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The successor to the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Koneva is Military Institute of the Ground Forces– a multidisciplinary military educational institution. Currently, graduates of the school are ministers of defense of independent states (Abkhazia, N. Karabakh, Kyrgyzstan), head the Main Commands of the Ground Forces in the armed forces of the CIS countries, command troops of military districts (regional commands), formations, are heads of military command and control bodies, military educational institutions of the armed forces of the countries of the former Soviet Union, heads of departments (operational, organizational-mobilization, combat training, personnel) of the armed forces, earned high military ranks and were awarded government awards.

Speaking about the history of the creation of the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev and decades of fruitful activity of the teaching staff and command staff of the university in the training of officers, one cannot ignore the important historical moments that have become key in the history of our school, the so-called “stages of formation and development”, which are inextricably linked with the history of our great state and its glorious Armed Forces.

Graduates and veterans of the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev feel a sense of great pride in the historical past of their native university; they are the heirs and continuers of the military glory and military traditions of previous military educational institutions standing at the origins general military school: 15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses (February 1920 - November 1922); Alma-Ata Rifle and Machine Gun School (June 1940 - September 1941), Alma-Ata Military Infantry School (September 1941 - September 1946) and Alma-Ata Military Parachute School named after Supreme Council Kirghiz SSR (September 1946 – May 1959).

It is these glorious military educational institutions that are the predecessors of the Alma-Ata VOKU; it was they who played a major educational role in the formation of the best military traditions of the future combined arms command school.

It should be noted that until 1940, only military courses and schools, created in the 20s of the last century, functioned on the territory of Kazakhstan. In June 1940, the Alma-Ata Rifle and Machine Gun School was created, the first in Kazakhstan. Already in 1941, the school graduated five students, training more than 2 thousand young officers for the Red Army. In just the years of the Great Patriotic War The school trained and graduated more than 6 thousand officers, and in the harshest years of the war, in 1941 and 1943, about seven thousand cadets went to the front as privates and sergeants. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, many military schools evacuated from territories occupied by the Nazis were stationed in Kazakhstan. During the war years, Kazakhstan became home to tens of thousands of cadets of various training profiles. The cities and villages of Kazakhstan have become training grounds. The Military was stationed in Aralsk veterinary academy, in Dzhambul - Baku Infantry School, in Aktobe - Air Force Aviation School, in Alma-Ata - Odessa Aviation Pilot School, 6th Voronezh and 16th Kharkov Aviation Special Schools, Order of Lenin Higher School of the NKVD, at Lugovaya station, Dzhambul region - Odessa Aviation School of Pilots -observers, in Uralsk - Leningradskoye military school NKVD troops, Kamyshin Tank School, Leningrad Military School of Communications. Also, the Moscow Higher Border School and the Kharkov Military School of the NKVD were transferred to Alma-Ata, on the basis of which the current Military Institute of Border Troops of the Committee currently operates national security Republic of Kazakhstan. In total, in Kazakhstan in 1941 - 1945 there were 27 military educational institutions, in which more than 16 thousand officers, about 10.5 thousand sergeants studied, more than 10 thousand cadets went to the front before completing their studies. Historical facts indicate that the majority of young officers who were educated during the war in military educational institutions stationed on the territory of Kazakhstan had good combat training, serious field training and experience working with personnel, made a significant contribution to the fight against fascism and the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945.

15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses (February 1920 - November 1922)

The 15th cavalry command courses (1920-1922) were formed in February 1920 in Tashkent at the Central Asian School named after V.I. Lenin. In August of the same year, the courses were relocated first to Samarkand, and then to Alma-Ata, where they received their name - "15th Vernensky cavalry command courses" , in 1921, after the city of Verny was renamed to Alma-Ata, the courses began to be called "15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses" . In Alma-Ata, the courses lasted until November 1922. In September 1920, regular classes began at the courses, their grand opening took place, which was attended by representatives of local military, party and trade union organizations in Verny.

The first battle flag was solemnly presented to the courses on behalf of the Central Executive Committee of the Turkestan Soviet Republic in November 1920. The training program for Red commanders included: tactical training, topography, artillery, engineering and machine guns, shooting, horse riding, charters, automotive engineering, political economy, geography, history, fundamentals of physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, practical classes. Classrooms of 25-30 people were created. The positions of commanders and course teachers were occupied by military specialists of the old, tsarist army (with the exception of the positions of head of the school, military commissar and political workers), most of whom, having good special military training and skills in teaching military disciplines, conscientiously passed on their knowledge to future Red commanders.

Sports were very popular among cadets and commanders. Cadets and commanders took an active part in various sections (gymnastics, athletics, sports games, rifle section), achieved high athletic performance. Applied sports have become widespread: paramilitary cross-country, fencing, felling, horse riding, horse racing, shooting.

Cadets and course commanders fought on the fronts civil war, took an active part in the defeat of the Basmachi gangs, carried out by decision of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Turkestan Front. In April 1922, cadets and commanders of the 15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses, consisting of two squadrons, together with other parts of the front, took an active part in the battles with the Basmachis of Enver Pasha for several months, carried out by decision of the Revolutionary Military Council of Turkestan front operation in eastern Bukhara.

On November 18, 1922, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Turkestan Republic, the 15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses, together with the 23rd Tashkent Infantry Command School named after V.I. Lenin and the 3rd artillery Turkestan command courses were reorganized into a united command school with the name Tashkent United Command School named after V.I. Lenin (TOSH). Later, on May 9, 1923, the school was renamed the 4th Tashkent United School named after V.I. Lenin command school. Graduates of the courses fought heroically on the fronts of the Civil War, were awarded high government awards, and subsequently occupied high command positions in the Red Army.

Among the graduates of the 15th Alma-Ata (Vernensky) cavalry command courses:

Hero of the Soviet Union (04/06/1945) Major General Gladkov Alexander Vasilievich (1902-1969), participant in the Civil War, battles on the Chinese Eastern Railway, participant in the Great Patriotic War, commander of the 112th Infantry Division (13th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front), distinguished himself in January 1945 during the Vistula-Oder operation, the division under his command broke through enemy defenses and fought 250 kilometers, during the offensive crossed the rivers Czarna-Nida, Bobzha, Pilica, Warta and liberated 238 settlements, Alexander Vasilyevich was awarded two Orders of Lenin, six Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 2nd degree, medals;

Major General Dyagilev Alexander Grigorievich (05/09/1899 – 06/22/1976), participant in the civil war (1918-1924), commander of cavalry reconnaissance of the Turkestan cavalry school, squadron and platoon, separate squadron in the 4th Turkestan Rifle Division (February 1921 - November 1923), head of the Samarkand combat area (November 1923 - November 1924), deputy head of the 2nd department (August 1940 - June 1941) of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army, then, during the Great Patriotic War, teacher at the Higher Special (Intelligence) School of the Red Army, head of its 2nd department, holder of the Order of the Red Banner ( 1924) and World War I Art. (1944);

Colonel Murov Ivan Ilyich, born on February 25, 1902 in the city of Verny, who later became the commander of the 57th Cavalry Division, which participated as part of the 10th Army of the Western Front in the counteroffensive near Moscow, in the Tula and Kaluga offensive operations, from March to October 1942, colonel Murov I.I. served as commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps in the North African Military District, from October 1942 - head of the Yaroslavl Rifle and Mortar School (Moscow Military District), from December 1943 - head of the Belotserkovsky Infantry School (Siberian Military District, Tomsk), from October 1944 - Head of the Mogilev Infantry School. After the end of the war, from February 1946, he served as military commissar of the Samarkand region of the Uzbek SSR, holder of the Order of Lenin (02/22/1945), two Orders of the Red Banner (1923, 11/03/1944), and the Order of the Red Star of the Bukhara People's Republic of the 3rd degree.

