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29th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 29th Infantry Division (russian: 29-я пехотная дивизия, ''29-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was part of the 20th Army Corps. Organization *1st Brigade ** 113th Starorus Russian Infantry Regiment "Old" **114th Infantry Regiment "Novotorzhsky" *2nd Brigade **115th Infantry Regiment "Vyazemsky" **116th Infantry Regiment "Maloyaroslavsky" *29th Artillery Brigade Commanders *1863-1864: Mikhail Likhutin *1869-1878: Alexander Alekseyevich Svechin *1890-1896: Nikolay Dmitrievich Tatischev *1914-1915: Anatoly Rosenshield Chiefs of Staff *1863: Nikolay Matveyevich Turbin *1875-1876: Mitrofan Petrovich Tchaikovsky *1889-1896: Ivan Nadarov Commanders of the 1st Brigade *1902-1906: Alexander Iosafovich Ievreinov Alexander Iosafovich Ievreinov (russian: Алекса́ндр Иоаса́фович Иевреинов, August 28, 1851 – 1929) was an Imperial Russian brigade, division and corps commander. He was made a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Coat Of Arms Of Russian Empire
Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor * Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier * Edmund Lesser (1852–1918), German dermatologist * Erik Lesser (born 1988), German biathlete * Gabriele Lesser (born 1960), German historian and journalist * George Lesser, American musician * Gerald S. Lesser (1926–2010), American psychologist * Henry Lesser (born 1963), German footballer * J Lesser (born 1970), American musician * Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor * Louis Lesser (born 1916), American real estate developer * Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician * Mike Lesser (born 1943), British mathematical philosopher and political activist * Milton Lesser or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author * Norman Lesser (1902–1985), Anglican bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Imperial Army
The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks). Precursors: Regiments of the New Order Russian tsars before Peter the Great maintained professional hereditary musketeer corps known as '' streltsy''. These were originally raised by Ivan the Terrible; originally an effective force, they had become highly unreliable and undisciplined. In times of war the armed forces were augmented by peasants. The regiments of the new order, or regiments of the foreign order (''Полки нового строя'' or ''Полки иноземного строя'', ''Polki novovo (inozemnovo) stroya''), was the Russian term that was used to describe military units that were formed in the Tsardom of Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The Twentieth Army Corps (russian: 20-й армейский корпус) was a formation of the Imperial Russian Army that was first raised in 1899, and most famous for fighting on the Eastern Front in World War I, most notably during the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes. Before World War I, the 20th Corps was stationed in the Vilna Military District with its headquarters in Riga. At the outbreak of the war, the corps consisted of two infantry divisions and a number of independent battalions and brigades. Many Lithuanians served in this unit with the 28th Division having particularly many Lithuanians, especially in the 109th and 111th Infantry Regiments. Some regiments in this Corps were 80% Latvian. The corps was demobilized in April 1917. Formation In 1899, the corps was formed from the 29th and 45th Infantry Divisions. It was under the command of Lieutenant general Richard Troyanovich Meves. World War I During the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, the 20th Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
113th Starorus Russian Infantry Regiment
The 113th Infantry Starorussky Regiment is an infantry military unit of the Russian Imperial Army. Regimental holiday was May 9. Seniority – from November 29, 1796. Locations In 1820, the Rylsky infantry regiment from Babruysk was transferred to the settlement of Klimov, Novozybkovsky district. The second battalion of the regiment in a settlement in the Mogilev province. It was part of the 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Russian Empire). Formation and Campaign Regiment Regiment predecessors The predecessor of the Starorussky regiment is the former Rylsky infantry regiment, formed on November 29, 1796 in Orenburg. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the old Rylsky regiment defended Dinaburg, then took part in the Battle of Ostrovno, on Valutin Hill, Borodino, Battle of Tarutino and Battle of Vyazma. In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813 – 1814), the Rylsky regiment fought in the Battle of Leipzig (1813) and stormed the Montmartre Heights at the Battle of Paris (1814). O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Alekseyevich Svechin
