300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN MARINE CORP

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300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN MARINE CORP

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:04 pm

Russia issued four stamps for the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Marine Corps, all four stamps show us watercraft of the Russian Navy which till so far not have been identified. The first shows a navy sailing vessel and some rowboats, the second an auxiliary vessel, the third landing boat, and the last one a hovercraft of the Russian Navy.


300 years of the Russian Marine Corps.
2.00R Russian Marine Corps. XVIII century.
3.00R Russian Marine Corps. XIX century.
4.00R Russian Marine Corps. XX century.
5.00R Russian Marine Corps. XXI century.

Peter the Great started the history of the Russian Marines in 1668 by setting up a detachment from the “ORJOL” (OREL) viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8404 ship crew. In order to form the first detachment of Marines was issued after the battle with Swedes on the 27th of November, 1705. This date is considered to be the birth of the regular Russian Marines. And the time of their participation in triumphant battles in the 18th and the middle of the 19th century is considered to be the first stage of their formation.
https://rusmarka.ru/en/catalog/marki/po ... 13273.aspx

From the history of "sea soldiers"
The creation of the Russian regular marines was associated with the struggle of Russia for access to the Azov and Baltic seas in the late 17th - early 18th centuries. However, even earlier, in the second half of the 16th century, special teams of archers were formed as part of the crews of the ships of the flotilla, created by order of Ivan the Terrible, which can be considered the prototype of the marines.
On November 27 (November 16, old style), 1705, Tsar Peter I issued a decree on the formation of the first regiment of "sea soldiers" intended to serve in the boarding teams of warships. The first such regiment of 1,200 soldiers was formed by Admiral Fyodor Golovin in the city of Grodno (now Belarus).

Marine regiments existed as separate naval units until the early 19th century. After that, they were transferred to the ground forces, and the execution of landing operations was entrusted to the sailors. Special infantry formations in the fleet were recreated after the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
In 1916, on their basis, two marine infantry divisions were formed in the Baltic and the Black Sea fleets. During the Civil War, various detachments of sailors fought in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army, and in 1920-1921, the 1st Naval Expeditionary Rifle Division took part in battles with units of the Russian army of General Pyotr Wrangel in Donbass. After the end of the Civil War, all land units of the fleet, with the exception of the guard regiments, were disbanded.
On July 17, 1939, the 1st Separate Special Rifle Brigade of the Baltic Fleet was created, which was later renamed the 1st Special Marine Brigade. In 1940, separate companies of marines were formed in the Danube and Pinsk river flotillas.
After the start of the Great Patriotic War, in October 1941, new naval rifle brigades were formed (they sent sailors called up from the reserve to them). During the war, ten divisions and brigades, ten regiments, and 34 battalions of marines with a total number of more than 120 thousand people operated on the fronts. Many units of the Marine Corps received honorary titles of the Guards for their valor. 122 people became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
For the massive courage and dedication that the Marines displayed on the battlefields, the enemy called them "black devils"
After the end of the war, the Marines were disbanded. Until the 1960s, the Soviet military leadership saw no need for special troops that could be deployed by sea and used in landing and reconnaissance, and sabotage operations. However, by the mid-60s, the existence of formations and units of the marines within the Navy was recognized as expedient. So, in 1963, a separate marine regiment was formed in the Baltic Fleet, then units appeared in other fleets. Since 1967, Soviet marines have defended the country's strategic interests in a number of local military conflicts abroad (Egypt, Angola, Yemen, Ethiopia, Seychelles, and others).
Currently, Russian Marine Corps units perform special tasks as part of the operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. So, in 2015, they guarded the Syrian airfield Khmeimim, where the air group of the Russian Aerospace Forces is based.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/10106615 (Google Translated.)
Russia 2005 2.00/5.00R sg 7371/74, Scott?
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