The Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy (Военная академия бронетанковых войск имени Маршала Советского Союза Р. Я. Малиновского) was one of the
Soviet military academies
There existed an evolved system of military education in the Soviet Union that covered a wide range of ages. The Soviet Armed Forces had many tri-service educational opportunities as well as educational institutions for the Ground Forces, the ...
. It was based in the
Lefortovo district of Moscow, in a
former royal palace.
The institution was established in 1932 as the "J.V.
Stalin Academy of the WPRA Mechanization and Motorization Program". It was renamed after Marshal
Rodion Malinovsky in 1967. Its mission was to train Soviet and
Warsaw Pact commanders, staff officers, and engineers for armored and mechanized units. The best-qualified graduates were selected for the "centralized operations division" of the General Staff.
[Бронетанковая ордена Ленина Краснознаменная. Исторический очерк. — М.: Издание ВАБТВ, 1970.] Students entered as captains and majors, some as lieutenant colonels. Commanding and staff officers underwent a three year program while engineers were taught for 4 years. Notable alumni included
Vasily Chuikov,
Sergey Akhromeyev,
Boris Vasiliev,
Aleksandr Blagonravov, and
Anatoly Kvashnin.
In 1998 the Malinovsky Academy merged with the
Frunze Military Academy to become the "
Combined Arms Academy".
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Educational institutions established in 1932
Military academies of the Soviet Army
Universities in Moscow
Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union
1932 establishments in the Soviet Union