Alma-Ata Rifle and Machine Gun (Military Infantry) School (June 1940 – September 1946)

The Alma-Ata Rifle and Machine Gun School was formed on the eve of the Great Patriotic War in June 1940; it is mentioned in the Order People's Commissar Defense of the USSR dated August 24, 1940 No. 0195. The school was subordinate to the head of the Directorate of Military Educational Institutions of the Red Army. A year later, with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, on the basis of the Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR dated September 3, 1941 No. 0337, the school was repurposed and received the name "Alma-Ata Military Infantry School" with a location in Alma-Ata on the territory of the Central Asian Military District. This Order was signed by the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, Army Commissar 1st Rank E. Shchadenko. The order announced new list names of military educational institutions of the Red Army and the previous names of military schools were canceled after their relocation from one district to another due to martial law. Due to the acute shortage of command personnel of various specialties at the front in the active army, numerous specialized military educational institutions were hastily deployed on the territory of the Central Asian Military District, in particular in the territory of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, to train junior command personnel and officers. -specialists. Accelerated period training in 1942-1943. was, as a rule, 6-8 months, maximum - 1 year. These schools trained sergeants - squad commanders in a six-month program, officers (junior lieutenants) - in a ten to twelve month program. In mid-1945, most of these military educational institutions deployed during the war in the North African Military District were disbanded.

Veterans of the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School recalled that: “The training conditions at the school were very strict, even harsh. It worked according to an accelerated program: within six months it was necessary to complete the next graduation of middle command personnel, whose losses at the front were very high. In addition to infantry, the school trained platoon commanders of various specialties: rifle, machine gun, anti-tank rifle, mortar, and fighter. Studying at the school was intense, we studied seven days a week, on Sundays all kinds of parades were held, and a lot of time was devoted to drill training. Most attention was paid to what would be needed in war: tactics of offensive and defensive combat, knowledge of materiel, shooting from all types of small arms from various positions, their disassembly and assembly, hand-to-hand combat, regulations. Often, after the announcement of the “alarm,” forced marches were carried out over rough terrain and off-road. They came out in full combat gear: with a rifle, a gas mask, a duffel bag and a pouch. The standards were strict: no more than 3 hours were allotted for 16 km. Not everyone met the target time, and it wasn’t easy. This is how we, the cadets, were prepared for the upcoming fierce battles with the enemy.” However, the situation at the front was such that a good half of the young men did not finish school, did not receive officer ranks or a bright future, but were sent to the front as ordinary soldiers or junior commanders.

Head of the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School in initial period war was Colonel Filatov Mikhail Alekseevich. He was born on August 20, 1895 in Askhabad, died on March 11, 1962 in Moscow. Mikhail Alekseevich Filatov went through a long and glorious military path. First world war he is a lieutenant, company commander of the 162nd Akhaltsykh Infantry Regiment, fought on the Southwestern Front, and was captured in July 1917. Upon returning to his homeland, he was mobilized into the Red Army in December 1918. During the civil war he fought with the Basmachi. In the subsequent years of the Great Patriotic War, he was the commander of the 68th Mountain Rifle Division, then the head of the Oryol Infantry School, the commander of the 3rd Mountain Rifle Corps, and participated in the Crimean offensive operation. In 1942, he was awarded the military rank of major general. Since November 1944 he has been deputy chief of staff of the 4th Ukrainian Front. After the war - Deputy Chief of Staff of the TurkVO, since March 1958 in the reserve. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree, the Order of the Badge of Honor, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Uzbek SSR, and many medals.

Graduates of the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School fought heroically on all fronts of the Great Patriotic War, many of them died a heroic death for the freedom and independence of our Motherland. A study of the military affairs of the school's graduates shows that they bravely overcame difficulties, acted consciously and skillfully in a combat situation, and if necessary, sacrificed their lives for the sake of victory. Many students of the school were awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union for their courage and heroism; to date, there is information about five graduates of the school. For labor exploits in peacetime, one graduate of the school was awarded the high title of Hero of Socialist Labor. Among the school graduates who heroically fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, thousands were awarded government awards. I would like to say something special about some graduates.

Graduate of the school in 1941, Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) senior lieutenant Belyakov Ivan Dementievich (1920-1943). Born in 1920 in the village of Buranny, now Sol-Iletsk district, Orenburg region, in a peasant family. Russian. Graduated primary school in his native village. In 1935 he moved to the city of Kanibadam, Tajik SSR, where he continued his studies and worked at the same time. Before being called up military service built the Great Fergana Canal, worked as an accountant at the main post office in the city of Kokand, Fergana region of Uzbekistan. In 1940 he was drafted into the Red Army by the Kokand city military registration and enlistment office. In 1941 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Rifle and Machine Gun School. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1942. In the active army since March 1943. He fought on the Steppe and 2nd Ukrainian fronts, and participated in the liberation of Ukraine. He particularly distinguished himself during the crossing of the Dnieper and in the battles to hold the bridgehead on the right bank. Commander of the mortar company of the 793rd Infantry Regiment (213th Infantry Division, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front). On the night of September 27, 1943, the mortar company of Senior Lieutenant Belyakov crossed the Dnieper among the first units. With skillfully organized mortar fire, part of his company from the eastern bank destroyed enemy manpower and equipment, ensuring the crossing and at the same time protecting the bridgehead for the attackers. Belyakov, at the head of the units, crossed with mortars and ammunition on rafts and boats together with the advanced units of the regiment, skillfully controlled the company, supported the forward detachments of riflemen with fire during the capture and expansion of the bridgehead in the area of ​​​​the village of Dneprovokamenka (Verkhnedneprovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region). Stubbornly moving forward in infantry combat formations, Belyakov's company, after fierce fighting on October 14, cut a section of the Dnepropetrovsk-Kremenchug road and took up firing positions near the village of Kaluzhina. On the second day, October 15, the enemy attacked the company from the flanks with superior forces. The enemy had almost fifty tanks and armored vehicles. A heavy, unequal battle broke out. The soldiers, led by the commander, repelled the attacks of the Nazis with grenades, mortar fire and small arms fire. When the ammunition was expended, the mortar men engaged in hand-to-hand combat. They used everything they had at hand: shovels, bayonets, knives. The commander caught German grenades on the fly and threw them at the advancing enemies. In this unequal battle, Senior Lieutenant Belyakov and his comrades died the death of heroes, but did not retreat a single step. He was buried at the battle site, in the village of Dneprovokamenka (Verkhnedneprovsky district, Dnepropetrovsk region). By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1943, for the successful crossing of the Dnieper and holding a bridgehead on the right bank, senior lieutenant Ivan Dementievich Belyakov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously). Awarded the Order of Lenin and the Red Star.

