1st Siberian Army Corps |
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Active | May 1900 – Aug 1918 |
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Country | Russian Empire |
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Branch | Russian Imperial Army |
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Type | Infantry |
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Role | Corps |
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Engagements | Russo-Japanese War - Battle of Telissu
- Battle of Tashihchiao
- Battle of Liaoyang
- Battle of Sandepu
- Battle of Mukden
World War I |
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Military unit
The 1st Siberian Army Corps was an elite unit of the Imperial Russian Army. It was raised in May 1900 and disbanded in August 1918.
History
The 1st Siberian Army Corps was raised in May 1900 under the command of Lieutenant General Nikolai Linevich and was one of the two most engaged Russian corps during the Russo-Japanese War.[1] It took part in the battle of Telissu, the battle of Tashihchiao, the battle of Liaoyang, the battle of Sandepu and the battle of Mukden.[2]
It also took part in World War I. Its last major action was at the Battle of Galați.
Organization
1904
- 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Lieutenant General Gerngross)
- 1st Brigade (Major General Rutowski)
- 2nd Brigade (Major General Maximovich)
- 3rd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 4th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 1st East Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (Major General Lutshkovski)
- 4 Field Artillery Batteries (6 guns each)
- 9th Siberian Rifle Division (Major General Kondratovich)
- 1st Brigade (Major General Krause)
- 33rd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 34th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade (Major General Sykow)
- 35th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 36th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- 9th East Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (Major General Mrosovski)
- 4 Field Artillery Batteries (6 guns each)
- 1 Machinegun Company
- Ussuri Cavalry Brigade
- Frontier Guard Cavalry Regiment (4 Sotnias)
- Frontier Guard Battery (4 Chinese Mountain Guns)
- Primorsk Dragoon Regiment
- 2nd Transbaikal Cossack Battery
- 1st East Siberian Sapper Battalion
1914
- 1st Siberian Rifle Division
- 2nd Siberian Rifle Division
- Ussuri Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Siberian Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Siberian Heavy Artillery Battalion
- 1st Siberian Ponton Battalion
- 1st Siberian Radio Battalion
List of Commanding officers
Notes
- ^ Kowner, p. 92
- ^ Kowner, p. 93
References
- Kowner, Rotem (2009). The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War. Scarecrow Press Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6841-0.
External links
- "Russian Manchurian Army" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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Fronts | - Northwestern (to 1915, then: Northern and Western)
- Southwestern
- Romanian
- Caucasus
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Army corps | Guards | 1 2 Grenadier |
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Army | 1st – 9th | |
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10th – 19th | - 10
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20th – 29th | - 20
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30th – 39th | - 30
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40th – 50th | - 40
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Caucasus | - 1
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- Terek-Kuban
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Turkestan | |
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