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Military Music Center Of The Ukrainian Ground Forces
The Military Music Center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces serves as the official military band service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It is a part of the Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. he current head of the center is Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Shevchuk. Since July 2005, the Military Music Center has been located at the premises of the former House of Military Officers on Shevchenko Street. It was founded on the basis of the 7th Military Headquarters Band of the Operational Command North, Northern Operational Command in Chernihiv in 1998. It was moved to Kyiv and was reestablished as the Military Music Department of the General Staff by the directive of the Minister of Defense on August 23, 2003. The unit was based on the 8th Training Regiment of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In 2013, Shevchuk received the title of "National Leader of Ukraine" at the Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Composition The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Music Department Of The General Staff Of The Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces serves as the official service of military bands and choirs in active service within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. List of Directors General – Senior Directors of Music of the Armed Forces * Colonel Gennady Grigoriev (May 1992 – 1995) * Major General Volodymyr Derkach (1995–2014) * Colonel Volodymyr Dashkovsky (2014–present) History In May 1992, in accordance with the proposal of the Chief of the General Staff, the Military Music Department of the General Staff was founded. It was formed in the basis of the Headquarters Military Band of the Kyiv Military District, which at that time was the top military band in the Ukrainian SSR, part of the larger massed bands of the Kyiv Garrison, and one of the best in the Soviet Union. The MMD was also raised on the basis of existing Soviet Armed Forces military bands within Ukrainian territory, such as the HQ Band of the Carpathian Military Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