A graduate of the school in 1941, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Nikolai Ivanovich Yashchenko (October 31, 1919 – June 8, 2001). Born on October 31, 1919 in the city of Novosibirsk in the family of a railway worker. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1942. Graduated in 1937 high school in Novosibirsk, to receive further education went to Alma-Ata and there, in 1941, graduated from the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute. In the Red Army since July 1941. Graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School (1941), special courses for commanders of anti-tank fighter companies (1942). At the front since April 1942. Deputy commander of the 7th Infantry Company of the 48th Infantry Regiment of the 38th Infantry Division (January - March 1942), senior adjutant of the regiment (March - April 1942), assistant chief of staff of the regiment for reconnaissance and operations. (June 1942 - January 1943). In January 1943 - March 1944, chief of staff of the 343rd Rifle Regiment (214th Guards Rifle Regiment, 73rd Guards Rifle Division) of the 7th Guards Army. In March 1944 - July 1945 commander of the 214th Guards Rifle Regiment, then commander of the 211th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 73rd Guards Rifle Division of the 57th Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. He took part in the Kharkov offensive operation (1942), the defense of Stalingrad (1942-1943), the battles on the Kursk Bulge, on the territory of Right Bank Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, and was wounded four times. He distinguished himself in battle on November 13, 1944: with the forward battalion, under enemy fire, he successfully crossed the Danube near the village of Batina (Yugoslavia); in battles on the bridgehead, the regiment captured the dominant height of 205.0. After the war, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces, graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze (1948). In 1954-1955 – deputy commander of the 417th Infantry Division, deputy chief, head of the Sverdlovsk Suvorov Officer School. Kirov regional military commissar. In May 1967 - November 1980 - Chelyabinsk regional military commissar. Since 1980 - in reserve. Awarded two Orders of Lenin, Orders of the Red Banner, Alexander Nevsky, World War I and II degrees, two Orders of the Red Star, Order “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR”, medals “For Military Merit”, “For the Defense of Stalingrad”, “For capture of Budapest”, “For the liberation of Belgrade”, “For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”, foreign orders and medals.

Graduate of the school in 1941, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Vasily Evstafievich Golovchenko (01/01/1921-03/1990). Born on January 1, 1921 in the village of Zaysan, now a city in the East Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in a peasant family. Russian. Graduated from 10th grade. In the Red Army since 1940. In 1941 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War from November 1941. He received his baptism of fire on the North-Western Front. Commanded a platoon or company. In 1942 he joined the CPSU(b)/CPSU. In 1943, he was appointed chief of staff of the battalion, then commander of the rifle battalion. He particularly distinguished himself in battles in the Baltic states and East Prussia. On October 9, 1944, Major Golovchenko, with one of the companies of his battalion, was the first in the division to cross the Neman River near the city of Jurbarkas (Lithuania) and cut an important highway. For two days, the fighters fought off enemy counterattacks. When repelling one of them, the battalion commander was captured by the Germans, but fought back, destroying several enemy soldiers. Carrying out a combat mission, Major Golovchenko ensured that the bridgehead was held until the main forces of the regiment crossed. When the offensive against East Prussia began, Major Golovchenko, at the head of his battalion, was one of the first to cross the border river Sheshupe. For his energetic leadership of the battalion's actions, personal courage and bravery, he was nominated for the heroic title. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, 1945, for the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments and the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, Major Vasily Evstafievich Golovchenko was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (N 4731) . After the war he continued to serve in the army. He was the military commissar of the Kustanai region of the Kazakh SSR. Since 1967, Colonel Golovchenko has been in reserve. Lived in the city of Kustanay. He worked as the head of the State Khotsk Inspectorate of the Kustanai region. He died in March 1990. He was buried in the Alley of Honorary Burials of the city cemetery of Kostanay. Awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree, two Orders of the Red Star, and medals.

College graduate, 1941 Hero Socialist Labor Nurlygain Tukenovich Tukenov (1912-1973). Born in 1912 in the Shortandinsky district of the Akmola region in an aul that later became known as the grain state farm named after Saken Seifullin. After graduating from school in 1930, he worked as a draftsman at the Kazzheldorstroy construction plant. In October 1931, the young man entered the railway construction technical school and successfully completed it in 1934. Then he became a student at the geological exploration department of the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute. In July 1935, he temporarily interrupted his studies and went to work as secretary of the school department of the Central Committee. Communist Party Kazakhstan. In 1937, he continued his studies at the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute and in June 1941, on the very eve of the Great Patriotic War, he successfully graduated from it. Already in July 1941, the young engineer Tukenov was drafted into the Red Army and became a cadet at the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School. Difficult and long years He ends the war as a company commander of a rifle division in 1946. Only then did engineer-geologist N.T. Tukenov begins work as a subsoil explorer. Nurlygain Tukenov belongs to the first generation of geologists in Kazakhstan who received a geological education in their country, within the walls of the first technical university of the republic - the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute. He became after K.I. Satpayev and Zh.A. Aytaliev, the head of a mid-level geological organization, the first to head a large regional geological service of Kazakhstan, he is the first and only Hero of Socialist Labor from among the geological engineers of Kazakhstan who created a unique world-class mineral resource base, which now forms the basis of the country's economy . Therefore, the name N.T. Tukenova occupies one of the leading and honorable places in the list of Kazakh geologists. Having passed away relatively early, in the sixty-first year of his life, in 1973, he left a deep mark on the economy of Eastern and Southern Kazakhstan, where the development of the cities of Zyryanovsk, Tekeli, Kentau and Chimkent, and a number of mining enterprises is associated with his geological activities. Nurlygain Tukenovich's contribution to the successes achieved in geological exploration work is highly appreciated; he was twice awarded Certificates of Honor of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR, twice - the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, medals of the Soviet Union, he was awarded the title of Honored Geologist of the Kazakh SSR. And in 1966, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated July 4, 1966, he was awarded the high title of Hero of Socialist Labor with the Order of Lenin and the Hammer and Sickle Gold Medal; he was also included in the Book of Labor Glory of the USSR Ministry of Geology. Some deposits of the republic and a street in the city of Kentau are named after the glorious name of Nurlygain Tukenovich. In 2001, a monument to him was erected in Kentau on the Alley of Labor Glory in the miners' park.

A graduate of the school in 1942, Hero of the Soviet Union, Senior Lieutenant Pavlov Yuri Nikolaevich. Born in 1922 in the city of Urumqi. Russian. Member of the CPSU. Before the war, he worked as an electrician and electrician for the operation of high-voltage lines at the Karaganda Central Electric Power Plant. Drafted into the army in 1941 by the Karaganda city military registration and enlistment office. In 1942 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School, and then, with the rank of junior lieutenant, he trained soldiers and prepared marching companies in a reserve regiment. Since December 1943 in the active army. Along the roads of war, the infantry commander traveled a long and glorious battle path. He fought with the enemy during the Korsun-Shevchenko operation, crossed the Bug, Dniester, and Prut. In the Prut Valley he led soldiers in bayonet attacks; in the foothills of the Carpathians, with a Molotov bottle in his hand, he stood up one-on-one against fascist tanks and defeated them. Units of the 5th Army fought on Romanian soil. There were hot battles in the Prut Valley. Yuri Pavlov's company overcame the enemy's fortified defenses and broke into the village of Kirpitsy. The fighters immediately crossed the Zhizha River (a tributary of the Prut), captured the height and the monastery located on it, which the Nazis turned into a stronghold of defense. The enemy repeatedly tried to regain the height throughout the day. Attack followed attack. Enemy infantry marched under the cover of tanks. Pavlov’s company withstood the fierce onslaught of the Nazis, holding an important line until reinforcements arrived. For the courage shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, heroism and bravery, skillful command of the company entrusted to him, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 13, 1944 awarded Yu. N. Pavlov the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war, the Hero graduated from the Republican Party School, for a long time worked in the city of Alma-Ata as deputy director of the Kazgipronihimmash Institute.

