Day of Motorized Rifle Troops of the Russian Federation

The world's first automobile machine gun company appeared in the Russian Empire. It was formed on August 19, 1914. The company was later renamed the First Armored Division, which was armed with machine guns and tracked vehicles. They began to be used in the battles of the Second Anglo-Boer War, but began to be actively used on the fields of the First World War. In honor of the formation of one of the infantry units, which is often called the queen of the fields, an important holiday is celebrated on August 19 - the Day of the Motorized Rifle Forces of the Russian Federation. Since the formation of the Country of Soviets, the emphasis in the development of the Red Army was placed on the motorization of divisions. A new infantry formation, equipped with American armored personnel carriers and Studebaker trucks, appeared in the USSR in 1939. As a result of the formation of the Soviet defense industry, by 1957 the problem of arming the army with domestic small arms equipment was solved. The troops were equipped with hundreds of armored personnel carriers and BRDMs - armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles. In NATO countries, Marder, an analogue of the infantry fighting vehicle, appeared only in 1970. Today, the motorized rifle troops include units of artillery and tank crews, anti-aircraft gunners and missilemen, as well as motorized riflemen themselves. Infantry is an important part of the army, especially if the combat mission includes capturing enemy territory. Since the end of World War II, representatives of this type of troops have moved on foot extremely rarely, using motorized rifle transport. Equipping troops with the latest technology greatly increases the firepower of the army. Thus, modern missile systems strike both ground-based static and moving targets, as well as air targets. Soldiers of motorized rifle units use armored vehicles, hand-held fire and anti-tank weapons (from pistols and sniper rifles to machine guns and grenade launchers), and explosive ammunition (mines, grenades). For transportation, vehicles of the Dozor, KamAZ, Lynx, Typhoon-K, Tiger brands, as well as infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers are used. The motto of the Motorized Rifle Troops is “Mobility and Maneuverability.” Together with Kalashnikov assault rifles crossed against the background of a laurel wreath, he is depicted on the MSV flag. The best shooting warriors were first united into a separate squad under Ivan the Terrible. The corresponding decree was issued by the Tsar on October 1, 1550. In honor of this event, the Day of the Russian Ground Forces was established. The holiday is celebrated annually on October 1st by infantrymen, tank crews, artillerymen and missilemen. But veterans, active soldiers and officers of the Motorized Rifle Troops prefer a different date of celebration, connected with the history of the emergence of the First Armored Division. Therefore, they celebrate Motorized Rifle Forces Day on August 19 in honor of the formation of a new unit of the Russian army back in 1914.