Rifle Semyonovsky Regiment… The legendary military unit of the Russian Imperial Army, formed in early 1691 in the village of Semyonovsk near Moscow. At first, she was called funny. The Semyonovsky Regiment owes its name to Emperor Peter the Great, who created it for game battles. History has almost no knowledge of the original structure of this unit. It is only known that the number of “amusing” ones did not exceed fifty, and due to a lack of premises in Preobrazhensky, this part was transferred to the village of the same name, where it was renamed. And since 1700, this unit was called the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment.
First battle
In November 1700, the Russian guard, which included the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, near Narva, in an unsuccessful battle for the Russians with the Swedes, staunchly defended themselves and miraculously managed to avoid defeat. Appreciating their prowess, the Swedish king agreed to keep the soldiers of both regiments of their weapons. The Russians crossed the crossing with drums and banners unfurled.
For courage and inthe memory of the fact that in the battle of Narva they stood knee-deep in blood, the Semenovsky regiment began to wear red stockings. Seventeen officers died in this battle, including the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kuningham, as well as four and a half hundred lower ranks.
The Battle of Poltava and the Patriotic War
In 1702, the Semyonovsky regiment sent a small detachment to storm Noteburg. After thirteen hours of fighting, the impregnable fortress was taken. All participants were awarded silver medals, and the commander of the detachment, Lieutenant Colonel Golitsin, was awarded the rank of Colonel of the Guards. Six years later, in September 1708, as part of the corvolant, the Semenovsky regiment successfully fought in the battles of Lesnaya, and in June of the following year, in the Battle of Poltava.
During the war of 1812, the regiment stood in reserve, but immediately after the capture of the Rayevsky Battery by the French, it was transferred to the center of the Russian positions to repel the attacks of the enemy's heavy cavalry.
Twentieth century
At the beginning of the last century, he suppressed the December uprising in Moscow. For this, the commander of the Semyonovsky regiment, Ming, was promoted to general and enlisted in the retinue of Nicholas II. In the seventeenth year, this military unit declared itself an adherent of the new government, was renamed the Third Petrograd City Guard Regiment, named after Uritsky.
Semenovsky Regiment, Moscow
On April 16, 2013, President Putin signed a decree. In it, he recreated the Semenovsky regiment, giving it the name of the first separate rifle unit. As stated in the message of the Kremlin, this decisionwas adopted in order to revive historical traditions.
Combat missions
Today, the Semyonovsky Regiment - military unit 75384 - is designed to protect the facilities of the main headquarters of all types and branches of the Armed Forces located in Moscow, as well as all the main departments of the Ministry of Defense and a number of other important objects. The pride of the commander and the entire unit is his training battalion, which is located in Ramenskoye, Moscow Region. This training unit began its history in May 1951, becoming in practice a kind of link between today's "Semenovites" and their valiant predecessors.
From the security company
The current Semyonov Regiment (military unit 75384) considers its very first predecessors in terms of functionality - to protect and defend important military state facilities - the Security Company, created under the control of the commandant of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic. It happened on October 7, 1919, by order of the RVSR No. 2102 on the approval of the staff of the Security Company. It is this day that the 1st Semenovsky Regiment considers the birthday of its unit.
And on July 16, 1920, the first guard was posted, which, consisting of eighteen people, guarded the RVSR building. In the same year, the Security Company, under the control of the RVSR, was reorganized into a two-company battalion. Along with the performance of their main functions, the fighters of the battalion, whose successor was the Semenovsky regiment 75384, were involved in the fight against counter-revolutionaries.
On February 5, 1921, a detachment oftwo hundred bayonets and eight machine guns took an active part in the destruction of the Antonov gang that had mutinied, and in July of the same year, the Red Army soldiers of the regiment guarded the Third Congress of the Comintern.
Honorary title
By order of December 24, 1925, the battalion was named "the first separate local rifle battalion." Its personnel were used to escort high command representatives to the front and to escort state criminals.
The composition of such a newly created unit as the Semenovsky regiment (Moscow, military unit 75384), included rifle battalions of the 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade. Possessing excellent drill training, the Semenovites traditionally opened military parades on Red Square.
The banner of the Semyonovsky regiment
On May 3 of this year, the most important event took place: the presentation of the Battle Banner of 75384 military unit. On this day, the Semyonovsky regiment began the countdown of its modern history. The personnel were warmly congratulated by veterans and representatives of the clergy. And from that time on, the Semenovsky Regiment (Moscow) acquired its official symbol and its military relic. The Semenovites and their "brothers in arms" - representatives of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment, formed at the same time with Semenovsky in the Petrine era, visited. A surprise for many was the appearance of soldiers in the form of grenadiers of the Patriotic War of the twelfth year.
