40th Naval Infantry Brigade
The 40th Independent Krasnodarsko-Kharbinsky Twice Red Banner Marine Brigade is a brigade of the Russian Marines. It is based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the Russian Far East and has the Military Unit Number (v/ch) 10103. It is part of the North-East Group of Troops and Forces, a joint command directed by the headquarters of the Navy's Kamchatka Flotilla.
| 40th Marine Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 40-я отдельная бригада морской пехоты | |
| Active | 2009–present (as Naval Infantry) |
| Country | RSFSR (until 1922) Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia |
| Branch | Soviet Army (until 1991) Russian Ground Forces (until 2007) Russian Navy |
| Type | Marines |
| Role | Amphibious warfare |
| Part of | Pacific Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy |
| Engagements | Soviet invasion of Manchuria The attack on the Soviet naval presence Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Dmitri Ivanovich Petukh |
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