Red Banner North-Western Border District

Краснознаменный Северо-Западный Пограничный Округ

Military Unit: 2438

Commanders:

• Major-General P.I. Ionov, 13.3.63 - 12.68
• Lieutenant-General Konstantin Fedorovich Sekretarev, 26.12.68 - 6.11.75
• Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Grigorevich Viktorov, 11.85 - 1992

Activated 13.3.63 in Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast, when the Northern Border District and the Leningrad Border District were united.

Organisation 1963:

• 107th independent orders of the Red Star (thrice) and Aleksandr Nevskiy Communications Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2209
• 4th Interdistrict NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2416
• 11th Interdistrict Engineering and Construction NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Ozersk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2631
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2517
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2518
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR) - military unit: 2515
• 000 Military Depot PV KGB SSSR (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)
• 51st independent Construction Engineering Company PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 3339
• 15th independent Aviation Squadron PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2397
• 1st Sortavalskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Sortavala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2121 - Red Banner awarded 14.2.51
• 6th Border Guard Gdynskiy Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Rakvere, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2294
• 8th Border Guard Gdynskiy Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Liepaya, Latvian SSR) - military unit: 2335
• 11th Kuressarskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kuressaare, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2133
• 23rd Klaypedskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Klaypeda, Lithuanian SSR) - military unit: 2114
• 72nd Kalevalskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2143
• 73rd Rebolskiy Border Guard Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2146
• 80th Souyarvisskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Suoyarvi, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2150
• 82nd Murmanskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Murmanskiy, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2173
• 95th Pravdinskiy order of Lenin Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Pravdinsk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2297
• 100th Nikelskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Nikel, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2200
• 101st Alakurttinskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2201
• 102nd Vyborgskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2139
• 106th Tallinskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Tallin, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2198
• 5th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Vysotsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 7th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Tallin, Estonian SSR)
• 10th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)
• 36th independent Red Banner Border Guard Ship Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Kuvshinskaya Salma Bay, Murmansk Oblast)
• Leningradskiy Sea Port PV KGB SSSR (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Vyborg" (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast)

23.3.65 the 95th Pravdinskiy order of Lenin Border Guard Detachment inherited the awards from the disbanded 24th Border Guard Detachment.

7.2.67 the independent Border Guard Ship Battalions were upgraded to independent Border Guards Ship Brigades:

• 5th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion became 2nd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade
• 7th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion became 3rd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade
• 10th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion became 4th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade
• 36th independent Border Guard Ship Battalion became 1st independent Border Guard Ship Brigade

27.5.68 the North-Western Border District was awarded the Red Banner.

Organisation 1970:

• 107th independent orders of the Red Star (thrice) and Aleksandr Nevskiy Communications Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2209
• 4th Interdistrict NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2416
• 11th Interdistrict Engineering and Construction NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Ozersk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2631
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2517
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2518
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR) - military unit: 2515
• 000 Military Depot PV KGB SSSR (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)
• 51st independent Construction Engineering Company PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 3339
• 15th independent Aviation Squadron PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2397
• 1st Sortavalskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Sortavala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2121
• 6th Border Guard Gdynskiy Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Rakvere, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2294
• 8th Border Guard Gdynskiy Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Liepaya, Latvian SSR) - military unit: 2335
• 11th Kuressarskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kuressaare, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2133
• 23rd Klaypedskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Klaypeda, Lithuanian SSR) - military unit: 2114
• 72nd Kalevalskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2143
• 73rd Rebolskiy Border Guard Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2146
• 80th Souyarvisskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Suoyarvi, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2150
• 82nd Murmanskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Murmanskiy, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2173
• 95th Border Guard Kenigsbergskiy orders of Lenin and the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Pravdinsk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2297
• 100th Nikelskiy Border Guard order of the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Nikel, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2200 - Red Star awarded 19.12.67
• 101st Alakurttinskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2201
• 102nd Vyborgskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2139
• 106th Tallinskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Tallin, Estonian SSR) - military unit: 2198
• 1st independent Red Banner Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Kuvshinskaya Salma Bay, Murmansk Oblast)
• 2nd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Vysotsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• 3rd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Tallin, Estonian SSR)
• 4th independent Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)
• Leningradskiy Sea Port PV KGB SSSR (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Vyborg" (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast)

23.10.75 all units in the Kaliningrad Oblast and the Baltic States were detached to the new Baltic Border District.