Graduate of the school in 1942 (accelerated course 1941-1942) Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Popov Alexander Grigorievich (12/24/1917 - 04/30/2004). Born on December 24, 1917 in the village of Stepnoye, now Makushinsky district Kurgan region in a peasant family. Russian. Completed four courses of Kazakh state university them. CM. Kirov (1937-1941) with a degree in biology, in the Red Army since 1941, in 1942 he graduated from an accelerated course at the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School (1941-1942). Simultaneously with his studies at the school, he completed his studies at the university in absentia and, after passing state exams, received a diploma in biology. Participant of the Great Patriotic War since May 1942. Lieutenant Alexander Popov received his baptism of fire on May 12, 1942 near Kharkov as an adjutant of the senior battalion. He fought on the Southwestern, Stalingrad, Voronezh, Steppe and other fronts. Took part in the Stalingrad and Battle of Kursk, in crossing the Dnieper. The chief of staff of the 209th Guards Rifle Regiment (73rd Guards Rifle Division, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front), candidate member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Guard, Major Alexander Popov, on the night of September 25, 1943, skillfully organized the crossing of the Dnieper by rifle units in area of ​​the village of Borodaevka, Verkhnedneprovsky district, Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine. On the captured bridgehead, he successfully commanded units in repelling enemy counterattacks. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated October 26, 1943, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown, Guard Major Alexander Grigorievich Popov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold medal Star" (No. 1363). Then he took part in the Iasi-Kishinev operation, in the liberation of Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and the capital of Yugoslavia - the city of Belgrade. Alexander Popov ended the war in the Austrian Alps. After the war, the brave officer continued to serve in the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces. Graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze. By decision of the command, he was sent for further service to the newly created Steppe Military District in Alma-Ata to the position of assistant department head operational training district headquarters, then served in the Turkestan Military District. In 1952 he graduated from the Military Diplomatic Academy. He served in the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff. Since 1964 he was a teacher at the Military Institute foreign languages. Since August 1973, Colonel A.G. Popov is in reserve. Lived in the hero city of Moscow. Before retiring, he worked at the Ministry of Road Transport of the RSFSR. He took an active part in public work and headed the Veterans Council. Died April 30, 2004. He was buried in Moscow at the Gorbrus cemetery (section 18a). He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star, and medals.

A graduate of the school in 1942, Hero of the Soviet Union, Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Alekseevich Zasyadko (04/24/1919 – 03/1/1944). Born on April 24, 1919 in the city of Kharkov. In the ranks of the Red Army since August 1941. In 1942 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School. In battles since March 1942. On September 25, 1943, the chief of artillery of the 209th Guards Rifle Regiment (73rd Rifle Division, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front) of the Guard, Senior Lieutenant Zasyadko, during the battles for the Dnieper near the village of Borodayevka (Verkhnedneprovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region) organized a crossing battery personnel with material at hand. On September 26 and 27, 1943, the artillerymen repulsed 8 enemy counterattacks and inflicted great damage on the enemy in manpower and military equipment. For the heroism and courage shown by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on October 26, 1943, the Guard senior lieutenant Zasyadko V.A. awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. When breaking through enemy defenses in the Kirovograd region on March 1, 1944, Guard Senior Lieutenant Zasyadko was mortally wounded. Awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree. There is a memorial plaque installed on the building of school No. 1 in the city of Semipalatinsk, where the Hero studied, one of the streets of the city is named after V.A. Zasyadko.

Graduate of the school in 1941, Lieutenant General Ivan Ivanovich Kravchenko. Born on July 17, 1920 in the village of Gulyaevka, Frolovsky district Volgograd region. In October 1936, he was enrolled as a music student in the 230th Mountain Rifle Regiment, stationed in Ashgabat. Two years later, he voluntarily expressed a desire to do military service and, already as an ordinary Red Army soldier, was enlisted in the regiment. While learning the basics of military service, he studied at a local music school and graduated from it in 1940, becoming a professional musician. However, the country at that time needed commanders of the Red Army more. Red Army soldier Kravchenko is sent for training to the Alma-Ata Rifle and Machine Gun School. On July 22, 1941, graduation took place. Simultaneously with the assignment of the first officer rank, Lieutenant Kravchenko received his first command position. But he did not go to the front, as the graduates dreamed of. The command saw in him not only a talented musician and combat commander, but also the ability to train subordinates, transfer knowledge to them, and the ability to train personnel for the army. This appointment to the position of commander of a cadet platoon at his native school became, in fact, decisive in the entire subsequent officer career of Lieutenant Kravchenko. In April 1942, he was appointed commander of a cadet company, and a year later he was sent to the “Vystrel” course of the Central Asian Military District. Only in October 1943, upon completion of the course, with the assignment of the next military rank of “senior lieutenant,” did Kravchenko part with the military school and receive an appointment to the position of battalion commander. However, this again was not an appointment to the front. In the 89th reserve rifle regiment of the 32nd reserve rifle division of the Central Asian Military District, senior lieutenant Kravchenko prepared marching units to be sent to the front. Only in October 1944 did he receive the long-awaited assignment to the active army. Having arrived at the disposal of the commander of the 52nd Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, he was appointed to the post of commander of a rifle battalion in the 441st Red Banner Rifle Regiment of the 116th Kharkov Red Banner Rifle Division. By that time, the army had just been included in the front forces from the reserve of the Supreme High Command Headquarters. Just a couple of months later she was to take part in the Sandomierz-Silesian offensive operation. For skillful command of the battalion in the Sandomierz-Silesian offensive operation and the Lower Silesian strategic operation, senior lieutenant Kravchenko I.I. was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky, participated in the Berlin and Prague operations, completing fighting only on May 11, 1945. For participation in these battles, skillful leadership of the battalion and personal courage, he was awarded another military award - the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree. In September 1945, Captain Kravchenko was appointed commander of a separate training battalion of the 213th Rifle Division, a year later he became battalion commander in the rifle regiment of the Carpathian Military District and continued to serve in the army. After graduating from the Military Academy named after M.V. in 1952. Frunze was appointed commander of a battalion of cadets at the Cherepovets Infantry School, and two years later he accepted the same position at the Caucasian Suvorov Officer School. For long, impeccable service in the Armed Forces of the USSR, by Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 24, 1948 and November 3, 1953, he was awarded the medal “For Military Merit” and the Order of the Red Star. He was also the commander of a motorized rifle regiment, and the chief of staff of the division, and the division commander. He served in the Caucasus and Leningrad, and was elected as a deputy of district and city Workers' Councils. In October 1966, Major General Kravchenko I.I. entrusted with the management of one of the most prestigious military schools - the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School (1966-1970), then, for three years, he commanded the 12th Army Corps, in 1973-1974. is a representative of the High Command of the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Pact countries in Czechoslovakia, and from June 1974 until his retirement in October 1976, he was assistant commander of the North Caucasus Military District for military educational institutions and non-military training. Awards: Order of the Red Banner, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Patriotic War I and II degrees, Order of the Red Star, Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree, medals.

