Russian holidays - Military Communications Day of the Russian Armed Forces

A special unit is engaged in the transportation of military units by rail, including armed forces personnel and equipment, as well as in preparing for the transportation of communications The implementation of the tasks assigned to the army by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation depends on the clarity and coherence of the work of this department The military communications service appeared in the Russian Empire on June 18, 1868 On this day, an order was issued by Minister DA Milyutin on the creation of a Committee, which was in charge of railway and water arteries Peter I was already concerned with the delivery of troops and military cargo along the country's roads During his reign and during the battles with Napoleon, a special service controlled by the General-Wagenmeister was responsible for this Since 1851, railways began to be actively used for army transportation, and the need arose to create a new unit Order No 186 of Milyutin was preceded in 1868 by the May order of Emperor Alexander II on the formation of a special service The relevance of its appearance was clearly demonstrated by the Crimean War of 1853-1856, when railway resources began to be actively used for the defense of the country During the Great Patriotic War, thanks to the railway, reinforcements in the form of army personnel, medicines, ammunition and weapons arrived at the front in a timely manner From 1941 to 1945 The military communications service (VOSO) took part in the transportation of the wounded, the evacuation of Soviet citizens and industrial enterprises to the rear The role that this unit played in the victory over fascism, including the delivery of field mail with news from the front, is difficult to overestimate In peacetime, the structure of the VOSO service underwent various transformations But, as in the years of its emergence, it is still responsible for the redeployment or transfer by air, water and land to the theater of military operations of army personnel and equipment The date of creation of the unit became a holiday It appeared in the calendar in 2017 after the corresponding decree of the President of the Russian Federation was issued Since then, every year on June 18, the Day of Military Communications Service of the Armed Forces has been solemnly celebrated The clarity and coherence of the work of VOSO determines the uninterrupted functioning of railway, sea, river and air communication systems in the regions of Russia The unit actively interacts with civil services that transport people and goods by all types of transport The holiday was established to pay tribute to the importance and irreplaceability of the work of VOSO employees in both war and peacetime Their professionalism, despite the complexity of the tasks and goals set by the Ministry of Defense, is always at its best As the transport industry develops, the work of the VOSO bodies of Russia is also improved On June 18, it is customary to congratulate military personnel and members of their families on the holiday, wishing them success, good health and good luck in all their endeavors