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GRAU
The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Russian: Гла́вное раке́тно-артиллери́йское управле́ние Министе́рства оборо́ны Росси́йской Федера́ции (ГРАУ Миноборо́ны Росси́и), tr. Glávnoye rakétno-artilleríyskoye upravléniye Ministérstva oboróny Rossíyskoy Federátsii (GRAU Minoboróny Rossíi)), commonly referred to by its transliterated Russian acronym GRAU (ГРАУ), is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is subordinate to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Russian Armed Forces, a vice-minister of defense. The organization dates back to 1862 when it was established under the name Главное артиллерийское управление (ГАУ – GAU). The "R" from "rockets" was added to the title in 1960. In particular, the GRAU is responsible for assigning GRAU indices to Russian army munitions and equipment. Arsenals of the GRAU, according to Kommersant-Vlast in 2005, include the 60th at Kaluga, the 55th at Rzhev, the 75th at Serpukhov south of Moscow, (all three in the Moscow Military District) and the 80th at Gagarskiy, the 116th at Krasno-Oktyabrskiy and the 5th, all in the Volga–Urals Military District.As of December 2021, the Chief of the GRAU is Major General Nikolay Romanovsky.
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GRAU
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grau is ranked #6353 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Grau surname appeared 5,365 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Grau.
72.2% or 3,876 total occurrences were White.
15.3% or 821 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
9.8% or 529 total occurrences were Black.
1.4% or 75 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 46 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GRAU in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GRAU in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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