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	Russian Naval Infantry
		As the Naval Infantry expanded through the 1970’s and 1980’s, the regiments were expanded into brigades (an indication of their elite status as brigades were not a common formation in the Soviet Armed Forces) and the Pacific units were formed into a division.
		Naval Infantry are of a higher calibre than normal motor rifle troops, and are given more rigerous training and special courses to familiarise them with ship types, naval terminology and signals, parachuting and navigation as well as being taught to use all the weapons at the company’s disposal.
		Naval Infantry airborne assault units were also created to enhance the shock effect of an amphibious landing, and prevent the Naval Infantry from having to call upon the VDV (Vosdushno desantnaya voyska - air assault force) for help and becoming part of the planning process which would complicate command and control.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_russiannavallong.html (3081 words)

	Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota (AV-MF, Naval Air Force)
		Naval infantry includes the division of the Pacific Fleet, the detached brigades of the Northern and Baltic Fleets and of the Caspian Military Flotilla, and the detached regiment of the Black Sea Fleet.
		During the 1980s Soviet Naval Infantry exercises in the Kuril Islands north of Japan indicated that the intended target of Naval Infantry was the shores bordering various chokepoints.
		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.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/mp.htm (1310 words)

	Imperial Japanese Naval Infantry Japan Alternate History
		The Naval Infantry is now the second smallest branch of the Japanese military with 40,000 active and 7,000 reserve members in 2003, organized into three divisions and three brigades.
		Nonetheless, these naval infantry units, despite their relatively small numbers in comparison to Army ground forces, comprised a significant augmentation of the Japanese combat capabilities on dry land.
		The Imperial Japanese Naval Infantry, were highly-trained units who recognized that their position in the forefront of amphibious landing operations made them a sort of elite, and who evidenced correspondingly high motivation and morale as well.
	www.angelfire.com /gundam/japanese_empire/altjap/ijni.htm (1722 words)

	Sailors as Infantry in the U.S. Navy
		The use of sailors as infantry (and as artillerymen ashore) was common during the 19th century.
		Naval infantry operated ashore regularly during the Quasi War with France, the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, the War with Mexico, the American Civil War, and the Spanish-American War.
		While naval reformers argued the question of what kind of fighting to train for, there was general agreement that naval infantry sustainability was normally limited to 2-3 days and operations were limited geographically.
	www.history.navy.mil /library/online/naval_infantry.htm (6235 words)

	MSH SOVNAVINF
		Three of the four Soviet Naval Infantry units were regiments/brigades, while the one stationed on the Pacific coast was considered a division.
		The 55th Naval Infantry Division on the Pacific coast was formed in 1967.
		It had three naval infantry regiments, 1 tank regiment, an SP artillery battalion/regiment, and a SAM battalion/regiment (with SA-8 in the 1980s) - in other words it was similar to a regular motor rifle division structure.
	members.tripod.com /collinsj/msh_sovnavinf.htm (198 words)

	Naval History Magazine: The Navy Falls Short at Normandy, by Adrian Lewis
		Naval and air preparatory fires had failed to neutralize the German defenses, and the resulting casualties were high.
		Nevertheless, the decision on the allocation of naval gunfire support seems to have been based on the principle of equal distribution of resources, as opposed to the relative combat power of the enemy at the two locations [see table, opposite page].
		Victory at Omaha Beach had to be improvised by the soldiers of the lst and 29th Infantry Divisions and the sailors of the U.S. Navy destroyers who brought their ships in so close they were able to function as tanks and artillery.
	www.usni.org /navalhistory/articles98/NHlewis.htm (3819 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		The Naval infantry battalion was conformed therefore to make activities of Marine Police of the Harbor authorities and harbor security of naval bases and facilities.
		In 1963, during the government of the Military joint, the Marines begin to be used in antisubversive actions in several ports of the country and in addition in the repression to the marine contraband.
		In 1964 the Naval conscription begins, having like intention to complete the manning tables of the Battalion and to later obtain personal volunteer that continue serving in the Naval infantry battalion.
	specialoperations.com /Foreign/Ecuador/Naval_Infantry.htm (735 words)