A graduate of the school in 1942, Captain Lisichenko Alexey Markelovich (1907–1945). Born in 1907 in the city of Chimkent, South Kazakhstan region. After the start of the Great Patriotic War, he was drafted into the army and sent to study at the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School, from which he graduated in October 1942 with the military rank of lieutenant. After graduating from college, Lieutenant Lisichenko was sent to the active army and left at the disposal of the Military Council of the Voronezh Front. Upon arrival at his place of service, he was appointed to the position of deputy battery commander in the 491st Army Mortar Regiment of the RGK, which was being formed in Lipetsk. It took the command only 13 days to complete the formation of the regiment, and on December 16, 1942, by order of the commander of the Voronezh Front, it was announced that a new combat unit would join the front. At the beginning of 1943, the regiment was sent to Ramon, and from there to Terbuny, where it became part of the troops of the 38th Army. Lieutenant (senior lieutenant, captain) A.M. Lisichenko spent his entire combat journey as part of this regiment. Having started its journey in Lipetsk, the regiment worthily carried its Battle Banner across the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War to Prague. And this path was marked by high government awards: by the end of the war, the regiment had the honorary name of Kyiv, and the Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky shone on its Battle Banner. In July 1943, Lisichenko took command of the 5th mortar battery of the regiment, and from June 1944 he commanded the 1st mortar division within it. 1,370 soldiers of the regiment were awarded high government awards for heroism, valor and bravery. Alexey Markelovich Lisichenko also received high military awards four times. He fought on the Voronezh, 1st and 4th Ukrainian fronts, was wounded twice, participated in the Battle of Kursk, the liberation of Ukraine, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the crossing of the Dnieper, Bug and other major water barriers. Senior Lieutenant Lisichenko was presented with his first military award - the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree, for successfully conducting military operations in August 1943 during the counter-offensive Soviet troops and liberation settlements Sumy region of Ukraine. On February 7, 1945, supporting units of the 81st SD during the breakthrough of the German defense in the Brazisko area, with the fire of his division he provided the infantry with the opportunity to straddle the highway coming from Bielsko. In three days of fierce battles, about 2 companies were destroyed and partially scattered by the division’s fire. German soldiers and officers, as a result of which neighboring units stormed the German stronghold and resistance center of Mendzhirzeche. For his courage and bravery in battles with the German occupiers, he is worthy of a government award with the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky. The show went up the personnel levels for a long time until it reached the headquarters of the 38th Army. Only on May 13, 1945, the awarding took place, but the award to Captain Lisichenko was not the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, but the Order of the Red Banner - amendments to the presentation were made personally by the commander of the 38th Army, Colonel General Moskalenko. However, Captain A. M. Lisichenko was not destined to receive a well-deserved military award. On May 11, 1945, he received a blind shrapnel wound in right thigh, was sent to an evacuation hospital, but the doctors were unable to save the life of the brave officer - on May 26, 1945, he died from his wounds in the Polish city of Myslowice. There, in the southern city cemetery, he was buried on May 27, 1945. Only two Orders of the Patriotic War and award documents of a front-line soldier were given to the family for safekeeping.

College graduate, 1943 complete gentleman Order of Glory Captain Mamontov Anatoly Grigorievich. Born in 1925 in the village of Karabulak, Alma-Ata region. Before being drafted into the Red Army, he worked as a turner. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, 8th grade student Anatoly Mamontov, like hundreds of thousands of similar teenagers, stood at the machine, replacing his father who had gone to the front. The Ordzhonikidze MTS became for him both a labor school and the forefront of the struggle for victory over the Nazi invaders. In 1943, Anatoly was drafted into the Red Army and sent to study at the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School, after 6 months of intense study, without being awarded an officer rank, as a cadet, together with all the personnel of the school, he was sent to the active army for Kursk Bulge. During the summer offensive of 1943, cadet Mamontov reached the Dnieper and participated in the capture and defense of a bridgehead on the right bank in the Kremenchug area. He was wounded near the city of Pyatikhatki. After recovery, he was sent to aviation and enlisted as an air gunner in the 141st Assault Aviation Regiment of the 667th Guards Assault Aviation Division. Behind a short time He mastered the small arms and machine gun armament of the Il-2 aircraft and soon began flying out on combat missions. In the very first air battles, Anatoly showed courage and resourcefulness. The holder of the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st and 2nd degrees and of Glory of all 3 degrees after the war continued to serve in one of the aviation units of the Baltic Military District. He skillfully passed on his rich experience to young soldiers and carried out great work on the military-patriotic education of young people.

In September 1946, the Alma-Ata Military Infantry School was disbanded, and the school's cadets were sent to other military educational institutions in the country. A year later, most of the commanders and teachers of the school joined the new military educational institution - the military parachute school named after the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR (military unit 75021), created in the city of Frunze in September 1946 on the basis of the Frunze Military Infantry that operated during the war. schools.

Alma-Ata Military Parachute School named after the Supreme Council of the Kirghiz SSR (military unit 75021) (September 1946 - May 1959)

After the end of the Great Patriotic War, at the beginning of 1946, the command of the Airborne Forces made a decision to train officers and recreate a specialized military educational institution. To study this issue in detail, the command of the Airborne Forces appoints a reconnaissance group under the command of Colonel N. Yurchenko, commander of the disbanded 7th separate training parachute regiment, stationed in Zvenigorod, Moscow region. The group is given the specific task of finding a base for a future military school; it is sent to Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, then to Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, where, taking into account all conditions, including weather and climate, a base for the future was selected schools. They settled at the bases of the disbanded cavalry regiment and the Frunze Military Infantry School. The educational and material base of the infantry school, which ceased to exist in 1945, suited everyone. The military town occupied an entire block in the city center between Toktogul, K.E. Voroshilov and I.V. Stalin streets. There were two barracks, canteens, a sports town and a shooting range. A new leadership of the school was appointed, Major General V.P. was appointed head of the school. Ivanov, deputy head of the school - Colonel N. Yurchenko, head of the educational department of the school - Colonel I.I. Lisov. In September 1946, cadets of the military parachute school began their classes. Most of the cadets had combat experience behind them and had previously trained at infantry schools: Tashkent, Alma-Ata, Kiev and Frunzensky.

On May 13, 1947, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR, the military parachute school was granted the right to bear the name supreme body republican power.

Veteran of the Airborne Forces, former boss the educational department of the school, retired colonel Ivan Ivanovich Lisov, recalled: “The school was created on the basis of a cavalry regiment and was, naturally, more suitable for horses than for people, but the paratroopers knew how to adapt to life in any conditions, and soon the stables were turned into training classes , halls for stowing parachutes, dormitories. Taking into account climatic conditions, it was possible to live and study quite well, except for the ineradicable smell characteristic of the stables.

At the beginning of September 1947, the commander of the troops of the Turkestan Military District, Hero of the Soviet Union, General of the Army I.E., came to the school. Petrov, for whom amphibious science was a sealed secret. The illustrious commander of the Great Patriotic War was shown the stowing of human parachutes, pre-jump preparation, and then the release of a small landing force. The commander was pleased. However, unexpectedly for the head of the school, he said: “And yet the cadets will have to leave Frunze.” General V.P. Ivanov asked in bewilderment: “Where?” “To Alma-Ata,” came the answer. The reason for this decision became clear much later. The authorities of Kyrgyzstan, seeing that the military camp had settled down and was noticeably different from the unsightly buildings of the capital of the republic, “persuaded” I.E. Petrov to place the buildings at their disposal. Soon the Higher Party School and several economic institutions were located in the premises of the former school.

Already at the end of September 1947, the military parachute school named after the Supreme Council of the Kirghiz SSR (military unit 75021) was relocated to Alma-Ata and received the name "Alma-Ata Military Parachute School named after the Supreme Council of the Kirghiz SSR." The school was located in the barracks of a disbanded aviation regiment in the 13th military camp at the 70th junction, which, together with the airfield at one time, were built by Japanese prisoners of war. The school was secret and closed. The school's training center with a shooting range was equipped forty kilometers from the school itself, in the town of Kaskelen. The school had two courses. In the first year, chiefs of parachute services and chiefs of parachute equipment were trained; in the second year, combat officers were trained. In 1948, soldiers and front-line sergeants were trained within the walls of the school. For them, the training period was one year and ten months. By September 1949, when the school finally formed its structure and switched to a three-year training period, young people from civilian backgrounds began to be accepted into the school. In connection with the reform of the Armed Forces of the USSR, in 1954 the school was reduced from six companies to three companies, that is, one company remained per course, and the external course was also cancelled. In Alma-Ata, the school existed for almost twelve years (from September 1947 to May 1959). Made several releases of officers. There are many outstanding graduates of the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR.