Alexander Alekseyevich Svechin (December 17, 1823March 8, 1896) - adjutant general (1880), infantry general (1886) of the Russian imperial army. Biography Born in the family of Lieutenant General Alexei Alexandrovich Svechin from his marriage with the daughter of Colonel, the favorite of Suvorov, Fedosya Petrovna Koritskaya. On August 8, 1842, after graduating from the School of Guard Ensigns and Cavalry Junkers, he was promoted to officer. In 1849 he took part in the campaign of the guard to the western borders of the empire. In 1854, he was part of the troops guarding the coasts of the St. Petersburg province from the British-French landings. In 1857 he was promoted to colonel of the guard and retired. In 1859 he was again accepted for service, was the head officer for special assignments under the commander in chief of the Caucasian Army. Since 1861, the commander of the 14th Grenadier of Georgia, His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich regiment. On October 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Dmitrievich Tatischev
Nikolay Dmitrievich Tatischev (February 15, 1829 – September 16, 1907) was an infantry general, and hero of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78). Born February 15, 1829, in Saint Petersburg. The son of a retired second lieutenant, managing the Orenburg specific chamber of the college assessor Count Dmitry Nikolayevich Tatishchev (1796–1851) from a marriage with Serafima Ivanovna, née Kusova (1807–1869); the grandson of the founder of the count branch of the Tatishchev general from the infantry Nikolai Alekseevich Tatishchev. His brothers: Ivan (1830–1913; general from infantry, member of the Military Council, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire), Dmitry (1832–1878; court adviser), and Sergey (1840–1890; current state councilor). Military service He was educated at the School of Guard Ensigns and Cavalry Junkers. On August 14, 1847, he was released as ensign in the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. In 1849 (on the occasion of the war with Hungary) he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Rosenshield
Anatoly Nikolaevich Rosenshield von Paulin (10 December 186022 November 1929) was a Russian military leader and Lieutenant General of the General Staff. Achievement list Imperial Russian Army *He graduated from the Polotsk military gymnasium. *August 26, 1877 - Enlisted in the military. *August 8, 1879 - Graduated from the 1st Military Pavlovsk School as a senior military cadet. Issued by the ensign in the Life Guards 4th Rifle Imperial Surname Battalion. *August 30, 1884 - Second Lieutenant. *January 1, 1885 - Lieutenant. *1887 - Graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category. *April 7, 1887 - Headquarters Captain. Appointed to be a member of the Vilna Military District. *November 26, 1887 - Captain of the General Staff. Senior Adjutant to the Headquarters of the 28th Infantry Division (Russian Empire). *October 15, 1888 - October 14 - 1889 - Qualified command of a company in the 111th Don Infantry Regiment. *October 5, 1889 - Consisted for special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Matveyevich Turbin
Nikolay Matveyevich Turbin (June 16 (June 4 O.S.), 1832 - after January 3, 1906) was a General in the Infantry (1902) and Russian archaeologist. He was a full member of the (1878) and the organizer and first chairman of the Moscow Numismatic Society (1888). Biography Nikolay Turbin was born into a noble family on June 4 (16 O.S.) 1832 in Yelets in Oryol Oblast. At the age of 9, he entered the St. Petersburg Pavlovsk Cadet Corps. Turbin graduated from the Cadet Corps on August 13, 1852, having been appointed to the Jaegersky E. I. V. Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich Regiment. In 1853, the Grenadier Regiment was transferred as ensign in the Life Guards and in 1854 he began to study at the Nikolayev Academy of the General Staff, from which he graduated in 1856. He was assigned to the General Staff and appointed to the service of the Governor-General and Commander of the troops of Eastern Siberia. In January 1858, he was promoted to headquarters captain with transfer to the General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitrofan Petrovich Tchaikovsky
Mitrofan Petrovich Tchaikovsky (7 April 1840 – 25 March 1903) was an infantry general, commandant of the Ivangorod fortress, commander of the 3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire). Biography Tchaikovsky was born on 7 April 1840. He was educated in the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps, from which he was released on 30 June 1858 as an ensign in the Life Guards Finland Regiment. 30 March 1859 was promoted to second lieutenant, and already 29 May of the same year - on a lieutenant. 21 March 1860 promoted to headquarters captain. Since 7 May 1861, Tchaikovsky was a senior adjutant to the headquarters of the assistant inspector of infantry battalions, and on 6 June of the following year he was promoted to captain. In the same year, he successfully passed the entrance exams to the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. At the end of the course at the academy on 10 December 1864 he was appointed senior adjutant to the headquarters of the 3rd Cavalry Division (Russian Empire), and then successively h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
