Red Banner Pacific Border District

Краснознаменный Тихоокеанский Пограничный Округ

Military Unit: 0000

Commanders:

Activated 1939 in Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray.

Organisation 1960:

In 1962 the 37th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion was activated in Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray.

In 1964(?) the 69th Border Guard Detachment was activated in Kamen-Rybolovskiy, Primorskiy Kray.

7.2.67 the independent Border Guard Ship Battalions were upgraded to brigades:

13.4.67 the 266th independent Engineering Company was activated in Nakhodka, Primorskiy Kray.

18.7.67 the 12th Interdistrict NCO School was renamed 12th Training Detachment.

Red Banner awarded 27.5.68.

In 1969 the 2nd independent Aviation Squadron was activated in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, Kamchatka Oblast, and the 10th independent Aviation Squadron was renamed 11th independent Aviation Regiment.

In 2.69 the 12th independent Aviation Unit was renamed 14th independent Aviation Squadron.

In 1970 the 15th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade was activated from the ship battalion of the 69th Border Guard Detachment.

Organisation 1970:

In 1971 the 15th Interdistrict NCO School was activated in Dalnerechensk, Primorskiy Kray.

24.11.71 the 16th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade was activated from the Nakhodka Battalion of the 10th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade.

31.7.75 the 61st Border Guard Detachment was activated in Magadan, Magadan Oblast.

In 1976 the 21st independent Aviation Squadron was activated in Magadan, Magadan Oblast.

9.1.77 the 122nd independent Communications Battalion was renamed 1st indpendent Communications Regiment.

In 1977 the 2nd independent Aviation Squadron was renamed 15th independent Aviation Regiment, and the 14th independent Aviation Squadron was renamed 16th independent Aviation Regiment.

10.8.77 the 7th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade was renamed 1st Border Guard Ship Division.

In 8.77 the 19th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade was activated from the Nevelskiy battalion of the 9th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade.

7.5.79 several units were transferred to the new Kamchatka Border District.

Organisation 1980:

In 1985 the 266th independent Engineering Company was renamed 14th independent Engineering Battalion.

Organisation 1990:

The 515th Border Guard Detachment for Special Operations (military unit: 3809) was activated at Dukhovskoye, Primorskiy Kray (44 54 08N, 133 10 11E) in 1995.

8.12.97 renamed Pacific Federal Border Service RF.

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