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Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 10:49 AM UTC
Go back in time to battle the German Wehrmacht in the Great Patriotic War with the Soviet Naval Troops (Marines). MiniArt Limited proudly announces the upcoming release of their 1/35 injection molded Soviet Naval Troops. This kit includes one officer and four sailors. Retail price ~ TBA.
The history of Russia's marines began in November 1705 when, pursuant to a decree of Peter I, the formation of a regiment of naval infantry for boarding, landing and marching service on the ships of the Baltic Fleet started. Since that time the marines have covered a long and glorious way of combat. The Russian marines won victories over the enemy in the Gangut sea battle of 1714, during the rout of the Turkish Navy in Cesme Harbor in 1770, and in taking the Ismail fortress on the Danube in 1790 and the French fortress Corfu in the Ionian Sea in 1799. Within three weeks in that same year a Russian marine landing force took Naples by storm, liberating ally Italy from the French and entered Rome.
In 1812-1813 the Russian naval infantrymen distinguished themselves in the battles against the French near Borodino and Kulma and in the siege of the Danzig fortress. In 1854-1855 the marines defended Sevastopol from the Anglo-French and Turkish troops, and in 1904 defended Port Arthur from the Japanese troops. In the years of World War II about 500,000 sailors fought on the land fronts in the many naval infantry battalions, six regiments (purpose raised with two battalions each)and 40 brigades (formed of 5-10 battalions formed from surplus ships crews), plus numerous smaller units. The Soviet experience in amphibious warfare in World War II contributed to the development of Soviet operational art in combined arms operations.
In 1812-1813 the Russian naval infantrymen distinguished themselves in the battles against the French near Borodino and Kulma and in the siege of the Danzig fortress. In 1854-1855 the marines defended Sevastopol from the Anglo-French and Turkish troops, and in 1904 defended Port Arthur from the Japanese troops. In the years of World War II about 500,000 sailors fought on the land fronts in the many naval infantry battalions, six regiments (purpose raised with two battalions each)and 40 brigades (formed of 5-10 battalions formed from surplus ships crews), plus numerous smaller units. The Soviet experience in amphibious warfare in World War II contributed to the development of Soviet operational art in combined arms operations.
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