Nice, I'll have to give this a try sometime...although "Special Forces" is not an actual regiment. Nor was I aware the Russians ever fought in Vietnam?
Also at some point we'll have to work out the character limit for the first and last names, because some of the eastern european ones can be very long and they go off the edge of the screen.
"SPETSNAZ" a general acronyms (voiska SPETSialnogo NAZnacheniya) for all the special forces in the military and police. Also has the acronym "OSNAZ" (voiska OSobogo NAZnacheniya).
Special units are part of all military divisions and have the prefix SpN (Special Forces, e.g. "spetsnaz") for Army Special Forces under GRU GSh* and OsN (Special Purpose Detachment, e.g. "osnaz" ) for radioprospecting and electronic reconnaissance.
For example, air defense (russian acronym - PVO) regiments armed with MiG-31 are also special forces (spetsnaz) and have the prefix "SpN". Army Guard units sometimes referred to as special forces.
Historically, make the initial name of spetsnaz wearing only special units GRU GSh.
Soviet secret service, elite military units and armed forces in the years 1950-1980 was carried out military and covert operations in the following countries and conflicts:
- USSR (Anti-terrorism and counterintelligence)
- Switzerland
- Cuba
- USA
- Israel
- FRG
- Hungary
- Czechoslovakia
- Poland
- Afghanistan
- Vietnam (Vietnam War)
- Korea (Korean War)
- The battle for the island Damanskii
- Angola (civil war in Angola)
- Ethiopia (civil war in Ethiopia)
- War for Ogaden
etc...
In 1979-1984 there were the following special forces units and elite troops(without Air Defense Special Forces and Air Force Special Forces):
SpN PDSS (Protivo-Diversionnye Sily i Sredstva - Anti-diversionary forces and means) - Soviet Marine Commando.
Informally name: "Frogmen"
1.3. Osnaz GRU GSh
Consist of
- 1st Division SIGINT 6th Departament of GRU.
- 2nd Division ELINT 6th Departament of GRU.
- 3rd Technical Section 6th Departament of GRU.
- 4th Division tracking 6th Departament of GRU.
2.Spetsnaz KGB USSR:
2.1. Spetsgruppa "A" - Departament "A" Seventh Directorate of the KGB.
Now known as"Group Alpha"
2.2. Spetsgruppa "B" (Cyrillic for V) - Departament "B" Eighth Management Division "C" (Cyrillic for S) of the KGB PGU USSR** (1981)
Now known as"Group Vympel", early "Vega".
Formed from:
-Detachment of special purpose "Zenit" (translate "zenith") - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Kaskad" (translate "cascade") - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Omega" - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Grom" (former from a part of Spetsgruppa A) - 1979
2.3. Separate Red Banner Kremlin Regiment of the KGB USSR
3. Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) special forces:
3.1. Special forces of Internal Troops (Spetsnaz VV***)
The most famous is OMSDON - Independent Orders of Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Special-Purpose Motorized Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the MVD of the Soviet Union "F. E. Dzerzhinsky"****
Now know as ODON
Unofficional name: Dzerzhinsky Division.
Moto: "At any time, any place - any task!"
Distinctive headgear: Maroon beret since1978
3.2. Special police units (Osnaz MVD)
OMON - Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya (Special Purpose Police Unit). First formed in 1979 from 2nd Regiment patrol police (Moscow), finally formed in 1988.
Moto: "Honor and glory!"
Unofficional name: Black Berets.
Distinctive headgear: Bkack beret
4. Elite troops (many incorrectly call these units "spetsnaz")
- 77th Guards Red Banner and Orders of Lenin and Suvorov Moscow-Chernigov Motor Rifle Division (Baltic Fleet)
- 3rd Guards Red Banner and Order of Suvorov Volnovaskiy Motor Rifle Division (Northern Fleet)
- 126th Red Banner Order of Suvorov Gorlovskaya Motor Rifle Division (Black Seaa Fleet)
4.3 KGB Border Troops (Pogranichnie Voiska KGB USSR) - Soviet Border Troops.
Moto:"For our Soviet Motherland!"
The unofficial name:"Greens"
Distinctive headgear: Green beret or Bright green forage cap
Consist of (only special forces):
- Separate Arctic frontier detachment
- Separate detachment of border control "Moscow"
- 105th separate border detachment for special purposes in the GDR
4.4. Mountain Infantry
- 68th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain)
4.5. Any Guards Divisions
Such as military units Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and many other military units
P.S.
