Marine Infantry of Azerbaijan

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Marine Infantry Battalion
Dəniz Piyada Taburu
Azerbaijan Armed Forces
Garrison/HQZikh (outskirts of Baku)
EquipmentIWI Tavor X95[1]

The Marine Infantry Battalion (

Republic of Azerbaijan.[2] It serves in combat operations an amphibious assault force of the Azerbaijani Navy.[3][4][5] It is currently based in Zığ. It's polygon is on Wulf Island in the Bay of Baku.[6]

Overview

Due to a need for extra troops on the front lines of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, a Marine Battalion was formed from the personnel of the naval and ground units of the Naval Forces. The battalion was sent on 19 April 1994[7] to the front in order to prevent an enemy offensive in the Aghdam, returning on 25 July upon the successful completion of its combat mission.[8] A United States Navy delegation visited Baku from 15 to 18 September 2009 to familiarize themselves with the service combat activities of the unit.[9] Exchanges of marines have also been carried out with a number of foreign countries.[8]

2020 Karabakh war

Members of the marine infantry took part in hostilities during the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The marines took part in the capture of the Qubadli District.[10] They were honored alongside other military personnel at the Baku Victory Parade on Azadliq Square on 10 December. The marine formation was led by First Class Captain Zaur Guliyev.[11] Captain Guliyev was earlier awarded the title of Hero of the Patriotic War.[12] Personnel of the marine infantry completed their missions and returned to their base on 1 December, during which the Commander of the Naval Forces Rear Admiral Subhan Bekirov expressed gratitude to them.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Azeri Army Day Parade Reveals AZTEX Rifle, X95 Purchase -". 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ N.Novruz (5 August 2017). "В фарватере НАТО". goal.az. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan Navy". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası". www.anl.az. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. ^ By, modern az. "Azərbaycanın keçmış müdafiə naziri məqalə yazdı". modern.az. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. ^ "Specnazopedia - всё о спецназе России". 2012-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  7. ^ "Azərbaycan HDQ keçmişdən bu günə: Qarabağ müharibəsində iştirak edən Dəniz Piyada Taborumuz – FOTOLAR".
  8. ^ a b "МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБОРОНЫ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ". МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБОРОНЫ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  9. ^ APA.az. "Военнослужащие США ознакомятся с батальоном морской пехоты Военно-морских сил Азербайджана". apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  10. ^ MENAFN. "President Aliyev congratulates commanders for liberation of Gubadli city, villages of Gubadli district". menafn.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  11. ^ "Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Zəfər yürüşü – VİDEO". Oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Распоряжение Президента Азербайджанской Республики О присвоении звания "Герой Отечественной войны" военнослужащим Вооруженных сил Азербайджанской Республики". МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБОРОНЫ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  13. ^ MENAFN. "Azerbaijani marine infantry personnel return to place of permanent deployment [PHOTO]". menafn.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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