The Sachkhere Mountain Training School ( ka, საჩხერის სამთო მომზადების სკოლა) is a
mountain warfare
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training facility in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, located near the town of
Sachkhere
Sachkhere ( ka, საჩხერე) is a town at the northern edge of the Imereti Province in Western Georgia. It is the center of the Sachkhere Municipality.
Farming is a major contributor to the economy of Sachkhere. Alva LLC estimates th ...
in the west of the country. Established on 14 August 2006, it is operated by the Joint Staff of the
Georgian Armed Forces
The Defence Forces of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები, tr), or Georgian Defence Forces (GDF), are the combined military forces of Georgia, tasked with the defense of the nation's indep ...
Military Training and Education Command.
The Sachkhere Mountain Training School was created on the basis of the 16th Mountain Battalion, whose predecessor, the Sachkhere Battalion, was one of the first
National Guard
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units established in Georgia during its struggle for independence from the
Soviet Union
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in 1991. The founder and commander of the battalion, Besarion Kutateladze,
played a role in the
Georgian civil strife and was killed in a clash with the
Russia
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n troops at
Gori in June 1992.
The school was established through the help of the
United States
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and
France
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. France also provided instructors for training Georgian officers at the school. In 2010, within the framework of
NATO–Georgia cooperation, the school was qualified as a
Partnership for Peace
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Training and Education Center.
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Mountain warfare training installations
Military education and training in Georgia (country)
2006 establishments in Georgia (country)