Nakhchivan Garrison
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Nakhchivan Garrison
| native_name = {{langx|az|Naxçıvan Hərbi Qarnizonu}}
| image = Ilham Aliyev attended opening of soldier dormitory and military-household complex in military unit of Detached Combined Arms Army 23.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = A soldier dining-room of the Separate Combined Arms Army.
| start_date = {{start date|1991|09|7}}
| country = {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| branch = 20px Azerbaijani Armed Forces
| garrison = Nakhchivan
| nickname = Nakhchivan Army
| battles = {{Plainlist|
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| current_commander = Karam Mustafayev
}}
The Nakhchivan Garrison ({{langx|az|Naxçıvan Hərbi Qarnizonu}}), also referred to as the Nakhchivan Army ({{langx|az|Naxçıvan Ordusu}}), formerly known as the 5th Army Corps, is a regional military formation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. The structures of all service branches and militarized institution in the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic together form the Nakhchivan Garrison.Naxçıvan Hərbi Qarnizonu// Naxçıvan Ensiklopediyası / V.Y. Talıbov. — Təkminləşdirilmiş və yenidən işlənmiş ikinci nəşr. — Naxçıvan, 2005. — 2 cilddə. — II cild. — Səhifələrin sayı: 380. — Səh.: 85. — {{ISBN|5-8066-1468-9}}. It is currently led by Colonel General Karam Mustafayev.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=Vasif Talıbov Kərəm Mustafayevə general-polkovnik ali hərbi rütbəsini təqdim etdi|url=https://azeridefence.com/vasif-talibov-kərəm-mustafayevə-general-polkovnik-ali-hərbi-rutbəsini-təqdim-etdi/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Azeri Defence|language=az}}
History
The longtime Soviet Ground Forces garrison in Nakhichevan, Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was the 75th Motor Rifle Division, (:ru:75-я мотострелковая дивизия). {{Cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/75msd.htm|title=75th Motorised Rifle Division|last=Holm|first=Michael|website=www.ww2.dk|access-date=2016-10-02}} It was commanded by Colonel (later General-Major) Vasily Shakhnovich (August 1961 – November 1964). In November 1988 Lev Rokhlin became commander of the 75th Motor Rifle Division. In early 1990 the division was transferred to the Soviet Border Troops of the KGB, and Rokhlin was promoted to major-general in February of the same year.Андрей Антипов. [http://lib.rus.ec/b/159058/read#t14 Лев Рохлин: жизнь и смерть генерала.] 1998. {{ISBN|504001676X}}, 9785040016761 The 75th MRD was disbanded in July 1992.
On 7 September 1991, during the intensification of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the State Defense Committee (SCC) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was established by order of the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Heydar Aliyev. On Independence Day in October 2017, the first garrison military parade was held through the capital in honor of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the first military unit of the National Army, being attended by the President of Nakhchivan Vasif Talibov and Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov.{{Cite web|url=https://azeridefence.com/naxcivan-ordusu-herbi-paradda-uzaq-menzilli-yuksek-deqiqlikli-raketlerini-numayis-etdirdi-musahibe/|title=Naxçıvan Ordusu hərbi paradda uzaq mənzilli yüksək dəqiqlikli raketlərini nümayiş etdirdi - MÜSAHİBƏ|date=October 19, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/nakhchivan-marks-25th-anniversary-of-establishment-of-first-military-unit-holds-military-parade-20384.html|title=Nakhchivan marks 25th anniversary of establishment of first military unit, holds military parade|website=MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/120758.html|title=Military parade held in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan [PHOTO]|date=October 19, 2017|website=AzerNews.az}}{{Cite web|last=NTV-Xəbər|title=Naxçıvanda ilk milli hərbi hissənin yaradılmasının 25-ci ildönümü qeyd olunub, hərbi parad keçirilib-YENİLƏNİB|url=http://naxcivantv.az/index.php/ri/6572-naxçıvanda-ilk-milli-hərbi-hissənin-yaradılmasının-25-ci-ildönümü-qeyd-olunub,-hərbi-parad-keçirilib.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Naxçıvan TV|language=az-az}}
Composition
Thousands of personnel are consolidated into the following branches:{{Cite web|title=Васиф Талыбов и Закир Гасанов наблюдали за совместными учениями войск Нахчыванского гарнизона|url=https://report.az/ru/armiya/vasif-talybov-i-zakir-gasanov-nablyudali-za-sovmestnymi-ucheniyami-vojsk-nahchyvanskogo-garnizona/|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Информационное Агентство Репорт|date=21 June 2020 |language=ru}}
