Opening shortly before the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, it went on to train infantry company and platoon commanders during the war.

The school continued to train officers after the war, relocating from Vladivostok to Blagoveshchensk in 1949, and undergoing several changes of name in the following years.

Today the school trains officers for service with the Armed Forces' motor rifle units, and with the Naval Infantry.

To meet the demands of the war, on 16 December 1941 the school initiated its two-month advanced training courses for infantry company and platoon commanders.

[2] As part of the 1967 celebrations of the October Revolution, the school was awarded the Memorial Banner of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

[2] On 24 December 2008 it became part of the All-Russian Research Centre for the Military Aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, though it was again separated on 28 April 2015 and placed under the direct control of the Ministry of Defence.

[2][3] The school trains officers for service with the Armed Forces' motor rifle units, and with the Naval Infantry.

[1] Cadets and staff of the naval infantry training units have taken part in long-distance voyages aboard Russian warships in European, South Korean and Middle Eastern waters.

[1] The school is the only military university in Russia that trains officers in the specialty "commanders of motorized rifle platoons (arctic).

"[4] The school has extensive training and educational facilities, including gyms, libraries, collections of specialised military equipment, simulators and assault courses.

[7] The school originated as a centre for training command personnel in a short period of time, achieved by reducing the number of subjects taught, and lengthening the teaching day from ten hours to twelve.

From the beginning of the 1968–1969 academic year the school began teaching higher engineering classes, and since 1994 it has taught a five-year "multipurpose tracked and wheeled vehicles" speciality.

[1] Notable graduates include Major General Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov, awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for his service in Afghanistan, who returned to become head of the school from March 1993 to November 2002.

[1] The school also liaises with local and regional government bodies in the area, particularly those of Amur Oblast and the city of Blagoveshchensk.