I put the original photos described subdivisions years 1968-1989, taken from different sources.
The first shows a modern chevron of 16th separate brigade of spetsnaz GRU GSh.
Sorry for my bad English
_____
* GRU GSh - Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye Generalnogo Shtaba - Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff
**KGB PGU USSR - this is illegal intelligence (non-official cover operative)
*** Soviet/Russian Internal Troops (Vnutrennie Voiska - acronym "VV") like as US National Guard
**** Units OMSDON guarded Allied leaders during the Yalta Conference.
*****The division was first formed on 22 September 1918, as the 2nd Nicholas Infantry Division. During the Russian Civil War was known as the Nicholas Soviet Infantry Division. During the Second World War was known as the 22nd Rifle Division. In the early years of the Cold War known as 22th Motor Rifle Division. In the later years of the Cold War became known as 40th Motor Rifle Division and 40th Naval Brigadge. Now known as 3rd Independent Naval Infantry Regiment.
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"SPETSNAZ" a general acronyms (voiska SPETSialnogo NAZnacheniya) for all the special forces in the military and police. Also has the acronym "OSNAZ" (voiska OSobogo NAZnacheniya).
Special units are part of all military divisions and have the prefix SpN (Special Forces, e.g. "spetsnaz") for Army Special Forces under GRU GSh* and OsN (Special Purpose Detachment, e.g. "osnaz" ) for radioprospecting and electronic reconnaissance.
For example, air defense (russian acronym - PVO) regiments armed with MiG-31 are also special forces (spetsnaz) and have the prefix "SpN". Army Guard units sometimes referred to as special forces.
Historically, make the initial name of spetsnaz wearing only special units GRU GSh.
Soviet secret service, elite military units and armed forces in the years 1950-1980 was carried out military and covert operations in the following countries and conflicts:
- USSR (Anti-terrorism and counterintelligence)
- Switzerland
- Cuba
- USA
- Israel
- FRG
- Hungary
- Czechoslovakia
- Poland
- Afghanistan
- Vietnam (Vietnam War)
- Korea (Korean War)
- The battle for the island Damanskii
- Angola (civil war in Angola)
- Ethiopia (civil war in Ethiopia)
- War for Ogaden
etc...
In 1979-1984 there were the following special forces units and elite troops(without Air Defense Special Forces and Air Force Special Forces):
1.Soviet Ministry of Defence special forces:
1.1. Spetsnaz GRU GSh (Army Spetsnaz units)
Consist of (1979):
15-th separate brigade of special purpose:
-154 ooSpN (1 omsb) - 1st "Musbat" (tranclate "1st muslim's battalion") in 1979
-177 ooSpN (2 omsb) - 2nd "Musbat" (tranclate "2nd muslim's battalion") in 1979
-334 ooSpN (5 omsb)
-668 ooSpN (4 omsb)
22-th separate brigade of special purpose
-173 ooSpN (3 omsb)
-370 ooSpN (6 omsb)
-186 ooSpN (7 omsb)
-411 ooSpN (8 omsb)
1.2. Naval Spetsnaz GRU GSh
SpN PDSS (Protivo-Diversionnye Sily i Sredstva - Anti-diversionary forces and means) - Soviet Marine Commando.
Informally name: "Frogmen"
1.3. Osnaz GRU GSh
Consist of
- 1st Division SIGINT 6th Departament of GRU.
- 2nd Division ELINT 6th Departament of GRU.
- 3rd Technical Section 6th Departament of GRU.
- 4th Division tracking 6th Departament of GRU.
2.Spetsnaz KGB USSR:
2.1. Spetsgruppa "A" - Departament "A" Seventh Directorate of the KGB.
Now known as "Group Alpha"
2.2. Spetsgruppa "B" (Cyrillic for V) - Departament "B" Eighth Management Division "C" (Cyrillic for S) of the KGB PGU USSR** (1981)
Now known as "Group Vympel", early "Vega".
Formed from:
-Detachment of special purpose "Zenit" (translate "zenith") - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Kaskad" (translate "cascade") - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Omega" - 1979
-Detachment of special purpose "Grom" (former from a part of Spetsgruppa A) - 1979
2.3. Separate Red Banner Kremlin Regiment of the KGB USSR
3. Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) special forces:
3.1. Special forces of Internal Troops (Spetsnaz VV***)
The most famous is OMSDON - Independent Orders of Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Special-Purpose Motorized Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the MVD of the Soviet Union "F. E. Dzerzhinsky"****
Now know as ODON
Unofficional name: Dzerzhinsky Division.