- Separate Combined Arms Army/5th Army Corps ({{langx|az|Naxçıvan Əlahiddə Ümumqoşun Ordusu}}), the main basis for the garrison.{{Cite web|title=Azərbaycan hərbi ənənəsi|url=https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2018/6/free/analytics/az/119460.htm|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.turan.az}}
- Separate Border Division
- Separate Combined Arms Brigade of the Internal Troops
- Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- State Security Service of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
= Separate Combined Arms Army/5th Army Corps =
Over the course of the 1992, the military units of the former Soviet Armed Forces located in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Azerbaijan SSR were transferred to the SCC.{{Cite web|title=Отдельной пограничной дивизии «Нахчыван» исполнилось 27 лет|url=http://armiya.az/ru/news/149638/%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B8-%C2%AB%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%C2%BB-%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8C-27-%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Armiya.Az|language=en}} On 19 September, the 705th Motorized Rifle Brigade was established. On 21 June 1995 the 705th Motorized Rifle Brigade was transformed into 705th Motorized Rifle Division, with a corps being created at its base. On 8 December 1998, the 5th Nakhchivan Army Corps was established. The Combined Special General Army was established on the basis of the Army Corps by Ilham Aliyev on 18 December 2013.{{Cite web|title=Ordumuz qürurumuzdur|url=https://mod.gov.az/az/pre/25228.html|website=AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI MÜDAFİƏ NAZİRLİYİ}} It maintains a special forces unit{{Cite web|url=https://desantura.ru/az/|title=Азербайджан — Десантура.ру - Азербайджан}} and a military aerodrome.{{Cite web|title=President Ilham Aliyev attended opening of military aerodrome of Special Combined Arms Army|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/president-ilham-aliyev-attended-opening-of-military-aerodrome-of-special-combined-arms-army-35807.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN|language=en}}
= Separate Border Division =
On 22 August 1992, the first border detachment of Azerbaijan was established on the basis of the former 41st Border Detachment of the Transcaucasian Border District of the KGB Border Troops.For 41st Detachment, see http://www.ww2.dk/new/border%20guards/tcpo.htm. The detachment previously guarded the Soviet-Iranian and Soviet-Turkish borders. President Ilham Aliyev ordered in early 2004 that the Nakhchivan Border Detachment was to be transformed into the “Nakhchivan” Border Division.
= Combined Arms Brigade of the Internal Troops =
Two months prior to the formation of the 705th division, on 10 April 1995, the Nakhchivan "N" Battalion of the Internal Troops was established, being upgraded to a regiment in 2002. In 2014, the Nakhchivan Special Operations Brigade of the Internal Troops was established.{{Cite web|title="Naxçıvan" Əlahiddə Əməliyyat Briqadası 25 il"Naxçıvan" Əlahiddə Əməliyyat Briqadası müasir maddi-texniki bazası və yüksək döyüş qabiliyyəti ilə seçilir|url=http://din.nmr.az/2020/04/10/naxcivan-%c9%99lahidd%c9%99-%c9%99m%c9%99liyyat-briqadasi-25-ilnaxcivan-%c9%99lahidd%c9%99-%c9%99m%c9%99liyyat-briqadasi-muasir-maddi-texniki-bazasi-v%c9%99-yuks%c9%99k-doyus-qab/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Naxçıvan MR Daxili İşlər Nazirliyi|language=az}}
= Ministry of Emergency Situations =
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an executive authority that ensures the prevention of natural disasters, man-made accidents and fires in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It is an affiliate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan.{{Cite web|title=Официальный информационный портал Министерства Чрезвычайных ситуаций Азербайджанской Республики|url=https://www.fhn.gov.az/?rus/orgAndRD/247|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Официальный информационный портал Министерства Чрезвычайных ситуаций Азербайджанской Республики}}
= State Security Service =
