoon. For example, the reconnaissance and diving section of the engineering battalion is not included in any of the platoons of the battalion, but is directly subordinate to the battalion chief of staff.

Platoon

Several squads make up a platoon. Usually there are 2 to 4 squads in a platoon, but more are possible. The platoon is led by a commander with an officer's rank. In the Soviet and Russian army, this is a junior lieutenant, lieutenant or senior lieutenant. On average, the number of personnel in a platoon ranges from 9 to 45 people. Usually in all branches of the military the name is the same - a platoon. Usually a platoon is part of a company, but it can also exist independently.

Company

Several platoons make up a company. In addition, a company may include several independent squads that are not included in any of the platoons. For example, in a motorized rifle company there are three motorized rifle platoons, a machine-gun squad, and an anti-tank squad. Usually a company consists of 2-4 platoons, sometimes even more platoons. A company is the smallest formation of tactical importance, that is, a formation capable of independently performing small tactical tasks on the battlefield. The company commander is a captain. On average, the size of a company can be from 70 to 200 people. Motorized rifle companies are usually about 101-150 people, tank companies 30-35 people. Usually a company is part of a battalion, but it is not uncommon for companies to exist as independent formations. In artillery, this type of formation is called a battery; in cavalry, a squadron.

Battalion

It consists of several companies (usually 2-4) and several platoons that are not included in any of the companies. The battalion is one of the main tactical formations. A battalion, like a company, platoon, squad, is named after its type of troops (tank, motorized rifle, engineer-sapper, communications). But the battalion already includes formations of other types of weapons. For example, in a motorized rifle battalion, in addition to motorized rifle companies, there is a mortar battery, a material support platoon, and a communications platoon. The battalion commander is a major or lieutenant colonel. The battalion already has its headquarters. Usually, on average, a battalion, depending on the type of troops, can number from 250 to 950 people. However, there are battalions of about 150 people. In artillery, this type of formation is called a division.

• Note1: The name of the formation - squad, platoon, company, etc., does not depend on the number of personnel, but on the type of troops and those tactical tasks that are assigned to the formation of this type. Hence such a spread in the number of personnel in formations that have the same name.

Regiment

In the Soviet and Russian armies, this is the main (one might say, the key) tactical formation and a completely autonomous formation in the economic sense. The regiment is commanded by a colonel. Although the regiments are named according to the types of troops (tank, motorized rifle, communications, pontoon-bridge, etc.), but in fact this is a formation consisting of units of many branches of the military, and the name is given according to the predominant type of troops. For example, in a motorized rifle regiment there are two or three motorized rifle battalions, one tank battalion, one artillery battalion (read battalion), one anti-aircraft missile battalion, reconnaissance company, engineer company, communications company, anti-tank battery, chemical protection platoon, repair company, material support company, orchestra, medical center. The number of personnel of the regiment is from 900 to 2000 people.

brigade

As well as the regiment is the main tactical formation. Actually, the brigade occupies an intermediate position between the regiment and the division. The structure of the brigade is most often the same as that of the regiment, however, there are much more battalions and other units in the brigade. So in a motorized rifle brigade there are one and a half to two times more motorized rifle and tank battalions than in a regiment. A brigade may also consist of two regiments, plus auxiliary battalions and companies. On average, there are from 2,000 to 8,000 people in a brigade. The brigade commander, as well as in the regiment, is a colonel.

Division

The main operational-tactical formation. As well as the regiment is named after the type of troops prevailing in it. However, the predominance of one or another type of troops is much less than in the regiment. A motorized rifle division and a tank division are identical in structure, with the only difference being that in a motorized rifle division there are two or three motorized rifle regiments and one tank regiment, while in a tank division, on the contrary, there are two or three tank regiments, and one motorized rifle regiment. In addition to these main regiments, the division has one or two artillery regiments, one anti-aircraft missile regiment, a jet battalion, a missile battalion, a helicopter squadron, an engineer battalion, a communications battalion, an automobile battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, an electronic warfare battalion, and a material support battalion. a repair and restoration battalion, a medical battalion, a chemical protection company, and several different support companies and platoons. In the modern Russian Army, there are or may be tank, motorized rifle, artillery, airborne, missile and aviation divisions. In other military branches, as a rule, the highest formation is a regiment or brigade. On average, there are 12-24 thousand people in a division. Division Commander Major General.