Moto: "At any time, any place - any task!"
Distinctive headgear: Maroon beret since1978
3.2. Special police units (Osnaz MVD)
OMON - Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya (Special Purpose Police Unit). First formed in 1979 from 2nd Regiment patrol police (Moscow), finally formed in 1988.
Moto: "Honor and glory!"
Unofficional name: Black Berets.
Distinctive headgear: Bkack beret
4. Elite troops (many incorrectly call these units "spetsnaz")
4.1 VDV - Vozdushno-desantnye voyska (Air-Landing Forces)
The unofficial name: "Winged Infantry", also "Blue Berets"
Moto: "Nobody, but us!"
Distinctive headgear:Blue beret
Consit of (1979):
- 7th Guards Cherkassy Airborne Division (HQ Kaunas Fortress, Lithuanian SSR)
- 76th Guards Chernigov Airborne Division (Pskov, RSFSR)
- 98th Guards Svir Airborne Division (Bolgrad & Kishinev, Moldovan SSR)
- 103rd Guards Airborne Division (Vitebsk, Belorussian SSR)
- 104th Guards Airborne Division (Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR)
- 105th Guards Airborne Division, 45th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment (Frgana, Uzbekskaj SSR)
- 106th Guards Airborne Division (Tula, RSFSR)
- 44th District Training Centre of the Airborne Forces (Gaižiūnai/Jonava, Lithuanian SSR)
4.2.Naval Infantry - Morskaya Pekhota(Marines)
The unofficial name: "Black Death", also "Black Berets" or "Black Jackets"
Motto: "There, Where We Are, There is Victory!"
Distinctive headgear: Black beret
Consist of (1979/1980):
- 55th Mozyrskaya Red Banner Marine Division (Pacific Fleet)
- 61st Kirkinesskaya Red Banner Marine Brigade (Northern Fleet).The unofficial name: "Sputnik"
- 175th Separate Brigade of Marines (Northern Fleet)
- 336th Guards Bialystok Orders of Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky Separate Brigade of Marines (Baltic Fleet)
- 810th Separate Brigade of Marines (Black Sea Fleet)
- 127th Separate Naval Engineer Battalion (Baltic Fleet)
- 160th Separate Naval Engineer Battalion (Black Sea Fleet)
- 40th (22th) Independent Krasnodarsko-Kharbinsky Twice Red Banner (Motor Rifle Division) Naval Brigade***** (Pacific Fleet)
- 77th Guards Red Banner and Orders of Lenin and Suvorov Moscow-Chernigov Motor Rifle Division (Baltic Fleet)
- 3rd Guards Red Banner and Order of Suvorov Volnovaskiy Motor Rifle Division (Northern Fleet)
- 126th Red Banner Order of Suvorov Gorlovskaya Motor Rifle Division (Black Seaa Fleet)
4.3 KGB Border Troops (Pogranichnie Voiska KGB USSR) - Soviet Border Troops.
Moto: "For our Soviet Motherland!"
The unofficial name:"Greens"
Distinctive headgear: Green beret or Bright green forage cap
Consist of (only special forces):
- Separate Arctic frontier detachment
- Separate detachment of border control "Moscow"
- 105th separate border detachment for special purposes in the GDR
4.4. Mountain Infantry
- 68th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain)
4.5. Any Guards Divisions
Such as military units Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and many other military units
P.S.
I put the original photos described subdivisions years 1968-1989, taken from different sources.
The first shows a modern chevron of 16th separate brigade of spetsnaz GRU GSh.
Sorry for my bad English
_____
* GRU GSh - Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye Generalnogo Shtaba - Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff
**KGB PGU USSR - this is illegal intelligence (non-official cover operative)
*** Soviet/Russian Internal Troops (Vnutrennie Voiska - acronym "VV") like as US National Guard
**** Units OMSDON guarded Allied leaders during the Yalta Conference.
*****The division was first formed on 22 September 1918, as the 2nd Nicholas Infantry Division. During the Russian Civil War was known as the Nicholas Soviet Infantry Division. During the Second World War was known as the 22nd Rifle Division. In the early years of the Cold War known as 22th Motor Rifle Division. In the later years of the Cold War became known as 40th Motor Rifle Division and 40th Naval Brigadge. Now known as 3rd Independent Naval Infantry Regiment.