	Russian russian navy, Russian navy hymn, the Russian navy, Russian navy ships, imperial Russian navy, Russian navy hymn ...
		The strategic naval forces, comprising forty-five nuclear submarines and 13,000 personnel, are operationally subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and logistically supported by the fleets in whose ports they are based.
		The naval infantry forces include one infantry division subordinate to the Pacific Fleet and four naval infantry brigades--one in the Baltic Fleet, one in the Black Sea Fleet, and two in the Northern Fleet.
		Following the pattern established elsewhere in the naval infantry, in the mid-1990s the Pacific Fleet infantry is expected to be reorganized into brigades in the near future.
	www.russiansabroad.com /russian_history_350.html (1150 words)

	Russian Naval Infantry
		Naval Infantry Brigades (Brigada morskoi pekhoty) were adhoc formations used to protect the Russian Naval bases from the invading Germans.
		According to Vercamer (n.d.) two Battalions of Soviet Naval Infantry were in the defence of the Estonian Islands (8 Sep - 20 Oct 1941).
		I'm aware of the 92nd Naval Infantry Brigade fighting at Stalingrad, but the guys mentioned by Beevor can't be them as the 92nd was formed from the Volga naval squadron.
	www.balagan.org.uk /war/crossfire/scenarios/naval_infantry.htm (1059 words)

	Soviet Generals Victory Parade Uniform Page IV
		Note the red piping for naval land forces on the boards and cuffs, as well as the embroidered cuff bars instead of cuff anchors.
		Naval infantry - unlikely, an old naval aviator - possibly, but his labour orders seem to indicate a shipyard engineering general.
		This naval admiral wears the smaller cap insignia along with his VP uniform like the previous naval medical general.
	members.tripod.com /~otlichnik/vppage4.html (785 words)

	Russia honors Naval infantry - Russia celebrated Naval Infantry Day Monday, marking the 301...
		The Naval Infantry fought its first battle against the Swedish fleet at Gangut in 1714.
		During World War II, the infantry was involved in the defense of Leningrad, Odessa and Moscow and more recently in Chechnya.
		In the modern Russian navy, the infantry's responsibilities include landing operations, coastal defense and joint operations with other branches of the armed forces.
	www.politicalgateway.com /news/read/50023 (137 words)

	Navy - Battalion Flags (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The U.S. Navy infantry battalion flag is used as the organizational color for ship's landing party battalions and for battalion organizations of naval shore units.
		A 1963 report by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations cited its possible origins during the Civil War, but noted that it was first mentioned in Navy signal books just before 1900.
		The infantry battalion flag may therefore be seen mounted on staffs with the silver spearhead used by the other services, carried with a national color with a spread eagle finial and gold fringe, cord and tassels.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us^nvbn.html (389 words)

	BELLUM - Marine & Naval Infantry - Amphibious
		Marine or Naval infantry are infantry units operating in archipilagoes and coastal areas and are foremost deployed from sea vessels and sea based aircraft.
		The marine infantry always strives after landing their troops at shore with minimum effort at undefended beaches or harbours and at strategic/operations levels, air supperiority is vital for the success.
		The first waves of Airmobile infantry are deployed with paraschutes and act as a securing force for the rest of the airborne troops.
	www.bellum.nu /basics/soldier/marineinfantry.html (2996 words)

	Russian Marines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Naval infantry includes the division of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the detached brigades of the Northern and Baltic Fleets and of the Caspian Military Flotilla, and the detached regiment of the Black Sea Fleet.
		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.
		A Naval Infantry Regiment, equipped with the PT-76 and BRDM-2, consists of 1 Tank Battalion and 3 Naval Infantry Battalions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_Marines (1341 words)