Frame

Just as a brigade is an intermediate formation between a regiment and a division, so a corps is an intermediate formation between a division and an army. The corps is already a combined-arms formation, that is, it usually lacks the sign of one type of troops, although there may be tank or artillery corps, that is, corps with a complete predominance of tank or artillery divisions in them. The combined arms corps is usually referred to as the "army corps". There is no single corps structure. Each time a corps is formed on the basis of a specific military or military-political situation and may consist of two or three divisions and a different number of formations of other military branches. Usually a corps is created where it is impractical to create an army. In peacetime, there were literally three to five corps in the Soviet Army. During the years of the Great Patriotic War corps were usually created either for an offensive in a secondary direction, an offensive in a zone where it was impossible to deploy an army, or vice versa, to concentrate forces in the main direction (tank corps). Very often then the corps existed for a few weeks or months and was disbanded upon completion of the task. It is impossible to talk about the structure and size of the corps, because how many corps exist or existed, so many of their structures existed. Corps Commander Lieutenant General.

Army

This word is used in three main meanings: 1. Army - the armed forces of the state as a whole; 2. Army - ground forces of the armed forces of the state (unlike the fleet and military aviation); 3. Army - military formation. Here we are talking about the army as a military formation. The army is a large military formation of operational purpose. The army includes divisions, regiments, battalions of all types of troops. Usually, armies are no longer subdivided according to the types of troops, although there may be tank armies, where tank divisions predominate. An army may also include one or more corps. It is impossible to talk about the structure and size of the army, because how many armies exist or have existed, so many structures existed. The soldier at the head of the army is no longer called "commander", but "army commander". Usually the staff rank of the army commander is Colonel General. In peacetime, armies are rarely organized as military formations. Usually divisions, regiments, battalions are directly part of the district.

Military District (Front)

This is the highest military formation of a strategic type. Larger formations do not exist. The name "front" is used only in wartime for the formation leading fighting. For such formations in peacetime, or those located in the rear, the name "district" (military district) is used. The front includes several armies, corps, divisions, regiments, battalions of all types of troops. The composition and strength of the front may be different. Fronts are never subdivided according to the types of troops (that is, there cannot be a tank front, an artillery front, etc.). At the head of the front (district) is the commander of the front (district) with the rank of army general.

• Note 2: Above in the text there are the concepts of “tactical formation”, “operational-tactical formation”, “strategic ..”, etc. These terms indicate the range of tasks solved by this formation in the light of military art. Military art is divided into three levels:

1. Tactics (the art of combat). Squad, platoon, company, battalion, regiment solve tactical tasks, that is, they are fighting. 2. Operational art (the art of conducting battles, battles). The division, corps, army solve operational tasks, that is, they conduct a battle. 3. Strategy (the art of warfare in general). The front solves both operational and strategic tasks, that is, it conducts major battles, as a result of which the strategic situation changes and the outcome of the war can be decided.

There is also such a name as "group of troops". In wartime, this is the name given to military formations that solve operational tasks inherent in the front, but operate in a narrower sector or a secondary direction and, accordingly, are much smaller and weaker than such a formation as the front, but stronger than the army. In peacetime, this was the name in the Soviet Army of associations of formations stationed abroad (Group Soviet troops in Germany, Central Group of Forces, Northern Group of Forces, Southern Group of Forces). In Germany, this group of troops included several armies and divisions. In Czechoslovakia, the Central Group of Forces consisted of five divisions, three of which were combined into a corps. In Poland, the group of troops consisted of two divisions, and in Hungary of three divisions.

In the literature, in military documents, there are also such names as “team” and “detachment”. The term "team" is now out of use. It was used to designate formations of special troops (sappers, signalmen, intelligence officers, etc.) that are part of general military formations. Usually, in terms of numbers and combat missions, something in between a platoon and a company. The term "detachment" was used to designate such formations in terms of tasks and numbers as an average between a company and a battalion. Occasionally, as a designation for a permanently existing formation, it is also used now. For example, a drilling team is an engineering formation designed to drill wells for water production in areas where there are no surface water sources. The term "detachment" is also used to designate, temporarily for the period of battle, an organized grouping of subunits (forward detachment, bypass detachment, cover detachment).

