Talk:Ural Military District

12th Spetsnaz Brigade transl ru:12-я отдельная бригада специального назначения
On August 9, 1957, the directive of the Chief of the General Staff OSH / 1/244878 was issued on the enlargement of individual special-purpose companies to individual special-purpose battalions. According to this directive, on the basis of the 85th and 86th company, the 43rd separate special-purpose battalion (or military unit 32105) was created with a personnel of 376 people.

N. p. Manglisi ​​in Tetritskaro region Georgian SSR.

In connection with the decision of the military leadership to enlarge the special forces and increase the number of their personnel, on July 19, 1962, the directive Soviet General Staff No. 140547 was issued, according to which in the Transcaucasian Military District it was necessary to form cropped 12th Special Purpose Brigade in peacetime states. The city of Lagodekhi of the Georgian SSR, located on the highway linking Baku and Tbilisi, was chosen as the location for the new brigade. Servicemen from separate special-purpose battalions from different districts were involved in the formation of the brigade. The creation of the brigade began on September 17, 1962 and ended by March 1, 1963. The brigade received the symbol military unit 64406. At the same time, the personnel of the cropped 12th brigade was inferior in number to the personnel of the 43rd separate special-purpose battalion, stationed in the settlement. Manglisi.

In the autumn of 1963, the 43rd separate special-purpose battalion was redeployed to Lagodekhi from Manglisi, which was soon disbanded and its servicemen were included in the personnel of the 12th brigade.

The day of the formation of the brigade (Day of the Unit) was declared December 5, 1962

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