In 1977 the 15th independent Aviation Squadron was renamed 14th independent Aviation Regiment.

2.10.78 the 5th Sosnovoborgskiy Border Guard Detachment was activated in Sosnovyy Bor, Leningrad Oblast.

In 1980 the 11th Interdistrict Engineering and Construction NCO School was renamed 14th Training Detachment.

Organisation 1980:

• 107th independent orders of the Red Star (thrice) and Aleksandr Nevskiy Communications Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2209
• 4th Interdistrict NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2416
• 14th Training Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Ozersk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2631
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2517
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2518
• 000 Military Depot PV KGB SSSR (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)
• 51st independent Construction Engineering Company PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 3339
• 14th independent Aviation Regiment PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2397
• 1st Sortavalskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Sortavala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2121
• 5th Sosnovoborgskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Sosnovyy Bor, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 9816
• 72nd Kalevalskiy Border Guard order of the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2143 - Red Star awarded 30.4.75
• 73rd Rebolskiy Border Guard Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2146
• 80th Souyarvisskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Suoyarvi, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2150 - Red Banner awarded 30.4.75
• 82nd Murmanskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Murmanskiy, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2173 - Red Banner awarded 24.5.78
• 100th Nikelskiy Border Guard order of the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Nikel, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2200
• 101st Alakurttinskiy Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast) - military unit: 2201
• 102nd Vyborgskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2139 - Red Banner awarded 24.5.78
• 1st independent Red Banner Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Kuvshinskaya Salma Bay, Murmansk Oblast)
• 2nd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Vysotsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• Leningradskiy Sea Port PV KGB SSSR (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Vyborg" (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Leningrad" (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)

Organisation 1990:

• 107th independent orders of the Red Star (thrice) and Aleksandr Nevskiy Communications Battalion PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2209
• 4th Interdistrict NCO School PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2416
• 14th Training Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Ozersk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2631
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2517
• Regional Military Hospital PV KGB SSSR (Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2518
• 6th Supply and Storage Base PV KGB SSSR (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 2438
• 000 Military Depot PV KGB SSSR (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)
• 51st independent Construction Engineering Company PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 3339
• 14th independent Aviation Regiment PV KGB SSSR (Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR) - military unit: 2397
• 1st Sortavalskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Sortavala, Karelian ASSR - 61 41 24N, 30 41 23E) - military unit: 2121
• 5th Sosnovoborgskiy Border Guard Detachment imeni Ya.V. Andropov PV KGB SSSR (Sosnovyy Bor, Leningrad Oblast) - military unit: 9816 - named Andropov in 1985
• 72nd Kalevalskiy Border Guard order of the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Kalevala, Karelian ASSR - 65 11 51N, 31 11 41) - military unit: 2143
• 73rd Rebolskiy Border Guard Red Banner Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Reboly, Karelian ASSR - 63 50 22N, 30 47 17E) - military unit: 2146
• 80th Souyarvisskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Suoyarvi, Karelian ASSR - 62 04 55N, 32 22 55E) - military unit: 2150
• 82nd Murmanskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Murmanskiy, Murmansk Oblast - 68 53 30N, 33 05 26E) - military unit: 2173
• 100th Nikelskiy Border Guard order of the Red Star Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Nikel, Murmansk Oblast - 69 24 53N, 30 11 49E) - military unit: 2200
• 101st Alakurttinskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast - 66 57 15N, 30 21 12E) - military unit: 2201 - Red Banner awarded 4.5.85
• 102nd Vyborgskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment PV KGB SSSR (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast - 60 42 57N, 28 47 03E) - military unit: 2139
• 1st independent Red Banner Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Kuvshinskaya Salma Bay, Murmansk Oblast)
• 2nd independent Border Guard Ship Brigade PV KGB SSSR (Vysotsk, Leningrad Oblast)
• Leningradskiy Sea Port PV KGB SSSR (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Vyborg" (Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast)
• independent Control-Checkpoint (OKPP) PV KGB SSSR "Leningrad" (Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast)

From 23.8.94 the northern part of the border district came under the new Arctic Group of Border Forces.

8.12.97 renamed North Western Federal Border Service RF.

Base:

• Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast, 1963 - today