Russian Marines-aka Naval Infantry
Amid this weeks conflicting news reports about Russia sending ships loaded with marines to Syria, I thought that I would spend some time in this update covering the Russian Naval Infantry.
The Naval Infantry was officially formed in 1705, and has fought in every major conflict since then.
| Naval Infantry at the battle of Stalingrad |
It is a small organization consisting of around 12000 men. They don't often use heavy weapons and are meant to be used as an initial strike force that would later be reinforced.
In wartime they would seize strategically important islands and port facilities.
Each major fleet has at least one regiment of Naval Infantry.
If actually sent to Syria, these troops would be used to increase the security at the port of Tartus, and help in the evacuation of Russian citizens.
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