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The Officer Artillery School


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The Officer Artillery School was established on March 14, 1882. Artillery battery commanders were trained there.
The school occupied large territory in Sophia bordered by Kadetsky Boulevard, Srtilleriyskaya and Sapernaya Streets. The administration of the school was situated in a threestorey building on Zakharzhevskaya Street not far from Kadetsky Boulevard. The first Russian anti-aircraft artillery battery under command of Staff Captain of the Guards V.V. Tarnovsky was established in March of 1915. The Officer Artillery School played an important part in development of artillery in Russia. Development of theory and practice of indirect artillery fire is one of the biggest achievements of the School.