Holidays in Belarus - Police Day

March 4 is a significant date in the history of the police in Belarus On this day, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs celebrate their professional holiday - Police Day, which received official approval by the decision of the President of the country in 1998 The origins of this event go back to 1917, when the Minsk office of the civil commandant established a decree In accordance with it, Bolshevik MA Mikhailov was appointed temporary head of the police department, whose main task was to maintain law and order in the capital According to the order, all local police officers were required to hand over the weapons they were using to the new chief Thus, a police department was organized on the territory of the country, and Minsk itself became its center The very first created police departments, consisting mainly of ordinary workers and peasants, took part in protecting urban order and in eliminating bandit groups However, in the 1930s, mass repressions did not spare police officers either According to static information, during the punitive measures throughout the Union, over 100,000 police officers were injured, about 20,000 of them were shot During the Great Patriotic War, the very first to enter into confrontation with the fascists were representatives of the NKVD A striking example of courage and bravery in the history of the Second World War is the feat of the Brest police On that fateful date for the entire Soviet Union, June 22, 1941, the attack of the German army of the enemy had to be accepted together with the soldiers of the Brest Fortress and the railway police workers of the nearby city They entered into a bloody battle with the enemy on the way to the Brest station In the post-war period, experiencing all the hardships of these years, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs continued to fulfill their official duties, ensuring the protection of civilians from the criminal world and fighting speculators, robbers, murderers, guarding food warehouse complexes and banking institutions As time passed, many different eras passed in public life But no matter how dramatic the events in the fate of the huge country, representatives of law enforcement agencies were constantly at the forefront of the fight against crime And now, as in previous times, they ensure order in all sectors of activity in Belarus Every year on March 4, police officers receive sincere congratulations and words of gratitude; the most distinguished ones are awarded certificates and prizes from their superiors In addition, on this day they honor the memory of employees of the internal divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and all those who died in the line of duty