Above in the text, I specifically did not use the concepts - division, part, connection, association, replacing these words with the faceless "formation". I did this to avoid confusion. Now that we have dealt with specific names, we can move on to unifying, grouping names.

Subdivision

This word denotes all the military formations that make up the unit. Squad, platoon, company, battalion - they are all combined in one word "unit". The word comes from the concept of division, divide. That is, the part is divided into divisions.

Part (V.ch.)

This is the main unit of the armed forces. The concept of "part" most often refers to the regiment and brigade. The external signs of the unit are: the presence of its own office work, military economy, a bank account, a postal and telegraphic address, its own stamp seal, the commander’s right to give written orders, an open ( V/Ch 08728) and closed ( 44 training tank division) names. That is, the part has sufficient autonomy. The presence of the Battle Banner for the part is optional. In addition to the regiment and brigade, division headquarters, corps headquarters, army headquarters, district headquarters, as well as other military organizations (military department, army hospital, garrison clinic, district food depot, district song and dance ensemble, garrison house of officers, garrison household complex service, central school of junior specialists, military school, military institute, etc.). In a number of cases, the status of a unit with all its external features may have formations that we have referred to as subdivisions above. Parts can be a battalion, a company, and even occasionally a platoon. Such formations are not included in regiments or brigades, but directly as an independent military unit on the rights of a regiment or brigade can be part of both a division and a corps, army, front (district) and even directly subordinate to the General Staff. Such formations also have their open and closed names. For example, 650 separate crossing - landing battalion, 1257 separate communications company, 65 separate platoon electronic intelligence . A characteristic feature of such parts is the word "separate", standing after the numbers before the name. However, the regiment may have the word "separate" in its name. This is the case if the regiment is not part of the division, but is directly part of the army (corps, district, front). For example, 120 separate regiment of guards mortars.

• Note 3: Please note that the terms military unit (V.ch.) and military unit (V/Ch No.) do not mean the same thing. The term "military unit" is used as a general designation, without specifics. If we are talking about a specific regiment, brigade, etc., then the term "military unit" is used. Usually, its number is also mentioned next: “military unit 74292” (but you can’t use “military unit 74292”) or abbreviated - military unit 74292.

Compound

Usually this term refers to a division. Here the word "connection" means the connection of parts. The division headquarters has the status of a unit. Other units (regiments) are subordinate to this unit (headquarters). All together and forms a connection - a division. However, in some cases, the brigade can also have the status of a connection. This happens when the brigade includes separate battalions and companies, which in themselves have the status of a unit. The brigade headquarters in this case, like the division headquarters, has the status of a unit, and the battalions and companies, as independent units, are subordinate to the brigade headquarters. By the way, at the same time, battalions and companies can exist as part of the headquarters of a brigade (division). So at the same time there can be battalions and companies as subdivisions, and battalions and companies as units in the formation.

An association

This concept includes the corps, the army, the troops of the district (front), and army groups. The headquarters of the association is a department (part) to which various formations and military units are subordinate.

The number of soldiers in various military units may be of interest as people who are fond of military theme, and a simple layman with a wide range of interests. It will not be superfluous to have such information for the purpose of self-education, because it is knowledge in various fields that forms a modern erudite person. How many people are in the company and other army units will be discussed below.

A company, platoon, battalion, regiment, division - all these are military units that are characterized by a certain number of people. The number of soldiers in each of the detachments is determined by military needs and is strictly fixed. For armies different countries such data may be different, as well as in the formation of special forces units.

Number of people in military units

On average, the size of a company can be from 45 to 360 people, motorized rifle companies usually have about 130-150 people, tank companies 30-35 people

Consider how many people there are in military units:

• How many people are in the department? Usually it includes 5-10 people. The squad leader is the commander. Most often, this position is a sergeant's, because the chest of drawers (short for the phrase "squad leader") is most often a junior sergeant or sergeant.
• How many people are in a platoon? Usually it has 3-6 branches. The average number of people is from 15 to 60. The head of the platoon is the platoon leader, and this position is an officer's. Thus, the commander can be a maximum - a captain, a minimum - a lieutenant.
• How many people are in the company? Usually there are 45-360 people in a company, that is, from 3 to 6 platoons. The commander is at the head of the company. This position is a major. In fact, a captain or senior lieutenant is most often appointed to command a company.