A graduate of the school in 1947, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Kharlamov Nikolai Ivanovich (05/17/1924 - 03/25/1982). Born on May 17, 1924 in the village of Prosechye, now Novoderevensky district, Ryazan region, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1947. After finishing 7th grade, he worked on a collective farm in the village of Alexandro-Nevskoye (now the urban-type settlement of Alexandro-Nevsky in the same district). In the Red Army since 1942. Participant of the Great Patriotic War. In 1947 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School. In the fall of 1956, as commander of the 3rd company (108th Guards Parachute Regiment, 7th Guards Airborne Division, Airborne Forces Soviet army) Guard Captain Nikolai Kharlamov took part in the Hungarian events, officially referred to as the “suppression of the counter-revolutionary rebellion.” Before the start of hostilities in Hungary, the regiment of Captain Nikolai Kharlamov was stationed in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, in early October the regiment was transferred to the Lvov airfield, and on November 3, 1956, it landed at the Tekel airfield, disarming the Hungarian units guarding the airfield and ensured the landing of airborne units. After this task, Captain N.I. Kharlamov received an order with his company to occupy the barracks of the Hungarian sapper battalion on Julia Street in Budapest. In this battalion, the influence of counter-revolutionary forces was very great; the sappers responded with fire to the order to lay down their arms. The battle for the barracks lasted almost a day, but the combat order was carried out. On November 6, 1956, Captain Kharlamov's company took part in the assault on the main rebel resistance center - the Corwin cinema in Budapest. Here the battle was even more brutal; it was necessary to break through the encirclement and save the crews of burning tanks. Soviet units carried significant losses killed and wounded. However, on November 7, Corvinus fell. Carrying out the assigned combat mission, the brave paratrooper officer fulfilled his military and international duty with honor and dignity. The company he led inflicted significant damage on the enemy. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 18, 1956, for the courage and bravery shown in the performance of military duty, guard captain Nikolai Ivanovich Kharlamov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 10803). Here is an extract from the award list of Captain N.I. Kharlamov: “He showed himself to be a skillful organizer of the battle in big city. He was the first to break into the enemy barracks and lead his personnel against the enemies. As a result of skillful actions, he managed to preserve the company's personnel and achieve great success in liberating a number of houses from bandits. The company he commanded captured 56 rebels, disarmed 125 people, captured 85 carbines, 45 machine guns and 42 pistols.” Subsequently, Colonel Kharlamov N.I. continued his military service, serving as a senior lecturer at the Department of Operational Art at the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport in Leningrad. Died on March 25, 1982. Awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR” 3rd degree, and medals.

Graduate of the school in 1947, Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) Colonel Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov (02/21/1920 – 11/1/1962). Dolgov Pyotr Ivanovich - senior instructor-tester of parachute equipment of the Scientific Research Institute Air Force USSR, crew commander of the Volga stratospheric balloon, colonel. Born on February 21, 1920 in the village of Bogoyavlenskoye, now the village of Dolgovo, Zemetchinsky district, Penza region, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) CPSU since 1945. In 1938 he graduated from the Michurin vocational school and was sent to work in Moscow. Since 1939 he worked as a driver. In the Red Army since 1940. In 1942 he graduated from the Shkotovsky Military Infantry School. On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since January 1945 as part of the airborne troops. In 1947 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School. Senior parachute test instructor Colonel P.I. Dolgov for many years he tested new models of aviation rescue equipment, made 1409 jumps, most of which were test ones. He set 8 world and all-Union records, including single world records with immediate parachute deployment - at night at an altitude of 12974 meters and during the day at an altitude of 14835 meters. November 1, 1962 Dolgov P.I. made a jump from the Volga balloon from the stratosphere, from a height of 25,600 meters, but due to depressurization of the spacesuit, the brave test parachutist died during this jump. He was buried in a military cemetery near the Chkalovskaya station (within the city of Shchelkovo) in the Moscow region. For courage and heroism shown during testing of new means of rescuing crews aircraft, By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 12, 1962, Colonel Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Awarded 2 Orders of Lenin, 2 Orders of the Red Banner, 2 Orders of the Red Star, and medals. Awarded honorary titles: Laureate of the Stalin Prize in 1952, Master of Parachuting of the USSR. By order of the USSR Minister of Defense dated October 3, 1968, he was forever included in the lists of personnel of the 1st company of cadets of the Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces named after Army General V.F. Margelov. The following names are named after the Hero: the village in which he was born, streets in the cities of Moscow and Penza, one of the parks in the city of Dolgoprudny, Moscow region. In the village of Chkalovsky, a memorial plaque was installed on the house in which the Hero lived.

A graduate of the school in 1955, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Andreev Evgeniy Nikolaevich (09/04/1926 - 02/09/2000). Born in Novosibirsk on September 4, 1926. He was educated in an orphanage. In the ranks of the Soviet Army since 1943. In 1955 he graduated from the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School. After graduating from university, he became a tester of parachute systems. He studied at the flight school in the city of Armavir in the group of parachute equipment testers at the USSR Air Force Research Institute. On November 1, 1962, as part of a secret experiment conducted by the head of the Soviet space program S.P. Korolev, from the Volsky training ground on the SS-Volga stratospheric balloon, together with P.I. Dolgov, rose to a height of 25,500 meters and made a parachute jump. He covered 24,500 meters in free fall from maximum speed 900 kilometers per hour, thus setting a world record for free fall distance (24,500 m), recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). On October 14, 2012, Austrian Felix Baumgartner set a series of new records, beating Andreev’s achievement by 12,000 m. Andreev’s unofficial record for the duration of free fall (4 minutes 30 s) stood: the Austrian parachutist was in free flight for 4 minutes 20 s. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 12, 1962, for the courage and heroism shown during the testing of parachute equipment, Evgeniy Nikolaevich Andreev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 11092). In total, Evgeny Andreev made 8 jumps from the stratosphere. In 1985, E. N. Andreev was one of the first in the country to be awarded honorary title Honored test parachutist of the USSR, he was awarded badge No. 3. He is an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1963). Lived in the village of Chkalovsky, Moscow region. Died February 9, 2000. He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Leonikha, Shchelkovsky district, Moscow region.

A graduate of the school in 1958, Colonel General Evgeniy Nikolaevich Podkolzin (04/18/1936 – 06/19/2003). Born on April 18, 1936 in the city of Lepsinsk, Andreevsky district, Alma-Ata region, Kazak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1955 to 1958 – cadet at the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School. From 1958 to 1962 - platoon commander of the 328th Parachute Regiment, from 1963 to 1967 - commander of a transport and economic company and a separate reconnaissance company of the 104th Airborne Division, from 1968 to 1970 - battalion commander of the 80th parachute regiment. From 1970 to 1973 – student at the Military Academy named after. M.V. Frunze. After graduating from the academy, he was appointed commander of the 331st Parachute Regiment. From 1974 to 1976 - deputy commander, from 1976 to 1980 - commander of the 106th Airborne Division. From 1980 to 1982 – student at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR named after K.E. Voroshilov. From 1982 to 1986 - First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Airborne Forces, from 1986 to 1991 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces. Commander of the Airborne Forces from 1991 to December 1996. In 1996, he was transferred to the reserve, worked as deputy director of CJSC "Research and Production Complex for the Implementation of Conversion Projects" (Moscow), was a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Investment Projects and Programs under the Ministry of Economy Russian Federation. He died on the night of June 19, 2003 in a Moscow military hospital after undergoing surgery. He was buried at Troekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Awarded the orders “For Military Merit”, “Badge of Honour”, “For Personal Courage”, Red Star, “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR” II and III degrees, medals.

