Transcaucasian Military District
Transcaucasian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Union (it included the territories of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia).
The district was established in 1935 and its headquarters was in Tbilisi. Its immediate predecessor was the Separate Caucasian Army formed on the basis of the 11th army operating in the North Caucasus.
During World War II (1939–1945), the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District were tasked with protecting the Black Sea coast and the USSR state borders from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. Part of the troops protected the important communications from the ports of Iran to the borders of the USSR. In August 1941, the Transcaucasian Military District was transformed into the Transcaucasian (from December 30 – Caucasian) Front. In January 1942, it was divided into the Crimean and Transcaucasian fronts. In May 1942, the Transcaucasian Front was established on the base of the Transcaucasian Military District. In August 1945, after the end of the war, Tbilisi and Baku Military Districts were formed on the base of the Transcaucasian Military District, which were united again in May 1946 as the Transcaucasian Military District. The troops of the Transcaucasian Military District were used for punitive measures on March 9, 1956 (see March 9, 1956) and April 9, 1989 (see April 9, 1989), when the units of the Transcaucasian Military District, under the command of Army General – I. Fedyuninsky and Colonel General – I. Rodionov, took part in raiding peaceful rallies of Georgian youth, which resulted in casualties. After the collapse of the Soviet Empire, the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District came under the control of the Russian Federation. From January 1, 1993, the Transcaucasian Military District was transformed into a group of Russian troops in Transcaucasia. In 2005, an agreement was signed on the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Georgia.
In November 2007, the Russian army and military equipment completely left the territory of Georgia.
Iv. Shaishmelashvili