Note. In army circles, a company commander is called a company commander.

• How many people are in a battalion? In addition to 3 or 4 companies, this unit may include a headquarters and individual specialists, such as snipers, a signalman, a gunsmith, etc. In some cases, the battalion may have its own mortar platoon, tank destroyers and air defense. As a rule, this unit includes up to 500 people. The minimum number of soldiers in a battalion is 145. This unit is commanded by a battalion commander or battalion commander for short.

Lieutenant colonels initially became battalion commanders. However, today, given the shortage of personnel, a captain or a major can act as a commander, who in the near future will have the position of lieutenant colonel.

On average, the division has 5,000 - 22,000 personnel

• How many people are in the regiment? The regiment unites from 3 to 6 battalions and can include up to 2500 people, and sometimes more. In addition to ordinary soldiers, the regiment may assume the presence of air defense, PTB, regimental artillery and headquarters. A colonel is appointed as the commander of the regiment. This position may also be held by a Lieutenant Colonel.
• How many people are in the brigade? This unit combines several battalions, sometimes up to three regiments. The number of people in a brigade should not exceed 4,000. The commander is a colonel, who is most often called a brigade commander.
• How many people are in the division? Several regiments, including tank and artillery. Sometimes the rear service and aviation are added to their number. The division commander is a major general or colonel. These units can have a different number of soldiers, ranging from 5,000 to 22,000 people.
• How many people are in the corps? The corps unites several divisions with a total number of soldiers up to 100,000 people. The major general acts as the commander of the corps.
• How many people are in the army? This unit can contain up to 10 divisions of troops of various kinds, repair shops and rear units. The size of the army can vary significantly, reaching 1 million people. The commander of this unit is a lieutenant general or major general.
• Front. In peacetime, it is a military district. In this case, it is quite difficult to name the approximate number of soldiers. The numbers vary depending on the military doctrine, region, political situation, etc.

The front is a self-sufficient structure that includes warehouses, reserves, training units, etc. The front may have its own military school. This unit is commanded by an army general or lieutenant general, who holds the position of front commander.

The composition of the front can vary significantly depending on what tasks were set and what the situation in a particular region is. Most often, the front includes the following units:

• control;
• 5 or 6 armies;
• 1-2 missile armies;
• tank army (possibly two);
• air defense army;
• air force;
• separate formations, including special troops and troops of various kinds;
• units, formations and institutions of the operational rear.

Units and formations of other branches of the armed forces may be used to reinforce the front. It is possible to join the reserve of the Supreme High Command to this unit. In this case, the number of soldiers increases significantly.

Other useful tactical terms

Squad, platoon, company, battalion - they are all combined in one word "unit"

Starting to talk about the number of people in military units, you should consider a few terms that are also called military units.

The rules regarding the creation of units in the armies of the Russian Federation may depend on the characteristics of a particular region. For example, in the presence of a particularly dangerous situation, the number of people in the detachment can be increased. Also, if necessary, it is possible to add troops to the unit special purpose which are necessary for the quick resolution of a particular situation.

In addition to the terms described above, there are others that are also used in modern army and related to this topic. Such knowledge will also be useful to a person interested in military terminology. Let's consider them in more detail:

• Subdivision. This term refers to all military formations that are part of the unit. A company, platoon, battalion or squad are all subdivisions characterized by a different composition. Thus, the military unit is divided into subdivisions.
• Part. This is the main unit of the Armed Forces. This term most often implies a brigade and a regiment. External signs parts - this is the presence of its own military economy, office work, bank account, telegraph and postal address, official seal, open and closed combined arms numbers, as well as the commander's right to give orders in writing. Thus, the part is characterized by the presence of a certain autonomy.

Military and military units are not the same thing at all. For example, if we are talking about a military unit, then we are talking about a general designation. But when the conversation turns to a specific brigade or regiment, it would be correct to use the term "military unit". As a rule, her number is mentioned after that. For example, military unit 45678. You can also use the abbreviation - military unit 45678.

