The Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School (russian: Новосибирское высшее военное командное училище) is

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n higher military school conducting

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programmes (specialitet). It is located in

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History

The School was founded in 1967 as Novosibirsk Higher Military-Political Combined Arms School. The School prepared political commissars for the

Soviet Army uk, Радянська армія , image = File:Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army , start_date ...

. In 1972, it started to prepare political commissars for the Soviet Airborne Forces. Due to the

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, military positions of political commissars were abolished, and, in 1992, the School changed its specialization to the training

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

officers and tactical military intelligence officers for the Ground Forces and was renamed the Novosibirsk Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 1994, the School started to train tactical military intelligence officers for the

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and special military intelligence officers for the Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. In 1998, the School was transformed into Novosibirsk Military Institute. In 2002, the Institute started to train commissioned military psychologists. In 2004, the Institute was renamed the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School (Military Institute). In 2013, the School ceased the training officers for the

and special military intelligence officers for the Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. In 2015, the School was renamed the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School.

Educational programmes

The Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School prepares

officers, tactical military intelligence officers, and officers- psychologists for the Ground Forces.

Alumni

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* Alexander Demakov * Aleksey Galkin * Nikolay Shornikov

References

External links

Official website
{{coord missing, Russia Military high schools Education in Novosibirsk Buildings and structures in Novosibirsk Sovetsky District, Novosibirsk Educational institutions established in 1967 1967 establishments in the Soviet Union