In May 1959, in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the school was relocated from Almaty to Ryazan and became part of the Ryazan Higher Combined Arms Red Banner Command School (with a training period of 4 years). On May 1, 1959, the first echelon of paratrooper cadets headed by Colonel A.S. set off from Kazakhstan to Ryazan. Leontyev, who was subsequently appointed head of the Ryazan Higher Combined Arms Command Red Banner School, which was later completely repurposed for training paratrooper officers. Only on April 4, 1964, at the end of all graduations of infantry cadets, the school replaced its sign with “Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Red Banner School.”

Ten years later, in October 1969, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decided to deploy a higher combined arms command school in Alma-Ata to train officers of the Central Asian Military District, created during the years of aggravated relations with China. This date marked the beginning of the history of a new military educational institution - the Alma-Ata Military Educational Institution.

The beginning of the way

The formation of the school took place in the following stages

• I. Creation of a task force;
• II. Recruitment of the training process battalion;
• III. Recruitment of officers and teaching staff;
• IV. Staffing the school with first and second year cadets.

To form the school, by Order of the Commander of the Central Asian Military District No. 071 dated December 21, 1969, an operational group consisting of 18 officers was created, Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Efimovich Uchuvatkin was appointed senior of the operational group and commander of the battalion of cadets. The personnel support battalion began to be staffed simultaneously with the operational group. In January 1970, the battalion already had 28 soldiers and sergeants and two vehicles. At that time, the entire school (operational group and training support battalion) was located in one barracks, allocated by the commander of the regiment on the basis of which the school was formed. The commander of the Northern Military District troops, Army General Nikolai Grigorievich Lyashchenko, the head of the district personnel department, Major General Vasily Akimovich Andriyashkin, and the heads of departments, departments and services of the district paid great attention to staffing the school with officer personnel. The Personnel Department of the Ground Forces provided great assistance in staffing the school with management staff and teachers.

The school was appointed

• the head of the school is Colonel Vlasov Vachakan Rachievich;
• deputy head of the school - Colonel Samokhvalov Vladimir Andreevich;
• the head of the political department is Colonel Pyotr Ivanovich Fedorov;
• head of the educational department - Colonel Anatoly Mikhailovich Gorbunov;
• Deputy Head of the School for Technical Affairs - Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Mikhailovich Bikhovets;
• Deputy Head of the School for Logistics - Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Eliseevich Kolomiets.

The school was formed according to reduced staff No. 17/922 with a regular number of cadets of 1000 people.

The organizational and staffing structure of the school included

The school was staffed by officers from the troops and other universities. At the end of February 1970, the first order of the head of the school was issued to begin the work of the school as a higher military educational institution. Headed the work of the departments:

Tactics - Colonel Mikheykin Boris Vladimirovich, former commander regiment, participant in the Great Patriotic War and the Hungarian events of 1956; fire training - Colonel Bukharov Vladimir Petrovich, who before his appointment taught at the Tashkent Higher Educational Institution; social sciences - Lieutenant Colonel Kostenko Ivan Nikolaevich; material part and repair - Colonel-Engineer Nikolai Vasilievich Kharchenko; operation of armored vehicles - Lieutenant Colonel Evgeniy Stepanovich Shavlovsky.

The first heads of departments were experienced teachers who came from higher educational institutions in Almaty:
mathematicians - Sergei Konstantinovich Persidsky;
resistance of materials - Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Ilya Mikhailovich Kovler;
physicists - Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor Eremin Yuri Prokofyevich;
foreign languages ​​- Dashevsky Boris Isakovich.
By July 1, 1970, one cadet company from the Tashkent Higher Educational Institution and two half-companies from the Kiev and Moscow Higher Educational Institutions arrived at the school for the 2nd year, which became the backbone of the first battalion of cadets that was being formed; later cadets arrived from other universities.
A total of 309 cadets arrived from the following military schools:
from Tashkent VOKU - 100 people;
from Kyiv VOKU - 50 people;
from Moscow VOKU - 49 people;
from the Far Eastern VOKU - 49 people;
from Omsk VOKU - 61 people.
Thus, the 1st company of the first battalion of cadets consisted of cadets of the Tashkent Higher Military Education Command, the 2nd company - of cadets from the Kyiv and Moscow Higher Military Education Command, the 3rd company - of cadets from the Omsk and Far Eastern Higher Military Education Command.
Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Efimovich Uchuvatkin was appointed commander of the first battalion of cadets, and Major Pavel Mikhailovich Tyukin was appointed deputy battalion commander for political affairs.
The arriving cadets, together with the construction unit, began repairing the allocated premises and building new ones. Extremely short term Prefabricated panel buildings were built to house the departments.
Until June 1970, the issue of assigning a plot of land to the school for a field training base was not finally resolved. Only thanks to the incredible efforts of the head of the school, Colonel V.R. Vlasov, and the command of the North Caucasian Military District, on June 15, 1970, the issue of transfer was resolved land plot for construction training center, after which its accelerated development began. The first objects of the field training base were a military shooting range and a BMP firing camp.
Based on the results of competitive entrance exams, the first year was completed. The second battalion of cadets was formed from 65 graduates of Suvorov military schools, 33 soldiers and sergeants conscript service and 265 civilian youth. A total of 363 people were enrolled in the first course.
Colonel Supiev Mars Sharipovich, a legendary personality who enjoyed great authority among the cadets and the respect of his colleagues, was appointed commander of the second battalion of cadets.

Already by September 1, 1970, a systematic educational process began in the formed first and second cadet battalions. This day, by order of the USSR Minister of Defense dated December 19, 1970, was approved as the day of formation of the school. On September 13, 1970, 1st year cadets took the oath in the city park named after 28 Panfilov guardsmen.

In 1971, the 3rd cadet battalion was formed, in which 397 people were enrolled in the 1st course. Colonel Yuri Ivanovich Lukhnov was appointed commander of the third battalion of cadets, Major Yu. A. Rudenko was appointed deputy battalion commander for political affairs, senior lieutenant Zhaksegeldinov M. T. was appointed commander of the 7th company of cadets, senior lieutenant R. Kh. Gibaidullin was appointed commander of the 8th company of cadets. , commander of the 9th company of cadets - senior lieutenant Ivanov M.S.

In 1972, the 4th battalion of cadets of 2 companies was formed. 224 people were enrolled in this battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Ovasopyan Garnik Andronikovich was appointed commander of the fourth battalion of cadets, deputy battalion commander for political affairs was Lieutenant Colonel I. Kadatsky, commander of the 10th company of cadets was senior lieutenant Dzhandosov Orynbek Tasbulatovich, commander of the 11th company of cadets was senior lieutenant Nikolai Ivanovich Sherstobitov.

On February 6, 1971, on the basis of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the commander of the troops of the Central Asian Military District, Army General N. G. Lyashchenko, presented the Battle Banner to the school.