• An association. This term refers to a unit that includes an army, corps, front, army group. The headquarters of the association is a part to which various formations and units are subordinate.
• Compound. Only a division is suitable for this term, since the word itself suggests the connection of parts. The divisional headquarters has the status of a unit to which the regiments are subordinate. All this together is a division. But in some cases, the status of a formation can be assigned to a brigade, for example, if it includes separate companies and battalions, each of which is assigned the status of a unit.

All the grouping and specific concepts used in the modern military hierarchy of the ground forces have been described above. The fleet and aviation have their own military formations, different from those described above. However, the basic terms remain unchanged. Thus, there is nothing complicated here, and to understand the features army hierarchy anyone can.

Defense support in each country is provided by the Armed Forces. For the clear and timely fulfillment of legal duties, the military organization in our country has formed structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The armed forces were created to protect their national interests in the global space, to localize military threats from outside.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are also involved in events, mainly not related to them, for example:

• fight organized crime groups together with the police;
• save general security CIS countries;
• for peacekeeping missions.

Our Armed Forces form: bodies of central military administration, associations, formations, military units, organizations attached to the troops.

Composition and structure of the RF Armed Forces in 2019

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is the President of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with his obligations under the Constitution, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is in charge of managing the mechanism for maintaining the Armed Forces in a combat-ready form in order to neutralize threats to national security. Preparations are made to prevent possible attacks in the future.

Central governing bodies: the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, departments that have their own functions, with subordination to the relevant deputies of the Minister of Defense or the Minister of Defense himself. The commanders-in-chief of the types of aircraft belong to the central governing bodies.

The structure and composition of the types and genera of the Russian Army

The organization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation consists of 3 types of troops of Russia, 3 separate types of troops, Logistics, as well as the Cantonment Service, which is not a type of the Armed Forces.

The structure of the Russian Armed Forces was also created based on territorial affiliation.

Geographically, our country is divided into 4 military districts:

• western military district - ZVO,
• eastern military district - VVO,
• central military district - Central Military District,
• southern military district - Southern Military District.

The structure of the branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

In the Russian Federation, there are three types of legislation armed forces by spheres of action on land, on water and in the air:

Ground troops

The ground forces now have the largest number of servicemen among the branches of the RF Armed Forces. The primary area of ​​​​action is the implementation of offensive activity, in the form of eliminating the opposing side, with further liberation and preservation of positions, and repelling attacking large landing formations. Conducting artillery and rocket fire at a distance of considerable depth.

The ground forces include types of troops ready to solve tasks on an individual or group basis:

Motorized rifle troops

Motorized rifle troops - having the largest number among the military branches belonging to the Ground Forces.

In technical armament, motorized rifle troops in this moment equipped with armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, and are able to support the fastest possible movement of infantry groups. It is also possible to include, in addition to motorized rifle troops: tank, artillery and other units. With the participation of tank formations, they are capable of solving certain tasks: during the defense - holding occupied areas, repelling attacks from the opposing side, and destroying attacking groups.

In offensive breakthroughs (counter-offensive) - overcoming (breaking through) the defended lines, defeating the opposing units, capturing the desired heights, pursuing the retreating. It is possible to deploy oncoming battles together with naval and tactical airborne groups.

Tank forces

Tank troops - play the role of the dominant strike power, which is characterized by increased cross-country ability, maneuverability. They are resistant to the use of nuclear and weapons of mass destruction. Thanks to its equipment tank forces able to carry out a breakthrough, to develop a successful course of battle events, which is their main task.

Often able to perform tasks with the involvement of motorized rifle units. In defensive duties, they secure motorized rifle groups when fending off offensive movements of the attacking side and perform counterattack maneuvers. Armored-tank troops (BTV) can be replenished with: artillery, motorized rifles, rocket launchers.

Rocket troops and artillery

Their primary goal is to deliver a nuclear fire strike to the opposing side. Equipped with rocket and cannon artillery. Rocket and artillery troops are armed with howitzer, rocket, anti-tank artillery, mortars.

Purposes:

• in the suppression of opposing factions by fire;
• neutralization of their nuclear means of attack, manpower, specialized and military equipment;
• in the implementation of disorganization measures towards the opposing side.

Troops air defense air defense

Air defense troops - are obliged to cover their units from enemy attacks from the air, when carrying out operations of a combined arms nature, conducting marches.

Their main tasks are:

• regular combat duty, in air defense;
• detection of attacks from the air and notification of their protected units;
• neutralization of attacks during departure;
• performing anti-missile defense at the battlefield.