	Avalanche Press
		The 1st Naval Division fought during the siege of Antwerp and the 2nd Naval Division was formed afterwards.
		The naval divisions formed in 1945 were a new generation of this type of formation; though sometimes called “marines” by English-language writers they were in no way equivalent to the old Sea Battalions or the United States Marine Corps.
		The 2nd Naval Infantry Division formed in Schleswig-Holstein in March 1945 and went to the front in April (again, with the infusion of an Army cadre including a new commander) and fought the British and Canadians around Bremen.
	www.avalanchepress.com /GermanNavalInf.php (1079 words)

	Morskoyo Flota ( Naval Force)
		At that time, Admiral Vladimir Chernavin, commander in chief of Russian naval forces, said that the Russian navy would be smaller than the Soviet navy, with old vessels to be retired and manpower reductions totaling 100,000 men to be effected by 1995.
		Between 1990 and 1995 Naval Forces personnel was cut by 50 percent (fleet aviation personnel by 60 percent).
		As of 1996 the naval forces included about 200,000 sailors and marines, about 20 percent of whom were conscripts, and 500,000 reserves.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/mf.htm (902 words)

	CFE Treaty: Article-by-Article Analysis of Statements
		Section I caps the numbers of battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, and artillery held within the area of application by Soviet Naval Infantry, Coastal Defense, and Strategic Rocket Forces at the levels that were declared by the Soviet Union to be present as of the date the Treaty was signed, that is, November 19, 1990.
		Second, the numbers specified for Naval Infantry, Coastal Defense, and Strategic Rocket Forces correspond to those levels that were reported by the Soviet Union in its February 1991 correction of information provided at Treaty signature as being within the area of application as of November 19, 1990.
		Section V provides that the conventional armaments and equipment of Coastal Defense forces and Naval Infantry in the categories subject to the Treaty within the area of application of the Treaty shall be subject to challenge inspections in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on Inspection.
	www.dod.mil /acq/acic/treaties/cfe/artbyart/analysis_statements.htm (4493 words)

	Navy Ceremonial Flags and Guidons
		The national color used by the naval services for parades and ceremonies has no fringe, although other than in the Marine Corps there is no prohibition on the use of fringed flags for static display indoors.
		The size normally corresponds to that of the flag with which it is carried--52 by 66 inches in the case of display with the Navy flag, as shown here, but 61 5/8 by 78 inches with the Navy Infantry Battalion flag or 48 by 72 inches for the Naval Academy's Brigade of Midshipmen.
		The use of the infantry battalion flag is now limited to battalions of ship's landing parties and for battalion organizations of naval shore activities in operations, ceremonies, and street parades.
	mysite.verizon.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/parade/colors.html (620 words)

	Marine corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) naval infantry unit is the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps.
		The Marine units include four (4) infantry manoeuvre brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and one (1) heavy weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoilless gun, along with an amphibious vehicle (LVT) and armoured units).
		The Spanish Marine Infantry (Infantería de Marina), the oldest marine corps in the world, was established on February 27, 1537 by Charles V when he permanently assigned the Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles (Naples Old Sea Companies) to the Escuadras de Galeras del Mediterráneo (Mediterranean Galley Squadrons).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_infantry (1116 words)

	Royal Naval Division Battalion badges
		The Division was originally titled the Royal Naval Division, and was formed in England in September 1914.
		Approximately 1,500 troops of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade crossed the Dutch frontier and were interned in the Netherlands.
		The Division transferred from the authority of the Admiralty to the War Office on 29th April 1916, and was redesignated the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division on 19th July 1916.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-asstd/rnd.htm (637 words)