The special services of Nakhchivan operated under the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic until 1941. In accordance with the reforms carried out in this area in the USSR, this commissariat was divided by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in April 1941, and separate People's State Commissariats were established on its basis. In 1946, the People's State Security Commissariat was renamed the State Security Committee of the Nakhchivan ASSR and functioned for 8 years with this status. Later, this committee would become the independent KGB of the Nakhchivan ASSR, under the auspices of the Nakhchivan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. The geographical position of the Nakhchivan ASSR, with its borders with Iran and Turkey, made its KGB one of the most important during the Soviet era. The Ministry of National Security was established on the basis of Resolution No. 199-XII on 20 September 1992, adopted by the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan under the chairmanship of Heydar Aliyev. On 14 December 2015, the modern State Security Service was established on the basis of the Ministry of National Security.{{Cite web|title=Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikasının Dövlət Təhlükəsizliyi Xidməti|url=http://dtx.nakhchivan.az/tariximiz.php|access-date=2020-11-26|website=dtx.nakhchivan.az|archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705190237/http://dtx.nakhchivan.az/tariximiz.php|url-status=dead}}
Training
The garrison regularly undergoes extensive training, often in the presence of the military leadership.{{Cite web|title=AMEA YTP|url=http://ameaytp.az/en/index.php/component/content/article/88-son-x-b-r/287-test-xebernakhchivan-garrison-troops-conduct-joint-drills?Itemid=437|access-date=2020-06-27|website=ameaytp.az|archive-date=2020-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629003426/http://ameaytp.az/en/index.php/component/content/article/88-son-x-b-r/287-test-xebernakhchivan-garrison-troops-conduct-joint-drills?Itemid=437|url-status=dead}} In accordance with a combat for 2020, the garrison launched command-staff exercises in May of 2020.{{Cite web|last1=Məmmədov|first1=www mrsadiq info {{!}} Sadiq|last2=Məmmədov|first2=www mrsadiq info {{!}} Sadiq|title=Nakhchivan garrison troops start command-staff exercises|url=http://85.132.12.130/news/nakhchivan-garrison-troops-start-command-staff-exercises-video|access-date=2020-06-27|website=News.az|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|title=В Нахчыванском гарнизоне состоялись КШУ по пресечению терроризма на госграницe Азербайджана|url=https://interfax.az/view/758708|access-date=2020-06-27|website=interfax.az|archive-date=2020-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629060541/https://interfax.az/view/758708|url-status=dead}} Personnel took part in the Azerbaijan-Turkey joint tactical shooting exercise "Unshakable Brotherhood-2019" held in Nakhchivan from 7-11 June 2019.{{Cite web|last=Umid|title=ƏÜO-da ilk milli hərbi hissənin yaradılmasının 27-ci ildönümü münasibətilə tədbirlər keçirilib - VİDEO|url=http://naxcivantv.az/index.php/news/21241-əüo-da-ilk-milli-hərbi-hissənin-yaradılmasının-27-ci-ildönümü-münasibətilə-tədbirlər-keçirilib-video.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Naxçıvan TV|language=az-az}}
= Training Center =
The Combined Army Training and Educational Center was opened in May 2018. It is designed to specifically train members of the garrison. It features dormitories, a housing complex, a hospital, parade ground, and a sports campus. The central three-storey building occupies a total area of 7,500 square metres.{{Cite web|title=Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Events|url=https://en.president.az/articles/28609|access-date=2020-12-05|website=en.president.az|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=President Ilham Aliyev viewed Combined Army Unit's training and educational center and inaugurated newly built military hospital - VIDEO|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/president-ilham-aliyev-viewed-combined-army-unit-s-training-and-educational-center-and-inaugurated-newly-built-military-22716.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN|language=en}}
Institutions
= Military court =
The Military Court of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was established on 27 May 1992 on the basis of the Military Tribunal of the Nakhchivan Garrison. This court, functioning in its current name since 1 June 2000, was until June 2007 the institution with the power to consider cases as a court of first instance. Since June 16, 2007, the Military Court of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic began to perform the functions of the Military Court of the Azerbaijan Republic in grave crime cases.{{cite web |title=Военный Суд Нахчыванской Автономной Республики |url=https://courts.gov.az/ru/nakhchivanmilitary |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204458/https://courts.gov.az/ru/nakhchivanmilitary |archive-date=29 Jun 2020 |language=ru}} In August 2010, the following territorial districts came under the jurisdiction of the Military Court: