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== Institutions and special units of the armed forces ==

=== Museum of Military History of Belarus ===
The Museum of Military History of Belarus ({{Langx|ru|Музей военной истории Беларуси}}) is located in the [[Pyershamayski District]] of Minsk.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Государственный музей военной истории Республики Беларусь - Администрация Первомайского района г. Минска|url=https://pervadmin.gov.by/gosudarstvennyij-muzej-voennoj-istorii-respubliki-belarus|access-date=2021-05-31|website=pervadmin.gov.by|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214939/https://pervadmin.gov.by/gosudarstvennyij-muzej-voennoj-istorii-respubliki-belarus|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was established as the Museum of the History of the Belarusian Military District, opened in Minsk on February 21, 1978. In July 1993, it was converted into a museum on the military history of Belarus. The exhibits are the same as before the collapse of the USSR, with a small section on the medieval history of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] having since been added.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Государственный музей военной истории Республики Беларусь|url=https://www.kpopov.ru/military/minsk_mil_history.htm|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.kpopov.ru}}</ref>  Its collection numbers over 18 thousand exhibits. The most ancient of them date back to the 6th century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Музей военной истории|url=https://minsk-old-new.com/places/muzei/muzej-voennoj-istorii|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Минск старый и новый|language=ru|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523132235/https://minsk-old-new.com/places/muzei/muzej-voennoj-istorii|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Drama Theatre of the Belarusian Army ===

=== Belarusian Union of Officers ===
The Public Association "Belarusian Union of Officers" (hereinafter referred to as BSO) is a public association of officers and warrant officers who are on active duty and in retirement. It was established on 20 September 1992 at its founding congress. On September 18, 1993, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet Alexander Lukashenko took part in the 2nd Congress. From October 2005 to January 2015, the Republican Council of the BSO was headed by retired Lieutenant General E. Mikulchik, and until November 2017 was led by retired Major General V. Bamburov.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Общественное объединение "Белорусский союз офицеров" — Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь|url=https://www.mil.by/ru/bso/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.mil.by|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517162243/https://www.mil.by/ru/bso/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Other ===

*[[Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus|Military Band Service of the Armed Forces]]
*[[Belarusian Armed Forces Academic Song and Dance Ensemble]]
*[[Central House of Officers (Minsk)]]
*[[Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus]]
*[[Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum]]
*[[Belaya Rus (demonstration team)|Belaya Rus demonstration team]]