Day of Missile Forces and Artillery explained

Holiday Name:Day of Missile Forces and Artillery
Date:19 November
Scheduling:same day each year
Duration:1 day
Frequency:annual

Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russian: День ракетных войск и артиллерии) is a holiday celebrated in Russia and Belarus[1] on 19 November.

History

The holiday was first established by a Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union decree on 21 October 1944 as Artillery day of Red Army (Russian: День артиллерии Красной Армии).[2] The date was chosen because the Red Army began their successful counter-attack (Operation Uranus) in the battle of Stalingrad on 19 November 1942, with much help from the artillery of the Red Army.

Since 1964, the holiday bears its present name.[3]

In modern Russia, the holiday has the status of memorable day.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kaznachey.com/doc/6dofkoHvmqk/ Presidential Decree #157, 1998-03-26
  2. Web site: ВОЕННАЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРА --[ Первоисточники ]-- Приказы народного комиссара обороны СССР (1943-1945).
  3. Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union decree N3027-VI, 1964-11-17
  4. Web site: Established by Presidential Decree #549 on 2006-05-31 . 2011-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130423065805/http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=033996 . 2013-04-23 . dead .