Kazan Higher Tank Command School Explained

Kazan Higher Tank Command School
Native Name:	Казанское высшее танковое командное училище
Established:	1941
Type:	Higher military school
City:	Kazan
Rector:	Major general Kirill Kulakov
Campus:	Urban
Address:	420059, Orenburg tract, 6
Website:	https://kvtkku.mil.ru/

Kazan Higher Tank Command School (Russian: Казанское высшее танковое командное училище) is Russian higher military school conducting commissioned officer programmes (specialitet). It is located in Kazan.

History

The Kazan Tank School was founded in 1941 on the base of the former Kazan Infantry School. It was renamed the Kazan Higher Tank Command School in 1965.^[1]

In November 2022, several videos and photos of new T-14 Armata main battle tanks appeared on social media, apparently training at the same grounds as Russian military personnel who were mobilized. The videos were located to a training ground in Kazan, where the cadets of the Kazan Higher Tank Command School train.^{[2] [3]}

Educational programmes

The School prepares officers for the tank troops of the Ground Forces.

Alumni

• Vladislav Achalov
• Valery Baranov
• Valery Gerasimov
• Gennady Troshev

References

1. Web site: История - Казанское высшее танковое командное училище. ru. kvtkku.mil.ru.
2. Web site: Новий російський танк Т-14 "Армата" помічено на полігоні під Казанню (відео). focus.ua. 20 November 2022.
3. Web site: Russian conscripts spotted training with T-14 Armata tanks. avia.pro. 20 November 2022.

External links

• Official website