The organization of these troops is: military command and control bodies, command headquarters, anti-aircraft missile (rocket and artillery) and radio engineering units.

Reconnaissance, military formations and units are special forces with a wide range of tasks. Their goal is to provide the command headquarters with information about the movements of the opposing side, the characteristics of the adjacent territories, weather conditions. This is necessary for the leadership to make an extremely balanced decision and prevent unexpected breakthroughs by the opposing side.

Combined-arms formations and special troops are engaged in reconnaissance activities.

Along with combined arms operations, these formations and units are called upon to perform certain tasks:

• revealing the intentions of the opposing side about the upcoming attack and preventing such surprise;
• determination of the number in the units of the opposing side and the scheme of its leadership;
• detection of target points for elimination.

Engineering Troops

Performing more complex tasks engineering support, which is required for combined arms operations. These military formations require specialized training, possession of engineering weapons.

Along with the general military tasks, the IWs are prepared to solve certain tasks:

• conduct engineering intelligence adjacent territories;
• work on the construction of shelters and buildings for advanced and auxiliary formations;
• work on the installation of barriers, mining;
• mine clearing activities;
• maintenance of military roads in working order;
• arrangement and maintenance of a water crossing;
• clean water supply;
• performing disguise.

RKhBZ - troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection

- based on its name, the mission of these troops is very important work to reduce the impact of radioactive, chemical and biological contamination in combat conditions.
The primary tasks of these troops are as follows:

• actions to identify the degree of infection;
• defensive actions for other combat units;
• camouflage actions;
• neutralization of infections.

Signal Corps

They are working to deploy communication systems for command and control of troops. Support is within the competence automated systems and means of command points.

Aerospace Force

it newest look Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which includes Air Force(Air Force) and the Aerospace Defense Forces (VVKO).

VKS are:
The Air Force, representing the branch of the armed forces, with its missions having:

• resistance to air attacks;
• elimination of opposing forces by conventional or nuclear means of attack;
• army air support.

The Space Forces are called upon to perform a wide range of duties:

• are engaged in monitoring threats from the space sector and their reflection;
• launch spacecraft;
• tracking satellites;
• are engaged in monitoring and maintaining the combat capability of satellites.

Navy

This branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation performs the protective functions of our state in the sea and ocean zones.

The fleet is capable of nuclear strikes on enemy land and sea positions, escort civilian ships, assist land operations, and carry out landings.

The Navy includes:

surface forces They are engaged in covering submarines, transporting landing forces, insuring them, and in addition mining and demining.

submarine forces have nuclear-powered strategic and multi-purpose submarines. Their tasks include:

• destruction of the military points of the opposing side on the ground;
• liquidation of underwater and surface ships;
• reconnaissance activities;
• landing of special groups on enemy territory;
• mining.

Naval aviation

This type of troops is intended:

• search and liquidation of enemy military naval facilities (convoys, ships, bases);
• protecting their ships from air threats;
• elimination of opposing aircraft;
• reconnaissance activities;
• indicating the right direction for their advanced units.

Coastal troops of the Russian Navy

Their areas of action:

• are engaged in covering their units and the population on the coastal area;
• protect naval bases;
• engaged in landing;
• joint operations with ground units in countering the landing groups of the opposing side;
• engaged in the liquidation of ships, boats, transport facilities of the enemy.

Structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Also, in addition to the types of troops in the Russian Army, there are types of troops and their structure will be presented below.

- included in land strategic nuclear forces(SNF), maintaining combat readiness on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities in preventing a probable nuclear attack and inflicting nuclear attacks on the opposing side.

- assigned to the reserve of the Supreme Commander. They cover the opposing forces from the air and carry out combat raids on the rear of the enemy territory, neutralize the landing force and other enemy groupings.

Home front troops

Rear - is engaged in the supply of the army, while maintaining a decent life. Peacetime tasks cannot be of an educational nature, because in peacetime and wartime, full-fledged security of the troops is needed. This refers to the delivery of products, medical care, clothing, footwear, technical devices, ammunition.

Troops not included in the types and types of troops

The provided structures of the RF Armed Forces our country has everything it needs regarding defensive, security functions, and the protection of its population.