North Caucasus Military District | |
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Северо-Кавказский военный округ | |
Founded | May 4, 1918 |
Country | Soviet Union (1918–1991) Russian Federation (1991 – 1 Sept 2010) |
Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
Type | Military district |
Part of | Ministry of Defence |
Headquarters | Rostov-on-Don |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Anatoly Kvashnin Jan Lufi |
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992-2010. Before 1992 it had been part of the Soviet Armed Forces since 1918. In 2010 it became the Southern Military District and lately also included the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.
It comprised the Republic of Adygeya, the Republic of Dagestan, the Republic of Ingushetia, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, the Republic of North Osetia-Alaniya, the Chechen Republic, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, and Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Rostov oblasts. It has the same borders as the Southern Federal District. Its last commander was Lieutenant General Alexander Galkin, appointed from January 2010.