Among the school's graduates:

• Army General Mirab Kishmaria - Minister of Defense of Abkhazia, Candidate of Military Sciences;
• Colonel General Alibek Kasymov - Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1995-1996);
• Colonel General Pavel Popov - Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense Affairs, emergency situations and liquidation of the consequences of natural disasters, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (since November 2013);
• Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (May 2012-December 2013);
• Colonel General Saken Zhasuzakov - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Colonel General Abdygul Chotbaev - commander national guard Kyrgyz Republic;
• Lieutenant General Abay Tasbulatov - Commander of the Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006-2011), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation;
• Lieutenant General Sergei Nikolenko - Deputy Chief of the GOMU of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
• Lieutenant General Bakhytzhan Ertaev - Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan for combat training (2008), Head of the Main Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, (since 2010) "Halyk Kaharmany" - People's Hero of Kazakhstan ";
• Lieutenant General Murat Maykeyev - Commander-in-Chief Ground forces Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Major General Vasily Malyukh - Rector of the Military Institute of Leading Engineering Staff of the National Defense Academy of Ukraine;
• Lieutenant General Malik Saparov - Chairman of the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003);
• Lieutenant General Vladimir Chainikov - Deputy Head of the 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense (2006-2011), Head of the Kazan Suvorov Military School (July 2013-August 2014);
• Lieutenant General Bulat Darbekov - Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003);
• Lieutenant General Bulat Dzhanasaev - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006);
• Lieutenant General Daniyar Safiullin - Head of the Siberian Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation (2009 - 2011);
• Major General Viktor Baldin - Candidate of Economic Sciences, professor, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, laureate of the literary prize "Golden Pen of Rus'";
• Reserve Colonel Valery Latynin - member of the Union of Writers of Russia, laureate of the All-Russian Literary Prize named after Generalissimo A.V. Suvorov, public literary prize “Always Shine!” named after V.V. Mayakovsky, S.V. Mikhalkov International Literary Prize “Clouds”.

Over its more than forty-year history, the school has trained several tens of thousands of highly qualified officers who, based on what they received at the school, are capable of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to successfully perform their duties in the army.

Graduates of the school demonstrated high command, moral, psychological and combat qualities while fulfilling their duty in armed conflicts of recent decades in various locations. globe. Many of them died defending their Motherland, freedom and independence, fulfilling their international and military duty. In battles, the school's students successfully led units, units and formations.

In accordance with the decision of the USSR Minister of Defense, in 1991 the school began training automotive cadets. In 1993, the school began training motorized riflemen, tank crews, motorists and artillerymen. Since 1994, after transformation into "Almaty Higher Military School named after I. S. Konev" (AVVU), the school began training officers in four and then 11 specialties.

February 11, 1997 Almaty Higher Military School named after I. S. Konev By Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan it was transformed into Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan . In 2002, to improve the quality of training of military specialists, the academy was reorganized and two universities were established - Military Academy Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan And Almaty Higher Military School of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan .

August 21, 2003 Almaty Higher Military School renamed to .

• Akramov, Nabi Makhmadzhanovich - commander of the 6th motorized rifle company of the 149th motorized rifle regiment of the 201st Gatchina Red Banner motorized rifle division as part of the 40th Army (a limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan), senior lieutenant.
• - commander of a motorized rifle battalion - commander of an air assault company, guard captain, the title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded posthumously. , major. - commander - major general (1993) at the time of award in 1994. For courage and heroism shown in the (limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan). 40th Army of the Red Banner Turkestan Military District, captain.
• Hakobyan Movses Grantovich - Lieutenant General (2007), Hero of Artsakh (Karabakh) (2002), Participation in the Afghan War, Minister of Defense, Commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army.

Heads of a military educational institution

• The first head of the school was Major General Vlasov Vachakan Rachievich, who was in office from 1970 to 1978. Graduate of the Baku Infantry School (1942).
• Second head of the school from 1978 to 1988. was Lieutenant General Anatoly Ivanovich Nekrasov. Graduate of the Petrozavodsk Infantry School (1947).

In subsequent years, the heads of the university were:

• Major General Ponomarev Vladimir Aleksandrovich, head of the school from 1988 to 1992. Graduate of the Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Military Tank Command School
• Major General Tasbulatov Abay Bolyukbaevich, head of the school from 1992 to 1997, and from 1997 to 2002. was the head of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Graduate of Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution, 1973
• Lieutenant General Ertaev Bakhytzhan Ertaevich, head of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan from February to March 2002. Graduate of Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution, 1973)
• Colonel Kuangaliev Zh. S., head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces from February 2005 to 2007. Graduate of the Rostov Higher Military Command and Engineering School of Missile Forces
• Major General Jarbulov, Alikhan Brimzhanovich, head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces from 2007 to January 2009. Graduate of Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution, 1976
• Major General Kudaibergenov, Sabit Beysenovich, head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces from January 2009 to October 2011 Graduate of Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution, 1981.
• Major General Tasbulatov, Askan Turarovich, head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces from October 2011 to February 2013, studied at the Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution. Graduate of Tashkent Higher Technical School in 1989
• Major General Kuatov, Nikolai Mambetovich, head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces from February 2013 to October 2014. Graduate of Tashkent Higher Technical School.
• Major General Rysbaev, Vasily Nesipkazievich, head of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces since October 2014. Graduate of Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution, 1983

Military Institute of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The main task of the institute is to train highly qualified officers of the Ground Forces. The Institute has a modern educational and material base and a variety of technical training tools. Lecture auditoriums, educational laboratories, classrooms and classrooms of the school are equipped with everything necessary for training military specialists for modern level development of science and technology. IN educational process modern technical means training, using computer and computing equipment. At University great importance given physical education. Physical training- an important and integral part of military training and education. It ensures the physical readiness of military personnel to master weapons and military equipment, to use them effectively in battle, and to endure physical activity, neuropsychic stress and unfavorable factors combat activities. There is a rich material base for this: excellent sports complex with specialized halls (gymnastics, weightlifting, hand-to-hand combat, sports games, swimming pool, etc.), stadium, obstacle course and other sports facilities. By various types sports sections are constantly functioning. Along with improving professional skills, the institute takes care of organizing the leisure time of cadets - there are amateur artistic activities, clubs (choreographic ballroom dancing, folk instruments, vocal and instrumental ensemble). Meetings of cadets with war and labor veterans, state leaders, senior command staff of the Armed Forces, famous cultural and artistic figures, cultural outings and excursions, theme and recreational evenings, KVN are organized. These events contribute to the education of intellectually and aesthetically developed officers and are aimed at developing a sense of Kazakhstani patriotism, friendship and camaraderie. During the existence of the military educational institution, several thousand specialists received a start in life. The acquired knowledge allows graduates to successfully perform their duties in the military. Their strongest qualities are their high theoretical preparation, solid knowledge military equipment and weapons, solid skills in organizing combat training, the ability to work with people, a deep understanding of military duty and a willingness to carry it out to the end. Institute cadets took part in international peacekeeping exercises, both on the territory of Kazakhstan and abroad. They demonstrated their interest in ensuring global and regional security and their readiness to carry out a high and noble mission in the name of peace. Military delegations from Russia, China, and the United States that visited the institute highly appreciated the level of professional training of the teaching staff and cadets. It is pleasant to know that graduate officers make a significant contribution to the development of the Kazakh army - mobile, high-tech, professional, where true patriots of their Fatherland serve, for whom, as the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said: “The Honor and Independence of the Motherland is above all.”

Currently, the Military Institute trains officers in twelve specialties according to the program of a higher military educational institution with a training period of four years:

• command tactical motorized rifle troops;
• command tactical tank forces;
• command tactical artillery;
• command tactical engineering troops;
• officers of educational structures;
• command tactical airborne troops and military reconnaissance;
• command tactical automobile troops;
• armored weapons and equipment;
• command tactical clothing support for troops;
• command tactical supply of troops with liquid fuel;
• command tactical food supply for troops;
• command tactical missile and artillery support for troops.

2. Modern prose server www. proza.ru, Viktor Belozubov, article “Past and present of the Alma-Ata Higher Educational Institution”.