Riga Higher Military Political School

The Riga Higher Military Political School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Biryuzov[1] (Russian: Рижское высшее военно-политическое Краснознамённое училище имени Маршала Советского Союза С. С. Бирюзова; Latvian: S. Birjuzova Rīgas Augstākā politiskā karaskola) was a military academy in the Soviet Union located in the capital of the Latvian SSR, the city of Riga.

Cadets of a school had participated in a defense of Sevastopol against the german-fascist aggressors, broke off by the rifle and artillery fire their precipitant progression in Crimea since October 1941 till February 14 1942.

The Red Banner Order's High military college named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Biryuzov had retrenched by Moscow Department of Defense just at June 30 1992.

[5] A technology of intercontinental ballistic missiles production and reliable flight control over the globe by autonomous automatic electron-mechanical system with onboard digital computer, Order of the Red Banner because of high military operations standard, principles of Strategic Missile Forces organization and application on scientific and military basis for the defence of the State were returned to the Russia.

The following served as heads of the school:[6] Notable alumni include Vice Admiral and Hero of the Soviet Union Ilya Khvorostyanov (the former head of the Nakhimov Naval Academy in Sevastopol) and Grigory Ditsky[7] (a former official at the Central Navy Observatory who made a great contribution to the development of marine space exploration).

A black patch with a yellow outline of a shield embroidered on it. Inside the shield, at the top, there is a red star with a yellow hammer and sicle inside. Below that, there are two yellow rockets crossing over each other.
A sleeve patch bearing the emblem of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1960 to 1991.