	Tsingtao Campaign
		The standing army of 1/4 million men boasted 19 infantry divisions, 4 cavalry brigades, 3 field artillery brigades, 6 heavy artillery regiments and a signals "brigade" (not intended to operate as a unit, but to detach sections for service).
		Each infantry division consisted of a logistics "battalion", an engineering battalion (of 3 companies), a field artillery regiment (6 batteries of 6 guns), a cavalry regiment (of 3 squadrons), and 2 infantry brigades of two 3-battalion regiments.
		18th infantry division consisted of 23rd infantry brigade (46th + 55th infantry regiments) + 24th infantry brigade(48th + 56th infantry regiments), 22d cavalry regiment, 24th field artillery regiment (six 6-gun batteries), an engineering battalion, a logistics battalion, attached sanitary and signals sections, and possibly a mountain artillery battalion (two 4-gun batteries).
	www.gwpda.org /naval/tsingtao.htm (8310 words)

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		Naval war planners have been ordered to build a riverine assault force that’s capable of taking the fight directly to insurgents, upriver from the sea.
		In the works right now are three riverine warfare squadrons; a battalion of Marine-like naval infantry; a civil affairs battalion; detachments to train foreign navies; teams to exploit information gleaned in maritime interdiction operations; foreign area officers who specialize in certain cultures and regions; and various enhanced intelligence and identification mechanisms.
		As the official put it, the naval infantry will be more combat-oriented than masters at arms, but not as elite — or therefore rare — as SEALs.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/.www/rhumblines/rhumblines727.doc (1263 words)

	The capture of Tarakan Island
		It was also planned that after the occupation, the naval units were to relieve the Army units in the defence of the island.
		Therefore, at midnight on the 11th, Lieutenant Colonel Namekata from the artillery unit was ordered to land with one infantry company with the mission of capturing the Dutch coastal battery, which was the main objective of the Left Wing Unit.
		The naval commander later promised amnesty for the guncrews and based on this promise the Dutch Island Commander managed to persuade the guncrews to surrender.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/tarakan.html (1961 words)

	Soviet Naval Infantry cap badges - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The one on the left, which I believe was specific to the Soviet Naval Infantry Beret, was eventually replaced by the variant on the right.
		The left side badge is for EM's in the naval infantry; they did not wear the standard star/wreath as other members of the soviet armed forces did.
		Similar to Naval Infantry but this design was only worn as a badge on the fl uniform as well as cammo jackets used by Naval Infantry during the 1970s and 1980s.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=64133 (1318 words)

	Royal Naval Division Monument
		The Royal Naval Division monument has been moved from the grounds of the old Royal Naval College Greenwich, and will be re-installed at its original home of the balustrade at the old Admiralty Building, and re-dedicated by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
		The RND Memorial commemorates no fewer than 45,000 casualties sustained by the Royal Naval Division in World War I. The Division was formed in 1914 by the First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill, as an intervention and raiding force.
		These laid the world away, poured out the red sweet wine of youth, gave up the years to be of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, that men call age, and those who would have been their sons, they gave, their immortality.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/rndivmnt.htm (540 words)

	Need info and pics on the Russian Naval infantry of WWII - WW2inColor Talk
		Naval infantry in standard army uniforms, but still retaining their navy caps and striped under shirts
		The history of Naval infantry (or sailors) take the beginning from the authum of 1941 when Red Army hadn't enought soldiers becouse a lot of casualties since summer.
		Soon from south and from west of sides into the attack on the elevator send tanks and infantry of enemy with the number approximately of times in ten is stronger us.
	www.ww2incolor.com /forum/showthread.php?p=91072 (1744 words)

	terminology and vernacular in the forum - The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum
		For example, the term "Naval Infantry General" which implies duties of naval land forces generals, is the general vernacular term used to describe generals in the soviet navy by most collectors.
		This does not include Naval Air Force generals, or generals of naval aviation, nor Naval Border Guard Generals (again, Frontier Troops is more correct, if we were being graded by a professor, while the accepted vernacular is Border Guard).
		You would not call general of the army of infantry or marshal of soviet union of rifles.
	www.soviet-awards.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3600 (1290 words)

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