Sworn in
On the twenty-eighth of June this year, military unit 75384 hosted a solemn militarythe oath of the young replenishment, which arrived in the Semenovsky regiment. The soldiers showed excellent bearing at the solemn event. Today's recruits throughout the coming year will be called upon to perform those specific tasks that face the Semenov regiment.
New address
A little over a year has passed since this legendary military unit was recreated. And quite recently, it finally found its permanent and, most importantly, its own premises. The barracks are now located in Moscow, in a military town. The Semyonovsky regiment, whose address is Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, 35, building one, today moved to the so-called "Chernyshevsky barracks". They were overhauled and prepared for commissioning by the specialists of Spetsstroy of Russia for the Central Federal District.
Construction work here began in January 2013. A major overhaul was carried out not only in the sleeping quarters, but also in the household rooms, as well as offices and all rooms that were intended for storing weapons or ammunition. All barracks facilities underwent a complete reconstruction of the facades, interior finishing works, engineering systems were replaced, fire and security alarms were installed.
And today, the location of the Semyonovsky regiment is fundamentally different from the conditions in which the first soldiers and command lived, when the guards units of the elite tsarist troops transferred from Moscow to the Northern capital were moved outside the city - beyond the Fontanka River. Hence the rather characteristicthe name of Zagorodny Prospekt, not far from which the military was quartered. Gradually, the Semenovtsy began to populate the main part between the current Moskovskaya and Zvenigorodskaya streets from the west and east, the Fontanka and Obvodny Canal from the south and north. The parade ground of the regiment was also located there, which became known in history as the place where the Petrashevites were executed in 1849.
Everyday life
1 Separate Rifle Regiment Semyonov (Moscow) lives a tense and very dynamic life. Designed for the defense and protection of objects of the central bodies of the military university, namely the main headquarters of the branches of the Armed Forces, which are located on the territory of the capital of Russia, as well as the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and some other equally important military facilities, it adequately fulfills its purpose.
Every day, one of several battalions of military unit 75384, consisting of more than four hundred soldiers, goes on duty. They carry out their combat mission in thirty guards with weapons in their hands. According to the statistics, practically each of the servicemen of the Semyonovsky regiment enters service on average up to a hundred or more times a year.
Every day, special vehicles deliver guards and outfits to the objects intended for protection. It is estimated that cars drive more than 1600 kilometers a day through Moscow streets.
Daily ritual
Literally every day at exactly nine o'clock in the morning guards are raised, regardless of the weather orholidays or weekends. For people attending a divorce for the first time, this majestic and beautiful ritual impresses with its scale. Five companies of a rifle battalion, led by their commanders, line up simultaneously on a large parade ground. In addition to the soldiers, nineteen buses are parked in a straight line, which are designed to be transported to the duty stations of the guards.
After the obligatory report to the commander, a check of readiness begins, including weapons and the appearance of each soldier, as well as his knowledge of his duties, etc. After the commanders of the guards are given passwords, all personnel, accompanied by a military the orchestra passes in a solemn march and is organized in their buses. Then the transport in a column and with a clearly observed distance passes along the parade ground to the accompaniment, and then goes to its routes.
The clarity of commands and the absolute coherence of the actions of the personnel are simply amazing. The simultaneous military bearing and the chiselled step of several hundred people are so synchronous that it seems as if the soldiers served together all their lives.
They say that for many units it takes a lot of effort and time to prepare for such a “parade”, but for the Semenovites it is a familiar daily ritual, which residents of neighboring buildings and local children enjoy watching from their windows. constantly gathering on the other side of the fence.
Service
To the uninitiated, at first glance, it may seem that service in the Semyonovsky regiment of the capital is quite easy and pleasant. Butfor those who have already passed or are currently passing their military path, such a statement is unlikely to seem true. The personnel spends almost a third of their service in various guard rooms, not to mention the enormous responsibility that lies on the shoulders of the command. More than half of the guards of the military unit are led by conscript sergeants.
Great importance in the regiment is attached to the training and education of personnel, creating the most comfortable conditions for them. All elements of the daily routine, from getting up to the end of the day, as well as training sessions and training, are performed strictly in accordance with the schedules, so that even a small failure does not complicate the functioning of such a large and complex military unit as military unit 75384, or the Semenovsky regiment in Moscow - the successor of traditions.
