Naval Infantry (Russia)
| Russian Marines Russian Naval Infantry |
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Russian Marines logo (not official).
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| Founded | November 16, 1705 |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Branch |
 Russian Navy
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| Type |
Marine infantry Naval spetsnaz |
| Role |
Amphibious warfare Airborne operations Direct action Special Operations |
| Size | 12,000 personnel (2014), incl. Commandos |
| Part of |
 Russian Armed Forces
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| Garrison/HQ |
Moscow Sevastopol Sputnik Kamchatka Baltiysk Kaliningrad |
| Nickname(s) | "Black Death", "Black Berets" |
| Motto(s) |
Там, где мы, там — победа! (Where We Are, There is Victory!) |
| Engagements |
Russian–Swedish wars Russian Civil War World War II First Chechen war Second Chechen war Russo-Georgian War MV Moscow University hijacking 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine Syrian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Commandant | Lt.Gen. Alexander Kolpachenko |
| Notable commanders |
Maj.Gen. Vladimir Romanenko Maj. Gen. Vladislav Chernomurov |
Russian–Swedish wars
Russian–Turkish wars
Napoleonic Wars
Russo-Japanese War
The Russian Naval Infantry, (Marines, Морская пехота, Morskaya Pekhota), or Russian Marines, is the amphibious force of the Russian Navy. The first Russian naval infantry force was formed in 1705, and since that time it has fought in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the First and Second World Wars. Under Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet Navy expanded the reach of the Naval Infantry and deployed it worldwide on numerous occasions.
The Marines are led by the Deputy Commander for Coastal Troops/Commandant of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy, Major General (NI) Aleksandr Kolpachenko. Their motto: "There, Where We Are, There is Victory!"
They, alongside the Coastal Defense Missile Artillery Forces, form part of a larger institution—the Coastal Defense Forces of the Russian Navy (Береговые войска ВМФ России, Beregovye Voyska VMF Rossii).
In November 1705, following a decree of Peter I, a regiment "of naval equipage" (морской экипаж) or in other words, equipped and supplied by the Russian Imperial Navy—was formed for boarding and landing operations, on the ships of the Baltic Fleet.
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